Jishan County

Jishan (Chinese: 稷山; pinyin: Jìshān (pronounced: jēʹshänʹ[3])) is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China.

[6] In April 2007, three officials in Jishan county (Nan Huirong, Xue Zhijing and Yang Qinyu) criticized County CCP Secretary Li Runshan in a writing circulated to local government departments.

They were arrested ten days later and subsequently appeared in handcuffs at a "public warning meeting" attended by more than five hundred local officials.

[7] Five towns: Two townships: The population of Jishan County in c.1952 was 110,984[3] and in 1990 was 281,849.

[4] Jishan County produces grain and cotton[4] and historically has produced rice, wheat, cotton, millet and fruit.