摘要
QIKOU is a small town about 6 hours'bus ride from Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi Province.From the 17th century to the 1940s,it was the wealthiest town on the Yellow River,Qikou harbor is halfway along the Yellow River,and oil giant Mobil once had its China branch office there. Former Chinese financial tycoon Kung Hsiang-hsi also had a business in Qikou. It began to decline in the 1940s, but is still site of the largest country fair on the ShanxiShaanxi border.
