Xishui County, Guizhou

Xishui County (simplified Chinese: 习水县; traditional Chinese: 習水縣; pinyin: Xíshuǐ Xiàn) is a county in the north of Guizhou province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zunyi.

Xishui County 习水县
County
Xishui Location of the seat in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Xishui Xishui (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China
Coordinates (Xishui County government): 28°19′58″N 106°11′50″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Zunyi
County seat	Donghuang
Area
• Total	3,063.28 km2 (1,182.74 sq mi)
Population  (2010)
• Total	522,541
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

It was the site of the 2009 Xishui sex trial.

Administrative divisions

Xishui County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 20 towns and 2 townships:^[1]

subdistricts

• Donghuang 东皇街道
• Jiulong 九龙街道
• Shanwang 杉王街道
• Malin 马临街道

towns

• Tucheng 土城镇
• Tongmin 同民镇
• Xingmin 醒民镇
• Longxing 隆兴镇
• Xijiu 习酒镇
• Huilong 回龙镇
• Sangmu 桑木镇
• Yong'an 永安镇
• Liangcun 良村镇
• Wenshui 温水镇
• Xianyuan 仙源镇
• Guandian 官店镇
• Zhaiba 寨坝镇
• Minhua 民化镇
• Erlang 二郎镇
• Erli 二里镇
• Sanchahe 三岔河镇
• Dapo 大坡镇
• Taolin 桃林镇
• Chengzhai 程寨镇

townships

• Shuanglong 双龙乡
• Niba 坭坝乡

Education

Yang Dezhi Red Army School in Wenshui Town (温水镇) in Xishui County.^[2] It opened during the latter portion of the Qing Dynasty and became a Red Army School in 2008.^[3]

Tourism

The county is home to the 11.5 kilometres (7.1 mi) "Xishui Forest Train" (an electric monorail with an engine shaped like a steam locomotive) (Chinese: 习水森林小火车) which allows for sightseeing through forests and lakes near the city of Xishui (Chinese: 习水县).^[4]

Climate

Climate data for Xishui, elevation 1,180 m (3,870 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	17.4 (63.3)	24.6 (76.3)	28.2 (82.8)	31.2 (88.2)	32.9 (91.2)	32.6 (90.7)	33.8 (92.8)	34.4 (93.9)	33.4 (92.1)	30.5 (86.9)	26.0 (78.8)	19.7 (67.5)	34.4 (93.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.7 (42.3)	8.7 (47.7)	13.4 (56.1)	18.8 (65.8)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	27.7 (81.9)	27.6 (81.7)	23.5 (74.3)	17.4 (63.3)	13.2 (55.8)	7.6 (45.7)	17.5 (63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.1 (37.6)	5.3 (41.5)	9.4 (48.9)	14.3 (57.7)	17.7 (63.9)	20.4 (68.7)	23.2 (73.8)	22.7 (72.9)	19.2 (66.6)	14.2 (57.6)	9.7 (49.5)	4.6 (40.3)	13.6 (56.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	1.3 (34.3)	3.2 (37.8)	6.7 (44.1)	11.1 (52.0)	14.4 (57.9)	17.5 (63.5)	19.8 (67.6)	19.2 (66.6)	16.3 (61.3)	12.1 (53.8)	7.5 (45.5)	2.8 (37.0)	11.0 (51.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−6.4 (20.5)	−6.2 (20.8)	−5.6 (21.9)	0.0 (32.0)	5.5 (41.9)	10.1 (50.2)	10.9 (51.6)	11.2 (52.2)	7.2 (45.0)	0.7 (33.3)	−2.6 (27.3)	−8.6 (16.5)	−8.6 (16.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	26.3 (1.04)	26.5 (1.04)	52.9 (2.08)	89.8 (3.54)	134.0 (5.28)	204.1 (8.04)	170.0 (6.69)	131.1 (5.16)	94.7 (3.73)	88.8 (3.50)	40.3 (1.59)	26.0 (1.02)	1,084.5 (42.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	18.7	16.1	17.5	17.3	17.7	18.2	14.4	14.0	13.8	18.8	15.4	16.8	198.7
Average snowy days	8.1	4.6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	3.3	17.5
Average relative humidity (%)	87	85	83	81	80	84	79	79	82	86	86	87	83
Mean monthly sunshine hours	31.2	42.4	71.1	99.3	109.0	94.5	172.7	174.1	114.2	57.6	59.6	41.5	1,067.2
Percent possible sunshine	10	13	19	26	26	23	41	43	31	16	19	13	23
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]
Source 2: Weather China[7]

Cuisine

Xishui county is a home of Chinese liquor (baijiu) xijiu.

References

1. 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：习水县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
2. "China's Red Army schools". Agence France-Presse at the Boston Globe. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-21. "The Yang Dezhi “Red Army” elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui country in Guizhou province[...]"
3. "Revealed: life inside China's 'Red Army' schools". Agence France-Presse at the South China Morning Post. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
4. "鰼部森林小火车 尽享悠闲时光". China Daily. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
5. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
6. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
7. 习水 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 21 November 2022.