Xifeng County, Guizhou
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Xifeng County
息烽县 | |
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  Xifeng Location of the seat in Guizhou  Xifeng Xifeng (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates: 27°05′25″N 106°44′25″E / 27.0904°N 106.7404°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Guiyang |
| County seat | Yongjing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,037 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 212,879 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xifeng (Chinese: 息烽; pinyin: Xīfēng) is a county with 250,000 inhabitants under the administration of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, People's Republic of China. Xifeng has an area of 1,037 km2 (400 sq mi). The seat of the county is Yongjing (永靖镇). It is home to many forests, hotsprings, and other tourist attractions.[1]
Administrative divisions[edit]
Xifeng County comprises 1 subdistrict, 9 towns and 1 ethnic township:[2]
- subdistrict
- Yongyang Subdistrict 永阳街道
- towns
- Yongjing Town 永靖镇
- Wenquan Town 温泉镇
- Jiuzhuang Town 九庄镇
- Xiaozhaiba Town 小寨坝镇
- Xishan Town 西山镇
- Yanglongsi Town 养龙司镇
- Shidong Town 石硐镇
- Luwo Town 鹿窝镇
- Liuchang Town 流长镇
- ethnic township
- Qingshan Miao Ethnic Township 青山苗族乡
Sights[edit]
- Xifeng concentration camp, now a memorial to those imprisoned and killed by the Kuomintang there between 1937-1948.[3]
- Wujiang Gorge[1]
Transportation[edit]
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Xifeng, elevation 1,112 m (3,648 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.9 (96.6) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.7 (96.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.3 (93.7) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
10.4 (50.7) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
19.2 (66.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.5 (59.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.0 (62.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
3.6 (38.5) |
12.0 (53.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.2 (1.15) |
24.1 (0.95) |
43.1 (1.70) |
83.1 (3.27) |
156.4 (6.16) |
197.5 (7.78) |
200.3 (7.89) |
117.2 (4.61) |
96.2 (3.79) |
108.8 (4.28) |
40.2 (1.58) |
25.2 (0.99) |
1,121.3 (44.15) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.7 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 16.9 | 12.8 | 14.3 | 180.3 |
| Average snowy days | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 10.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 86 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 29.8 | 44.8 | 67.2 | 93.0 | 103.7 | 87.8 | 150.1 | 162.2 | 114.2 | 66.0 | 65.3 | 43.5 | 1,027.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 9 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 36 | 40 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Xifeng County". Guiyang official website. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：息烽县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ "Site of Xifeng Concentration Camp". China Culture. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
External links[edit]
- (in Chinese) Introductions of Xifeng by xinhuanet 1 , 2, 3
- Guiyang official website
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