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 | |
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County | |
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Coordinates (Xishui County government): 28°19′58″N 106°11′50″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Guizhou |
Prefecture-level city | Zunyi |
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.
Yang Dezhi Red Army School in Wenshui Town (温水镇) in Xishui County.[1] It opened during the latter portion of the Qing Dynasty and became a Red Army School in 2008.[2]
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).[3]
Climate data for Xishui | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
24.0 (75.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
17.2 (62.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.1 (43.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.4 (50.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.4 (1.04) |
26.8 (1.06) |
45.0 (1.77) |
82.9 (3.26) |
143.0 (5.63) |
184.2 (7.25) |
170.3 (6.70) |
141.6 (5.57) |
105.9 (4.17) |
86.8 (3.42) |
45.0 (1.77) |
29.4 (1.16) |
1,087.3 (42.8) |
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA |
Xishui county is a home of Chinese liquor (baijiu) xijiu.
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