Pi County is a county within Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China. It is located just 10 km north-west of Chengdu's city centre. The seat of the Pixian County Government is located in Pitong Town , one of the 14 towns within the county.
Pi County covers an area of 437.5 square kilometres, with a total population of 480,000.
Pi County has over 2300 years of history -- it was established by the State of Qin two years after it defeated the State of Shu, in 314 BC. It is famous throughout China for Pixian ''doubanjiang'', a type of spicy fermented bean sauce.
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