Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County

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Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County (Zhuang: Vanzgyangh Mauznamzcuz Swci Yen; simplified Chinese: 环江毛南族自治县; traditional Chinese: 環江毛南族自治縣; pinyin: Huánjiāng máonánzú Zìzhìxiàn) is an ethnic Maonan autonomous county in the north of Guangxi, China, bordering Guizhou province to the north and northwest. It is under the administration of Hechi city. It is the only Maonan autonomous county in China.

Huanjiang County
环江县 · Vanzgyangh Swciyen
环江毛南族自治县
Vanzgyangh Mauznanzcuz Swciyen

Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County
Scenery of downtown Huanjiang City
Scenery of downtown Huanjiang City
Huanjiang is located in Guangxi
Huanjiang
Huanjiang
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°50′N 108°15′E / 24.833°N 108.250°E / 24.833; 108.250
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityHechi
County seatSi'en
Area
 • Total4,558 km2 (1,760 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total276,076
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

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Huangjiang County is divided into 6 towns, 5 townships and 1 ethnic township:[1]

towns
  • Si'en Town 思恩镇
  • Shuiyuan Town 水源镇
  • Luoyang Town 洛阳镇
  • Chuanshan Town 川山镇
  • Minglun Town 明伦镇
  • Dongxing Town 东兴镇
townships
  • Dacai Township 大才乡
  • Xianan Township 下南乡
  • Da'an Township 大安乡
  • Changmei Township 长美乡
  • Longyan Township 龙岩乡
ethnic township
  • Xunle Miao Ethnic Township 驯乐苗族乡

City

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Scene of a Wet Market in Huanjiang

The city of Huanjiang is the county seat and a county-level city. It's located 30km away from Hechi City. In 2020, Xi Jinping gave instruction to the Maonan people of Huanjiang to work hard and alleviate poverty. [2] This in turn brought more investment into the city for development and a High Speed Rail was constructed and inaugurated in 2022 which connects the 2 cities to Nanning and Guizhou. Other modes of inter-city transportation are via coach, Passenger trains or private taxi.

Culture

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Although designated as an ethnic city, the Maonan people still constitute the minority of the city as the other dominant groups are Han and Zhuang. In terms of cuisine, a speciality of the city is Maonan-style beef jerky (毛南香牛肉干) and other dishes found in restaurants are Pickled pork (酸肉) and a variety of other pickled vegetables.

Tourism

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Huanjiang High-Speed Railway Station

One of the economical outputs of the county is its numerous scenic spots like waterfalls, caves and mountaineering through its vast range of karst mountains.

Climate

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Climate data for Huanjiang (1991–2013 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.7
(81.9)
31.8
(89.2)
34.6
(94.3)
37.0
(98.6)
36.7
(98.1)
36.9
(98.4)
38.6
(101.5)
39.1
(102.4)
38.2
(100.8)
35.9
(96.6)
31.7
(89.1)
29.5
(85.1)
39.1
(102.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.8
(56.8)
16.8
(62.2)
19.9
(67.8)
25.4
(77.7)
29.1
(84.4)
31.1
(88.0)
32.7
(90.9)
33.1
(91.6)
31.2
(88.2)
27.0
(80.6)
22.7
(72.9)
17.3
(63.1)
25.0
(77.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.0
(50.0)
12.9
(55.2)
16.0
(60.8)
21.2
(70.2)
24.7
(76.5)
26.9
(80.4)
28.2
(82.8)
27.9
(82.2)
25.7
(78.3)
21.6
(70.9)
17.0
(62.6)
12.2
(54.0)
20.4
(68.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.5
(45.5)
10.3
(50.5)
13.3
(55.9)
18.1
(64.6)
21.4
(70.5)
23.9
(75.0)
25.0
(77.0)
24.4
(75.9)
21.9
(71.4)
18.1
(64.6)
13.2
(55.8)
8.9
(48.0)
17.2
(62.9)
Record low °C (°F) −1.8
(28.8)
−0.6
(30.9)
2.0
(35.6)
6.7
(44.1)
10.6
(51.1)
14.2
(57.6)
17.8
(64.0)
19.6
(67.3)
13.5
(56.3)
6.3
(43.3)
2.4
(36.3)
−2.7
(27.1)
−2.7
(27.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.5
(1.75)
41.6
(1.64)
66.7
(2.63)
105.1
(4.14)
221.4
(8.72)
299.2
(11.78)
221.3
(8.71)
155.5
(6.12)
76.0
(2.99)
71.6
(2.82)
40.2
(1.58)
36.2
(1.43)
1,379.3
(54.31)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.9 12.1 15.8 15.8 15.8 17.4 17.0 13.7 7.9 8.0 8.5 8.5 153.4
Average snowy days 0.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.8
Average relative humidity (%) 77 76 77 77 77 80 78 78 76 76 75 75 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 45.1 50.5 58.4 82.7 113.8 103.3 159.7 176.2 156.5 127.8 117.1 91.1 1,282.2
Percent possible sunshine 14 16 16 22 27 25 38 44 43 36 36 28 29
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:环江毛南族自治县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ "Xi Jinping gave important instructions to the Maonan people to get rid of poverty as a whole ethnic group".
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.