Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County
Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 富川瑶族自治县; traditional Chinese: 富川瑤族自治縣; pinyin: Fùchuān Yáozú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county of northeastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hezhou City.
Fuchuan County
富川县 Fuconh Yen Fuchwan | |
|---|---|
| 富川瑶族自治县 Fuconh Yauzcuz Swciyen Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County | |
  Fuchuan Location of the seat in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates: 24°50′N 111°16′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Hezhou |
| Township-level divisions | 9 towns 3 townships |
| County seat | Fuyang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,572 km2 (607 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 390,000 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+08:00 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
As of January 2016, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County has nine towns and three townships under its jurisdiction. The county seat is Fuyang Town.
| Name | Chinese character | Population (2015) | Area (Km2) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baisha | 白沙镇 | 15,000 | 98.85 | |
| Chengbei | 城北镇 | 21,125 | 120 | |
| Chaodong | 朝东镇 | 33,850 | 217.42 | |
| Fuli | 福利镇 | 21,000 | 90 | |
| Fuyang | 富阳镇 | 76,000 | 205.2 | |
| Gucheng | 古城镇 | 20,600 | 42.65 | |
| Gepo | 葛坡镇 | 17,810 | 93.56 | |
| Lianshan | 莲山镇 | 27,000 | 107.5 | |
| Mailing | 麦岭镇 | 26,000 | 207 | |
| Shijia Township | 石家乡 | 13,400 | 91.13 | |
| Liujia Township | 柳家乡 | 17,000 | 109 | |
| Xinhua Township | 新华乡 | 18,500 | 103.6 |
Geography
Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County is located in the northeastern Guangxi, on the border with Hunan. It is surrounded by Jiangyong County on the north, Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County on the west, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County on the east, and Zhongshan County on the south. It has an area of approximately 1,572-square-kilometre (607 sq mi).
Most of the county is in the upper basin of the Fuchuan River (富川江), a tributary of the He River (Guangxi) (贺江, Hejiang). The Fuchuan is dammed near the southern border of the county. The dam forms the Guishi Reservoir (龟石水库; Gushi Shuiku; 'Turtle Stone Reservoir'), which is used to irrigate agricultural land not only in Fuchuan County itself, but also in Zhongshan County and Babu District to the south.
Mountains
The main mountains in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County are Mount Xiling, Mount Gupo, Mount Tiantang, and Huangsha Ridge.[1]
Rivers and streams
There are over twenty rivers and streams in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County. Among them, the main rivers are the Fuchuan River, Baisha River and Xiushui River (Guangxi).[2]
Climate
Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of 19.1 °C (66.4 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,700-millimetre (67 in), a frost-free period of 318 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1973.6 hours.[3] The highest temperature ever recorded in the county was 38.5 °C (101.3 °F) on 21 July 1971, and the coldest was −4.1 °C (24.6 °F) on 31 January 1969.[3]
| Climate data for Fuchuan (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.6 (54.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.2 (64.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
8.6 (47.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.9 (75.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
16.6 (62.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 87.1 (3.43) |
80.5 (3.17) |
168.6 (6.64) |
204.3 (8.04) |
284.3 (11.19) |
323.4 (12.73) |
189.4 (7.46) |
158.0 (6.22) |
75.6 (2.98) |
64.1 (2.52) |
81.2 (3.20) |
61.2 (2.41) |
1,777.7 (69.99) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.5 | 14.0 | 19.6 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 19.8 | 15.9 | 14.1 | 9.2 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 168.2 |
| Average snowy days | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 65.0 | 53.2 | 51.7 | 75.7 | 108.8 | 122.9 | 195.4 | 190.4 | 158.3 | 148.0 | 123.1 | 110.5 | 1,403 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 19 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 47 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Languages
Languages of Fuchuan County include the following.[6]
Culture
The lusheng (mouth reed organ) is played by the Lowland Yao people (Pingdi Yao 平地瑶) of Dajing Village 大井村 and Humaling Village 虎马岭村 of Xinhua Township (新华乡), Fuchuan County.[7]
Transport
References
- Xia Zhenlin 2007, pp. 4–6.
- Xia Zhenlin 2007, p. 6.
- Xia Zhenlin 2007, pp. 8–10.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- Fuchuan County Gazetteer 富川瑶族自治县志
- 陈东云. 2016. 论富川平地瑶芦笙长鼓舞的舞蹈特征. 《北方音乐》 2016年第2期9-9,共1页.
Bibliography
- Xia Zhenlin, ed. (2007). 《富川瑶族自治县概况》 [General Situation of Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County] (in Chinese). Beijing: Nationalities Publishing House. ISBN 978-7-105-08613-9.