Hezhang County

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Hezhang County
赫章县
County
Hezhang County in Bijie
Hezhang County in Bijie
Bijie in Guizhou
Bijie in Guizhou
Coordinates (Hezhang County government): 27°06′47″N 104°42′14″E / 27.1130°N 104.7038°E / 27.1130; 104.7038Coordinates: 27°06′47″N 104°42′14″E / 27.1130°N 104.7038°E / 27.1130; 104.7038
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityBijie
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Hezhang (Chinese: 赫章; pinyin: Hèzhāng) is a county in the northwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.

Ethnic groups[]

The Hezhang County Gazetteer (2001:105-108) lists the following ethnic groups and their respective locations.

  • Bai: 3,856 persons (1995)
    • Qixingmin (七姓民): located in Yongkang (永康) and Shanmuqing (杉木箐), Shuitangbao Township (水塘堡乡)
      • Autonyms/Yi exonyms: Luoju (罗举), Zhuoluoju (卓罗举)
      • Historical names: Boren (僰人) and Baizi (白子)
      • Other names: Qixingmin (七姓民) and Minjia (民家)
      • Surnames: Zhang (张), Li (李), Su (苏), Yang (杨), Zhao (赵), Xu (许), Qian (钱)
      • Locations: ancestors from Sandaohe (三道河), Weining County
    • Nanjingren (南京人) (Yi exonym: Awutu 阿武吐)
  • Buyi: 2,939 persons (1995): in Nongchang Village (农场村), Kele Township (可乐乡) (pop. 332)

Ethnic Bai are also found in:

  • Sanjiazhai (三家寨), Kele Township (可乐乡)
  • Wopi (窝皮寸), Zexiong (则雄), Songlinpo Township (松林坡乡)

Mining[]

The county has large reserves of coal, iron, lead, zinc, and germanium. Mining had been and remains a major industry; however, inadequate management and regulation of zinc mining has resulted in widespread cadmium poisoning.[1]

Climate[]

Climate data for Hezhang (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.4
(83.1) 		29.7
(85.5) 		34.3
(93.7) 		35.0
(95.0) 		36.4
(97.5) 		37.1
(98.8) 		34.6
(94.3) 		34.4
(93.9) 		35.1
(95.2) 		30.7
(87.3) 		28.0
(82.4) 		25.3
(77.5) 		37.1
(98.8)
Average high °C (°F) 8.1
(46.6) 		11.0
(51.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.6
(69.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		25.0
(77.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		26.9
(80.4) 		23.8
(74.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.1
(50.2) 		18.8
(65.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.9
(49.8) 		14.4
(57.9) 		17.7
(63.9) 		19.9
(67.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		21.0
(69.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		14.0
(57.2) 		10.1
(50.2) 		5.4
(41.7) 		13.5
(56.3)
Average low °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3) 		3.0
(37.4) 		6.0
(42.8) 		10.2
(50.4) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.3
(61.3) 		17.7
(63.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		14.6
(58.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		7.0
(44.6) 		2.6
(36.7) 		10.0
(50.1)
Record low °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3) 		−5.9
(21.4) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		3.5
(38.3) 		9.0
(48.2) 		7.8
(46.0) 		8.9
(48.0) 		5.2
(41.4) 		0.8
(33.4) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		−6.5
(20.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 8.4
(0.33) 		10.0
(0.39) 		21.5
(0.85) 		45.5
(1.79) 		89.8
(3.54) 		145.8
(5.74) 		164.7
(6.48) 		162.9
(6.41) 		106.7
(4.20) 		53.2
(2.09) 		18.1
(0.71) 		6.2
(0.24) 		832.8
(32.77)
Average relative humidity (%) 82 79 74 73 74 79 79 80 80 83 80 81 79
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center

Notes[]

  1. ^ Wang Jingfeng (March 1, 2013). "Zinc Agony in Hezhang: A mining boom in Guizhou Province resulted in widespread dumping of toxic waste – but decades later, the local government is still unwilling to release officials figures on pollution". Caixin. Archived from the original on July 22, 2016.


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