Xinmi
county-level city
Xinmi (Chinese: 新密; pinyin: Xīnmì), formerly Mi County (simplified Chinese: 密县; traditional Chinese: 密縣; pinyin: Mì Xiàn), is a county-level city of Henan Province, South Central China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou.
The archaeological Bronze Age site Xinzhai was found 1979 about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Xinmi.
Administrative divisions
As of 2012, the city is divided to 4 subdistricts, 11 towns, 2 townships and 1 other.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Xinmi” as county-level city. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as county-level city. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1337399. VIAF identifies the subject as 124785585. The Library of Congress control number is nr99020519. Authority coordinates are 34.538, 113.380. 4 of 6 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1979 and 2012.
Modern boundaries and familiar names can conceal earlier jurisdictions or structures that do not align with the present site. The source lead contains qualifying language; that uncertainty should survive quotation, summary and reuse. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Xinmi”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Xinmi primary sources, Xinmi archive and Xinmi research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Xinmi”?
- Which earlier names or jurisdictions may reveal additional records?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Xinmi” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.