Xingwen County
Xingwen County (simplified Chinese: 兴文县; traditional Chinese: 興文縣; pinyin: Xīngwén Xiàn) is a county in Yibin, Sichuan, China. It is located in the southern part of Sichuan province and borders Yunnan and Guizhou provinces. It has become known for its Geopark,[1] Xingwen Stoneforest, a Karst landscape.[2]
Ethnic townships in South Sichuan: Yibin and Luzhou. Light green -Yi. Blue - miao.
Xingwen County
兴文县 | |
|---|---|
.png.webp) Location of Xingwen County (red) within Yibin City (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 28°18′13″N 105°14′11″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yibin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,373 km2 (530 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Climate
| Climate data for Xingwen (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.7 (69.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.3 (95.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
39.7 (103.5) |
40.9 (105.6) |
42.7 (108.9) |
41.4 (106.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
27.8 (82.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
42.7 (108.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
17.9 (64.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.8 (82.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
11.9 (53.4) |
22.0 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
17.8 (64.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.4 (74.1) |
23.0 (73.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.0 (58.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 33.8 (1.33) |
37.7 (1.48) |
52.9 (2.08) |
79.2 (3.12) |
132.6 (5.22) |
155.4 (6.12) |
210.8 (8.30) |
178.5 (7.03) |
115.4 (4.54) |
82.4 (3.24) |
49.8 (1.96) |
32.8 (1.29) |
1,161.3 (45.71) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 82 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 85 | 86 | 81 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
External links
References
- Global Network of National Geoparks Archived August 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- A brief introduction of the Geopark from cultural-china.com Archived January 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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