Tianlin County

Tianlin County (Chinese: 田林县; pinyin: Tiánlín Xiàn; Zhuang: Denzlinz Yen) is a county in the west of Guangxi, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the north and Yunnan to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baise.

Tianlin
田林县 · Denzlinz Yen
Tianlin is located in Guangxi
Tianlin
Tianlin
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°17′38″N 106°13′44″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityBaise
Area
  Total5,584 km2 (2,156 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
245,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.tianlin.gov.cn

Demographics

Ethnic Yao are distributed mostly in the townships of Lizhou 利周, Lucheng 潞城, Bagui 八桂, Nongwa 弄瓦, Fuda 福达, and Badu 八渡, while ethnic Yi are found in Changjing Village 常井村 of Ding'an Township 定安镇.[1]

The Miao of Tianlin County call themselves "Mengxia 孟夏", while the Zhuang call themselves Puyue 甫越 (bu33 jui33), the Han call themselves Kebianren 客边人 ('guest people'), and the Yi call themselves Buna 布那.[2]

Yao

The Yao of Tianlin County consist of the following four subgroups.[2]

  • Landian Yao 蓝靛瑶 (autonym: Qinmen 琴门, meaning 'mountain people' 山人)
  • Pangu Yao 盘古瑶 (autonym: Yumian 育棉)
  • Beilou Yao 背篓瑶 (autonym: Bunu 布努)
  • Mubing Yao 木柄瑶 (autonym: Nuomo 诺莫)

Notable people

Climate

Climate data for Tianlin (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0)
35.5
(95.9)
37.4
(99.3)
40.0
(104.0)
40.2
(104.4)
37.5
(99.5)
37.5
(99.5)
37.5
(99.5)
38.0
(100.4)
34.0
(93.2)
33.5
(92.3)
30.2
(86.4)
40.2
(104.4)
Average high °C (°F) 17.3
(63.1)
20.3
(68.5)
24.1
(75.4)
28.9
(84.0)
31.1
(88.0)
32.1
(89.8)
32.7
(90.9)
32.9
(91.2)
31.1
(88.0)
27.4
(81.3)
23.9
(75.0)
19.2
(66.6)
26.7
(80.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.4
(54.3)
14.8
(58.6)
18.4
(65.1)
22.9
(73.2)
25.5
(77.9)
26.9
(80.4)
27.3
(81.1)
26.9
(80.4)
25.0
(77.0)
21.7
(71.1)
17.7
(63.9)
13.5
(56.3)
21.1
(69.9)
Average low °C (°F) 9.4
(48.9)
11.3
(52.3)
14.6
(58.3)
18.6
(65.5)
21.4
(70.5)
23.6
(74.5)
24.1
(75.4)
23.6
(74.5)
21.6
(70.9)
18.5
(65.3)
14.2
(57.6)
10.1
(50.2)
17.6
(63.7)
Record low °C (°F) 0.0
(32.0)
1.8
(35.2)
2.0
(35.6)
9.3
(48.7)
11.5
(52.7)
16.0
(60.8)
17.5
(63.5)
18.0
(64.4)
13.9
(57.0)
7.9
(46.2)
3.2
(37.8)
−1.6
(29.1)
−1.6
(29.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 23.4
(0.92)
19.1
(0.75)
34.2
(1.35)
72.4
(2.85)
156.3
(6.15)
247.2
(9.73)
224.6
(8.84)
197.7
(7.78)
103.4
(4.07)
66.0
(2.60)
33.5
(1.32)
21.9
(0.86)
1,199.7
(47.22)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.6 8.1 9.0 10.2 12.8 15.4 17.8 16.2 10.8 8.9 7.0 6.4 130.2
Average snowy days 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2
Average relative humidity (%) 80 77 75 75 77 82 83 83 82 82 81 80 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 67.2 81.6 103.5 142.6 164.8 148.2 168.8 179.8 153.5 116.4 117.2 92.3 1,535.9
Percent possible sunshine 20 25 28 37 40 36 41 45 42 33 36 28 34
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

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