Yongsheng County
永胜县
County
Location of Yongsheng County (pink) and Lijiang City (yellow) within Yunnan
Location of Yongsheng County (pink) and Lijiang City (yellow) within Yunnan
Yongsheng is located in Yunnan
Yongsheng
Yongsheng
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 26°41′20.25″N 100°44′49.56″E / 26.6889583°N 100.7471000°E / 26.6889583; 100.7471000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
PrefectureLijiang City
Area
 • County4,950 km2 (1,910 sq mi)
 • Urban
9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation
[1]
2,140 m (7,020 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • County406,757
 • Density82/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban
103,437
 • Ethnic minorities
140,012
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
674200
Area code0888
Vehicle registration云P
WebsiteArchived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

Yongsheng County (simplified Chinese: 永胜县; traditional Chinese: 永勝縣; pinyin: Yǒngshèng Xiàn) is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lijiang. In 2019 the county had a population of 406,757 including 34.42% ethnic minorities.[1]

The Chenghai Lake is located in Yongsheng. Yongsheng has a strong agricultural output consisting especially of fruits including pomegranate, oranges, grapes, mangoes, longan, and Sugar-apple.[2]

Administrative divisions

Yongsheng County has 9 towns and 6 ethnic townships.[3]

9 towns
  • Yongbei (永北镇)
  • Renhe (仁和镇)
  • Qina (期纳镇)
  • Sanchuan (三川镇)
  • Chenghai (程海镇)
  • Taoyuan (涛源镇)
  • Ludila (鲁地拉镇)
  • Pianjiao (片角镇)
  • Shunzhou (顺州镇)
6 ethnic townships
  • Yangping Yi (羊坪彝族乡)
  • Liude Lisu and Yi (六德傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Dongshan Lisu and Yi (东山傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Guanghua Lisu and Yi (光华傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Songping Lisu (松坪傈僳族彝族乡)
  • Da'an Yi and Naxi (大安彝族纳西族乡)

Ethnic groups

Map including Yongsheng (labeled as YUNG-SHENG (YUNGPEH) 永勝) (AMS, 1954)

See also: List of lesser-known Loloish languages

The Yongsheng County Gazetteer (1989:637) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Population statistics are as of 1985.

Climate

Climate data for Yongsheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.2
(70.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.8
(78.4) 		29.9
(85.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		29.8
(85.6) 		28.6
(83.5) 		27.6
(81.7) 		25.9
(78.6) 		23.4
(74.1) 		20.8
(69.4) 		31.4
(88.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1) 		16.9
(62.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		23.0
(73.4) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.7
(76.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.6
(74.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		20.7
(69.3) 		17.4
(63.3) 		14.7
(58.5) 		20.5
(68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		9.0
(48.2) 		12.0
(53.6) 		15.4
(59.7) 		18.5
(65.3) 		20.0
(68.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		18.7
(65.7) 		17.3
(63.1) 		14.7
(58.5) 		10.1
(50.2) 		6.7
(44.1) 		14.0
(57.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1) 		1.6
(34.9) 		4.6
(40.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		12.9
(55.2) 		16.0
(60.8) 		16.1
(61.0) 		15.4
(59.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		10.5
(50.9) 		4.3
(39.7) 		0.2
(32.4) 		8.6
(47.5)
Record low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		0.3
(32.5) 		2.5
(36.5) 		9.4
(48.9) 		10.5
(50.9) 		8.4
(47.1) 		2.5
(36.5) 		3.1
(37.6) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−7.1
(19.2) 		−7.1
(19.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.7
(0.30) 		5.2
(0.20) 		9.2
(0.36) 		13.7
(0.54) 		56.1
(2.21) 		120.8
(4.76) 		255.9
(10.07) 		229.4
(9.03) 		151.2
(5.95) 		64.8
(2.55) 		12.8
(0.50) 		2.1
(0.08) 		928.9
(36.55)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.5 2.8 3.9 5.2 10.0 15.2 22.4 21.1 18.3 10.9 3.2 1.2 116.7
Average snowy days 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 57 51 49 51 58 72 82 84 83 77 71 66 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 234.3 218.8 230.7 225.1 208.3 156.6 114.5 131.6 126.9 175.5 215.5 233.4 2,271.2
Percent possible sunshine 71 68 62 58 50 38 27 33 35 50 67 72 53
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "永胜县简介".
  2. ^ "永胜县涛源镇水果产业蓬勃发展 - 县区工作 - 丽江市人民政府". www.lijiang.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  3. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  4. ^ "永胜县六德傈僳族彝族乡六德村委会纳咱村". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  5. ^ "永胜县永北镇南华居委会新营上下自然村". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  6. ^ "永胜县永北镇大厂村委会仙人河自然村". Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.

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