Qixian county has outstanding people and outstanding spirits, and celebrities of all ages have come forth in large numbers. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Jin Dynasty, Qi Huangyang was still regarded as a model of putting national interests first, regardless of personal grievances. Wang Yun, Wen Qiao, Wen Daya, Wang Jue, Wang Wei, Wen, wang pu, Luo Guanzhong, Dai Tingyi, Qu and other historical figures have great influence all over the country, and have played an important role in the progress of human society and the development of material civilization and spiritual civilization. Party member and Wu Kelu, the national hero of the Anti-Japanese War, made the Japanese army frightened by their heroic deeds. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), the working people became masters of their own affairs, and the hero found his own position, making his children look heroic, and a generation of romantic figures stood out. There are senior cadres of the party, government and army, experts and scholars in science and technology, celebrities in cultural circles, and more model workers and advanced workers in all fronts, which have created brilliant achievements for China's socialist construction.
Qixian County Qixian County is famous for its style of writing and has always attached importance to education. Gong Xue, which was founded in the Dading period of the Jin Dynasty, and Zhao Yu Academy, which was later built, still have sites. From 65438 to 0905, Qu initiated and founded Qixian Middle School, the earliest county-run middle school in Shanxi Province. 1909, Meng Buyun founded a girls' primary school, which was the first of its kind in women's education. Respecting teachers and attaching importance to teaching has become a common practice, and the publication of books is also considerable. Qixian Library has a collection of 1 17000 volumes, including 50300 ancient books and more than 30000 rare books, which are rare in county libraries. The Song edition of Mr. Changli's Collection of Books is a unique book in China, which is known as the "national treasure". There are more than 4,600 cultural relics in Qixian Cultural Relics Management Office, including Gu Shuhua 1000. Masterpieces of Guan Daosheng in the Southern Song Dynasty, Tang Yin in the Ming Dynasty, Lan Ying, Dong Qichang, Fu Shan, He, Qian Zai and others in the Qing Dynasty are all hidden.
Qixian County is the main birthplace of Shanxi Opera. Xiashang Liyuan was founded in the seventh year of Tongzhi (1868), which is an earlier Shaanxi opera club. Zhang Zhuang's promotion class has also trained many Shanxi opera artists. Shaanxi opera lovers have also organized many highly skilled Piaozhuang clubs. It has played a positive role in promoting the formation and development of Shanxi Opera. Qixian County was also one of the birthplaces of Qitai Yangko, a local small drama popular with the masses at that time, with more than 300 performances. It also derived a new artistic variety-Seven Immortals and Wuyang Dance. The way of performance is mainly martial arts, with traditional martial arts routines, real swords and guns, and unique style.
The residential buildings in Qixian county have achieved a harmonious unity of practicality and artistry, and have distinctive local characteristics. They were included in CCTV's "Essence of China Dwellings" series and introduced abroad. The ancient city of Qixian has a clear wind and a positive rhyme, and is antique. There are more than 1000 ancient courtyards and more than 20,000 dwellings with Ming and Qing architectural styles in the city. The representative works of folk houses include Qiao Family Courtyard and Qu Family Courtyard, which are known as "Shuang Bao". The Qiao Family Courtyard covers an area of 8,724 square meters with a building area of 3,870 square meters. It is divided into 6 courtyards, including 20 small courtyards. The whole house has a double "hi" shape, which is not only full of overall beauty, but also has its own characteristics in local architecture. All the scenes of the movie "Hanging the Red Lantern High" and the TV series "Qiao Family Courtyard" were shot in Qiao Family Courtyard, which attracted great attention all over the world.