Qidong County is located in the southwest of Hengyang, on the north bank of the middle reaches of Xiangjiang River. It is long and narrow from east to west, high in the north and low in the south.

1952 was separated from the original Qiyang county, and it was named because it was located in the east of Qiyang.

The county has jurisdiction over 23 townships and 9 10 administrative villages (community neighborhood committees). It is a famous "hometown of yellow flowers in China", "hometown of generals" and "hometown of ferrous metals", and it is also the only "hometown of Chinese Quyi" in Hunan Province at present.

In recent years, it has successively won the titles of "provincial civilized county" and "Top Ten counties of urban and rural environmental sanitation in the province".

A land of splendid culture.

Qidong calendar belongs to Qiyang, 1952 divided and ruled.

It was the land of Yangyue in ancient times, belonging to Chu State in the Spring and Autumn Period, and Qiyang County in the Three Kingdoms Period.

The ancient history and splendid civilization gave birth to the regional style of "Chufeng", which was full of courage and boldness. Qi Opera and Fishing Drum have been circulating for more than 400 years, and Qi Opera is one of the outstanding operas in China.