| Qianxi | |
| Native Name: | 黔西市 |
| Native Name Lang: | zh-Hans |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 551500 |
| Area Code: | 0857 |
| Settlement Type: | County-level city |
| Image Map1: | Location of Bijie Prefecture within Guizhou (China).png |
| Map Caption1: | Bijie in Guizhou |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | China |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Guizhou |
| Subdivision Type2: | Prefecture-level city |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bijie |
| Seat Type: | Municipal seat |
| Seat: | Liancheng Subdistrict |
| Area Total Km2: | 2380.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2019 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Coor Pinpoint: | Qianxi County government |
| Coordinates: | 27.0087°N 106.0323°W |
| Elevation M: | 1225 |
| Timezone: | China Standard |
| Utc Offset: | +8 |
| Area Urban Km2: | 18.6 |
| Population Total: | 970700 |
| Population Urban: | 391,300 |
| Population Rural: | 579,400 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Qianxi is a county-level city of western Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie City. The county had a population of 970,700 in 2019.
The area of Qianxi has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by stone tools found in the Guanyin cave among others.[2]
Qianxi is also the home of Guizhou opera (Qianju).[3]
Qianxi is divided into 5 subdistricts, 15 towns and 12 ethnic townships:[4]
Qianxi ranges in latitude from 26° 45' to 27° 21' N and in longitude from 105° 47' to 106° 26' E, and straddles the middle reaches of the Wu River. It borders Xiuwen County to the east, Qingzhen and Zhijin County to the south, Dafang County to the west, north and northeast, and Jinsha County to the north. As measured from the county seat, the provincial capital Guiyang is away, while the prefectural seat, Qixingguan, is 115km (71miles) off.
Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1200m (3,900feet), Qianxi has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with hot, humid summers (though devoid of extreme heat) and cool, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 3.8°C in January to 23.1°C in July, while the annual mean is 14.24°C. Rainfall is extremely common year-round, occurring on 187 days of the year (i.e. slightly more than half of the days), but over half of the annual total occurs from June to August.