Rongshui Miao Autonomous County

Coordinates: 25°04′01″N 109°15′18″E / 25.067°N 109.255°E / 25.067; 109.255
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Rongshui County
融水县 · Yungzsuij Yen
Junghshui
China Standard)
Postal code
5453XX
Websiterongshui.gov.cn

Rongshui

Qiandongnan (Guizhou) to the north and Hechi
to the west.

Rongshui Miao Autonomous County is the only Miao majority county in Guangxi, with 40 percent of the total population representing the Miao nation.

Demographics

Rongshui County has a total population of 485,120 (2007).[4]

More than 70 percent of the population represents various

Dong, Zhuang and others. 40,81% of the total population belong to the Miao minority (2007).[5]

Geography

Apart from the county town, Rongshui comprises many small villages and large rural areas. The county is mountainous, featuring both

Zhujiang
).

Administrative divisions

Rongshui County is divided into 7 towns, 11 townships and 2 ethnic townships:[6]

towns
  • Rongshui Town 融水镇
  • Hemu Town 和睦镇
  • Sanfang Town 三防镇
  • Huaibao Town 怀宝镇
  • Dongtou Town 洞头镇
  • Dalang Town 大浪镇
  • Yongle Town 永乐镇
townships
  • Sirong Township 四荣乡
  • Xiangfen Township 香粉乡
  • Antai Township 安太乡
  • Wangdong Township 汪洞乡
  • Gandong Township 杆洞乡
  • Anchui Township 安陲乡
  • Baiyun Township 白云乡
  • Hongshui Township 红水乡
  • Gongdong Township 拱洞乡
  • Liangzhai Township 良寨乡
  • Danian大年乡
Ethnic townships
  • Tonglian Dong Ethnic Township 同练瑶族乡
  • Gunbei Dong Ethnic Township 滚贝侗族乡

Transport

Highway G209 provides access to Rongshui from Liuzhou in the south and Guyizheng in the north (with highway G321 connecting from Guyizheng to Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou province, in the west).

Rongshui is serviced by trains connecting with Liuzhou in the south and Huaihua (Hunan) in the north, branching off to larger cities such as Guiyang (Guizhou), Changsha (Hunan), Wuhan (Hubei) and Zhengzhou (Henan).

Culture

Rongshui is known for the frequent festivals of its Miao population.

Their celebrations include the drum festival, sowing festival, seedling festival and horse-fighting festivals. The festivities are often accompanied by music played on the Lusheng, a reed-pipe wind instrument, and dancing and singing performances.

Climate

Climate data for Rongshui (1991–2017 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.8
(80.2) 		31.2
(88.2) 		33.5
(92.3) 		34.8
(94.6) 		35.4
(95.7) 		37.4
(99.3) 		38.6
(101.5) 		39.0
(102.2) 		38.7
(101.7) 		36.2
(97.2) 		32.3
(90.1) 		29.4
(84.9) 		39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.7
(54.9) 		15.4
(59.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		24.5
(76.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		30.8
(87.4) 		32.8
(91.0) 		33.3
(91.9) 		31.4
(88.5) 		27.0
(80.6) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.1
(61.0) 		24.4
(75.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.2
(48.6) 		11.5
(52.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		28.2
(82.8) 		28.3
(82.9) 		26.1
(79.0) 		21.8
(71.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		11.6
(52.9) 		19.9
(67.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.9
(44.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.1
(53.8) 		17.3
(63.1) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		25.1
(77.2) 		24.9
(76.8) 		22.6
(72.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		13.4
(56.1) 		8.7
(47.7) 		16.9
(62.5)
Record low °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		4.7
(40.5) 		10.7
(51.3) 		14.5
(58.1) 		17.6
(63.7) 		20.1
(68.2) 		12.8
(55.0) 		5.8
(42.4) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−3.3
(26.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58.0
(2.28) 		61.3
(2.41) 		100.4
(3.95) 		157.2
(6.19) 		298.5
(11.75) 		420.1
(16.54) 		286.9
(11.30) 		166.0
(6.54) 		69.2
(2.72) 		66.4
(2.61) 		74.7
(2.94) 		46.4
(1.83) 		1,805.1
(71.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.0 12.8 18.0 17.5 18.4 19.0 17.3 13.2 8.6 7.4 9.7 9.1 164
Average snowy days 0.5 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		75 77 81 81 81 83 80 78 74 71 73 71 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 53.4 50.3 49.6 75.9 105.8 106.1 167.9 191.9 180.4 153.6 117.1 98.8 1,350.8
Percent possible sunshine 16 16 13 20 26 26 40 48 49 43 36 30 30
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Google (2014-07-02). "Rongshui" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Liuzhou City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《柳州市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ISBN 978-7-5037-6659-6
    .
  4. ^ (in Chinese) Recent population data for Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, official website of Rongshui County government, visited on July 3, 2009.
  5. ^ (in Chinese) Distribution of ethnic minorities in Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, official website of Rongshui County government, visited on July 3, 2009.
  6. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：融水苗族自治县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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