Xishui County, Guizhou

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Xishui County
习水县
County
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Xishui is located in Guizhou
Xishui
Xishui
Location of the seat in Guizhou
Coordinates (Xishui County government): 28°19′58″N 106°11′50″E / 28.3329°N 106.1972°E / 28.3329; 106.1972Coordinates: 28°19′58″N 106°11′50″E / 28.3329°N 106.1972°E / 28.3329; 106.1972
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityZunyi
Area
 • Total3,063.28 km2 (1,182.74 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total522,541
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

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.

It was the site of the 2009 Xishui sex trial.

Education[]

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]

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).[3]

Climate[]

Climate data for Xishui
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

References[]

  1. ^ "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[...]"
  2. ^ "Revealed: life inside China's 'Red Army' schools". Agence France-Presse at the South China Morning Post. 2017-02-13. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  3. ^ "鰼部森林小火车 尽享悠闲时光". China Daily. 28 June 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
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