Overview of Linxian County, Shanxi Province

Linxian County governs 13 towns and 10 townships: Chengnei Street, Baiwen Street, Sanjiao Street, Qikou Street; Linquan Town, Baiwen Town, Chengzhuang Town, Tuba Town, and Kehu Town , Sanjiao Town, Tuanshuitou Town, Linjiaping Town, Zhaoxian Town, Qikou Town, Liujiahui Town, Congluoyu Town, Quyu Town, Muguaping Township, Anye Township, Yuping Township, Qingliangsi Township, Shibaitou Township, Leijiaqi Township, Babao Township, Dayu Township, Chefan Township, and Anjiazhuang Township.

Lin County, Linshui County was established in the Western Han Dynasty. In the first year of Xiang Dynasty in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Wutu County was established and Wutu County was also governed. In the first year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign in the Sui Dynasty, Wutu County was changed to Taihe County, and Wutu County was changed to Taihe County. The counties were abolished in three years. In the third year of Wude reign of Tang Dynasty, Taihe County was changed to Linquan County. In the first year of Jin Tianhui, Linquan was changed to Linshui. Linzhou was established in the third year of Yuan Dynasty. In the second year of Hongwu in Ming Dynasty, Linzhou was abolished and changed to Linxian County. In 1940, Linnan County was separated and merged into Linxian County in 1946.

The terrain of the county is dominated by loess hills. Due to being cut by running water for a long time, the terrain is broken, with rivers and gullies crisscrossing it, and soil erosion is serious. The entire terrain slopes from northeast to southwest. Generally, the altitude is more than 1,000 meters. The main peaks are Zijin Mountain in the north; Baiyu Temple Peak in the east, with an altitude of 1,924 meters, is the highest peak in the county. The main rivers in the territory are Qiushui River, which originates from the southern foot of Bailong Mountain in Xing County. It enters from Yangpo Village in the northeast and merges into the Yellow River from Qikou in the south. It has a length of 90 kilometers and 26 tributaries of various sizes along both sides of the river, all of which are mountain rivers. , the water volume surges in summer; the Yellow River on the western edge of the county flows through the territory from north to south for 102 kilometers. The county has a temperate continental climate, with an average annual temperature of 8.8°C, an average temperature of -8.1°C in January, an average temperature of 22.6°C in July, and an average annual rainfall of 521 mm. The frost period is from mid-September to late April of the following year. The frost-free period is about 170 days.