Qichun County
Qichun County
蕲春县 Kitsun | |
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A bridge over a river in Qichun County | |
| Coordinates (Qichun government): 30°13′34″N 115°26′13″E / 30.226°N 115.437°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hubei |
| Prefecture-level city | Huanggang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,397.6 km2 (925.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 792,101 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | 蕲春县人民政府门户网站 (Qichun County People's Government Web Portal) (in Simplified Chinese) |
Qichun County (simplified Chinese: 蕲春县; traditional Chinese: 蘄春縣; pinyin: Qíchūn Xiàn) is a county of eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Huanggang City.
Qichun County has been a major historical center of traditional Chinese medicine. It is known in China as the "Professor County" (Chinese: 教授县; pinyin: Jiàoshòu Xiàn), due to the high amount of professors and other academic experts hailing from the county.