Jíxiàn

Jixian here is Ji County in northern Henan, the county seat of Weihui, rather than the similarly romanized Ji places farther north. Under the Yuan, the surrounding administrative territory was Weihui Route, directly subordinate to the central secretariat. In 1368 the new Ming government changed it into Weihui Prefecture, with its seat remaining at Ji County under the Henan provincial administration.

The prefecture administered six counties: Ji, Yancheng, Xinxiang, Huojia, Qi and Hui. Ji consequently served as the meeting point of county and prefectural government. It also became associated with the Ming imperial house. Zhu Yiliu, the fourth son of the Longqing emperor and brother of the Wanli emperor, received the title Prince of Lu with his seat here. His son Zhu Changfang, later a Southern Ming regent, was born in the town. Alongside its administrative role, Ji thus acquired a place in the history of the Ming princely establishments.