Shixing County
Shixing
始兴县 Chihing | |
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 Mantang Wei (满堂围), a fortified Hakka settlement in Aizi, Shixing County | |
 Location of Shixing in Shaoguan (grey); Shaoguan in Guangdong (yellow) | |
| Coordinates: 24°50′33″N 114°08′37″E / 24.84250°N 114.14361°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,174 km2 (839 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 198,060 |
| • Density | 91.10/km2 (236.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Shixing County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 始興縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 始兴县 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chihing | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | County of Beginning Happiness | ||||||||
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Shixing County is a county of Shaoguan Prefecture in northern Guangdong Province in southeastern China. It borders Jiangxi Province to the east and Nanxiong Prefecture to the northeast.
History
Under the name "Suytjeen", the valleys of Shixing around the Zhen River were lavished with effusive praise in the 17th-century travelogue of the Dutchman Johan Nieuhof, who found it full of flowers and orchards.
Culture
The indigenous dialect of Chinese in the area is Shaozhou Tuhua but more current inhabitants speak varieties of Hakka following their settlement of the area.
Climate
| Climate data for Shixing, elevation 144 m (472 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.7 (81.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
33.6 (92.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
31.3 (88.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.2 (82.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
20.2 (68.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
16.6 (61.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.4 (2.77) |
88.6 (3.49) |
174.3 (6.86) |
194.4 (7.65) |
246.9 (9.72) |
224.9 (8.85) |
134.4 (5.29) |
153.3 (6.04) |
106.8 (4.20) |
52.9 (2.08) |
59.6 (2.35) |
52 (2.0) |
1,558.5 (61.3) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 12.2 | 17.8 | 16.8 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 11.2 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 156.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 77 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 87.0 | 74.8 | 65.3 | 84.4 | 116.1 | 136.1 | 207.3 | 196.3 | 164.2 | 164.1 | 137.1 | 127.1 | 1,559.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 26 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 50 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 35 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] all-time October record[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ↑ @yangyubin1998 (October 3, 2022). "Today's heat wave in the south can only be described as crazy. A total of 12 provincial administrative regions across the country broke the record of the highest temperature in October, 8 provincial capital cities broke the record of the highest temperature in October!" (Tweet). Retrieved 4 January 2026 – via Twitter.
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