The area around modern Qi County, about 25 kilometres south of central Hebi, was the location of Chaoge — the capital of the late Shang dynasty and later an important city of the Zhou-period State of Wei. The historical layer here is ancient and substantial, even if much of what remains is archaeological rather than spectacular. Local museums in Qi County display bronzes, ceramics, and oracle bone fragments recovered from excavations in the area, giving a concrete sense of the density of settlement that existed here during the second millennium BCE.
Visitors with a particular interest in the Shang dynasty will find the area adds useful context to the better-known sites at Yinxu in Anyang — Chaoge was earlier and more westerly, and the relationship between the two cities is a matter of active scholarly debate. The countryside around Qi County has a quiet pastoral character that contrasts with the industrial overlay of Hebi itself. Getting there requires a taxi or local bus from Hebi; the journey takes about 40 minutes.