Jinping County
锦屏县
Kinping
County
Jinping is located in Guizhou
Jinping
Jinping
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Jinping is located in Southwest China
Jinping
Jinping
Jinping (Southwest China)
Coordinates (Jinping County government): 26°40′34″N 109°12′01″E / 26.6762°N 109.2004°E / 26.6762; 109.2004
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Autonomous prefectureQiandongnan
Area
 • Total1,596.9 km2 (616.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total154,841
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Jinping County (simplified Chinese: 锦屏县; traditional Chinese: 錦屏縣; pinyin: Jǐnpíng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan to the east. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

Languages

Dong

Dong (also known as the Kam language) is the most widely spoken non-Chinese language in Jinping County. The three main dialects of Dong are the Jiuzhai (九寨), Datong (大同), and Qimeng (启蒙) dialects (Tu & Yang 2008: 105).[1]

Miao

Eastern Miao (also known as the Hmu language) is spoken as a first language by about 40,000 people in Jinping County. There are three main Miao dialects spoken in Jinping County, with their respective geographical distributions listed as follows (Tu & Yang 2008: 50).[1]

1. Hekou (河口) dialect (10,000+ speakers)
2. Ouli (偶里) dialect (20,000+ speakers)

Note: Ouli has some notable internal dialectal differences. For example, the dialect spoken in Ouli has some differences from the dialect spoken in Loujiang (娄江), Tongpo (铜坡), and Suijiang (稳江).

3. Yuhe (裕河) dialect (about 3,000 speakers)

Note: Yuhe is the most divergent dialect.

Climate

Climate data for Jinping (1991–2017 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2) 		31.3
(88.3) 		35.9
(96.6) 		35.0
(95.0) 		35.6
(96.1) 		37.4
(99.3) 		38.7
(101.7) 		39.6
(103.3) 		38.2
(100.8) 		34.9
(94.8) 		30.8
(87.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		39.6
(103.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		23.0
(73.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		29.7
(85.5) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.5
(90.5) 		29.1
(84.4) 		23.3
(73.9) 		18.3
(64.9) 		12.6
(54.7) 		22.2
(71.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.7
(42.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		17.4
(63.3) 		21.4
(70.5) 		24.7
(76.5) 		26.8
(80.2) 		26.2
(79.2) 		22.9
(73.2) 		17.9
(64.2) 		12.8
(55.0) 		7.8
(46.0) 		16.9
(62.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1) 		5.4
(41.7) 		8.7
(47.7) 		13.9
(57.0) 		17.8
(64.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		23.1
(73.6) 		22.6
(72.7) 		19.3
(66.7) 		14.8
(58.6) 		9.8
(49.6) 		5.0
(41.0) 		13.8
(56.8)
Record low °C (°F) −4.4
(24.1) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		4.3
(39.7) 		7.3
(45.1) 		12.6
(54.7) 		16.3
(61.3) 		16.2
(61.2) 		11.9
(53.4) 		3.7
(38.7) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−4.7
(23.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 55.0
(2.17) 		63.0
(2.48) 		93.2
(3.67) 		128.4
(5.06) 		196.6
(7.74) 		221.7
(8.73) 		171.3
(6.74) 		122.5
(4.82) 		86.2
(3.39) 		86.6
(3.41) 		62.9
(2.48) 		42.7
(1.68) 		1,330.1
(52.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.1 14.8 18.7 17.7 17.6 16.4 12.9 12.3 9.6 12.5 10.8 11.2 169.6
Average snowy days 3.9 2.1 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.1 7.6
Average relative humidity (%) 83 83 84 83 84 85 82 82 82 84 83 82 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 37.9 45.2 57.4 84.6 102.8 97.8 166.1 174.7 134.4 91.9 82.1 65.1 1,140
Percent possible sunshine 12 14 15 22 25 24 40 43 37 26 25 20 25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b Tu, Guanglu (涂光禄); Yang, Jun (杨军) (2008). 锦屏县汉侗苗语方言志. Guiyang: Guizhou University Press. ISBN 9787811260441.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.


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