Yanqi Hui Autonomous County is an autonomous county in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administration of the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture

Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture , short for Bayingol is an autonomous prefecture of the People's Republic of China. It is the largest autonomous prefecture of China with an area of 462,700 km²...

. It contains an area of 2,429 km². According to the 2002 census, it has a population of 120,000.

The Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins

Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins

The Qigexing Buddhist Temple Ruins is a ruined compound of Buddhist religious sites located about 25–30 km southwest of the town of Yanqi, Yanqi Hui Autonomous County, Xinjiang, China.-Names:...

 are located in Yanqi County, about 25–30 km southwest of the town of Yanqi.

Administrative division

The autonomous county contains 4 towns

Town (China)

When referring to political divisions of China, town is the standard English translation of the Chinese 鎮 . It is a fourth-level administrative unit, i.e...

 and 4 townships:

Towns:

• Yanqi Town ' onMouseout='HidePop("62385")' href="/topics/Residential_community">residential communities
  Residential community
  A residential community is a community, usually a small town or city, that is composed mostly of residents, as opposed to commercial businesses and/or industrial facilities, all three of which are considered to be the three main types of occupants of the typical community.Residential communities...
  
    und one village, seat of the county government, 29.000 inhabitants (2000);
• Qigxin
  Qigxin
  Qigxin is an oasis town in central Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Northwest China. It is under the administration of Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. According to the 2000 census, the town has a population of 12,629 people and covers an area of Qigxin...
  
   , one residential community and nine villages, 12.629 inhabitants (2000);
• Yongning , two residential communities and eight villages, 18.235 inhabitants (2000);
• Sishilichengzi
  Sishilichengzi
  Sishilichengzi ; pinyin: Sìshílǐchéngzi Zhèn) is a town in Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, in northwestern China. According to the 2000 Chinese census, the town has a population of 8,722 people.-External links:*...
  
   , one residential community and five villages, 8.722 inhabitants (2000);

Townships:

• Beidaqu
  Beidaqu
  Beidaqu ; pinyin:Bĕidàqú Xiāng) is a township in Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, in northwestern China. According to the 2000 Chinese census, the township has a population of 9,026 people....
  
   , six villages, 9.026 inhabitants (2000);
• Wuhaoqu
  Wuhaoqu
  Wuhaoqu ; pinyin:Wŭhàoqú xiāng) is a township in Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, in northwestern China. According to the 2000 Chinese census, the township has a population of 14,791 people and covers 96 square kilometres.-External links:*...
  
   , one residential community and nine villages, 14.791 inhabitants (2000);
• Qagan Qehe
  Qagan Qehe
  Qagan Qehe is a mining township on the Kaidu River in central Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture...
  
   , four villages, 5.841 inhabitants (2000);
• Borhoi
  Borhoi
  Borhoi is a township in central Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of Northwest China, west of Bosten Lake, the largest lake in Xinjiang. It is under the administration of Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture...
  
   , five villages, 6.614 inhabitants (2000).

In addition, there three state owned operations in the county (2000):

• State farm (for pasture farming) Wangjiazhuang , 1.221 inhabitants,
• Breeding farm for the Suhai breed , 1.555 inhabitants,
• Production and Construction Corps Number 27 , 9.895 inhabitants

History

See Karasahr

Karasahr

Yanqi , or Karasahr , is an ancient town on the Silk Road and capital of Yanqi Hui Autonomous County in the Bayin'gholin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang, in northwestern China...

.