Guiping

Guiping
Guiping
Chinese name
Chinese	桂平
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Guìpíng
Wade–Giles	Kui-p'ing
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Gwaipìhng
Jyutping	Gwai3ping4
Xunzhou
Traditional Chinese	潯州
Simplified Chinese	浔州
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xúnzhōu
Wade–Giles	Hsün-chou
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Chàhmjāu
Jyutping	Cam4zau1
Zhuang name
Zhuang	Gveibingz

Guiping

桂平市 · *Gveibingz Si*
Kweiping; Sunchow; Sünchow
Guiping 桂平市 · Gveibingz Si Kweiping; Sunchow; Sünchow
County-level city
	Guiping, seen from Mt. Xi
	Coordinates: 23°24′N 110°05′E / 23.400°N 110.083°ECoordinates: 23°24′N 110°05′E / 23.400°N 110.083°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Guigang
Township-level divisions	21 towns; 5 townships
Municipal seat	(西山镇)
Area
• Total	4,074 km2 (1,573 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (164 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	1,700,000
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	537200
Area code(s)	0775

Guiping (Chinese: 桂平; pinyin: Guìpíng; Jyutping: Gwai3ping4) is a county-level city in eastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Guigang City, located at the confluence of the Qian and Yu rivers, which are the Xi River's primary north and south tributaries, respectively.

Names[]

Guiping was formerly known as Xunzhou. From 1855 to 1861 it was the capital of the rebel state of Da Cheng and was called Xiujing.

Geography and climate[]

Map including Guiping (labeled as KUEI-P'ING (SUNCHOW) 桂平) (AMS, 1954)

Guiping has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though it is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 12.5 °C (54.5 °F) in January to 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 21.58 °C (70.8 °F). The annual rainfall is around 1,680 mm (66 in), and is delivered in bulk (~46%) from May to July, when the plum rains occur and often create the risk of flooding. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 13% in March to 53% in September, the city receives 1,596 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Guiping (1971–2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Average high °C (°F)	16.2 (61.2)	16.8 (62.2)	20.1 (68.2)	25.2 (77.4)	29.3 (84.7)	31.6 (88.9)	32.9 (91.2)	32.9 (91.2)	31.5 (88.7)	28.2 (82.8)	23.7 (74.7)	19.4 (66.9)	25.7 (78.2)
Average low °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	11.3 (52.3)	14.6 (58.3)	19.2 (66.6)	22.7 (72.9)	24.8 (76.6)	25.6 (78.1)	25.4 (77.7)	23.9 (75.0)	20.4 (68.7)	15.6 (60.1)	11.5 (52.7)	18.8 (65.8)
Average rainfall mm (inches)	63.9 (2.52)	84.0 (3.31)	100.0 (3.94)	188.7 (7.43)	297.8 (11.72)	255.7 (10.07)	220.6 (8.69)	184.0 (7.24)	116.0 (4.57)	78.7 (3.10)	53.1 (2.09)	40.1 (1.58)	1,682.6 (66.26)
Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.6	16.3	18.8	19.0	20.4	18.4	17.0	16.2	11.0	8.6	6.9	7.4	173.6
Average relative humidity (%)	79	83	85	84	83	83	80	80	77	74	72	73	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	74.9	49.4	47.6	66.5	125.4	155.3	206.8	203.4	196.7	177.2	156.4	136.1	1,595.7
Percent possible sunshine	22	15	13	18	31	38	50	51	53	49	48	41	36
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[1]

Administrative divisions[]

Guiping administers 21 towns (simplified Chinese: 镇; traditional Chinese: 鎮; pinyin: zhèn) and 5 townships (simplified Chinese: 乡; traditional Chinese: 鄉; pinyin: xiāng):^[2]