Xifeng County, Guizhou
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]
Xifeng County
息烽县 | |
|---|---|
  Xifeng Location of the seat in Guizhou  Xifeng Xifeng (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates: 27°05′25″N 106°44′25″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture-level city | Guiyang |
| 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) |
Sights
- Xifeng concentration camp, now a memorial to those imprisoned and killed by the Kuomintang there between 1937-1948.[2]
- Wujiang Gorge[1]
Transportation
Climate
| Climate data for Xifeng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Xifeng County". Guiyang official website. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- "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.
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