Xingping
{{for|the county in Yunnan province|Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County}}
{{Expand Chinese|date=December 2008|topic=geo}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Xingping
| native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|兴平市}}}}}}
| other_name = Hingping
| settlement_type = County-level city
| image_skyline = 兴平马嵬西汉黄山宫_-_panoramio.jpg
| image_map = ChinaXianyangXingping.png
| image_map1 = Location of Xianyang Prefecture within Shaanxi (China).png
| map_caption = Xingping in Xianyang
| map_caption1 = Xianyang in Shaanxi
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Shaanxi
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Xianyang
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 496
| population_total = 556088
| population_as_of = 2018
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|34.2995|N|108.4905|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-61|display=inline,title}}
| timezone = China standard time
| utc_offset = +8
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 713100
| area_code = (0)029
| area_code_type = Area code
| blank_name = Licence plates
| blank_info = {{lang|zh-cn|陕D}}
|website = {{URL|www.snxingping.gov.cn/}}
}}
Xingping ({{zh|s=兴平 |t=興平 |p=Xīngpíng}}) is a city located in the center part of Shaanxi province, China. It has been a city since 1993, with a total area of 496 square kilometers and a population of 620,000. The annual average temperature is {{Convert|13.1|C}} and its annual precipitation of {{Convert|585|mm|abbr=on}}. At present, Xingping has developed more than 50 industries including maritime, aviation, electronics, medicine, and light industry.
The historic sites of the city (also spelled Hsing-p’ing) can be found in Xingping Old Street and Fishing Village about {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} from the town. The old banyan tree, which needs as many as eight people's outstretched arms to encircle it, and Guandi (General Guan Yu) Temple which was built during the Qing dynasty both tell the long history of the town.{{Cite web|url=http://www.travelchinaguide.com/attraction/guangxi/guilin/li_river/xingping.htm|title=Xingping Town|website=travelchinaguide.com}}
Other places of interest in the city includes the tomb of Han Maoling, Huo Yang's tomb and Xingping's North Tower.
Liu Jin (also known as Liu Chin), born circa 1451 or 1452, is from the area of Xingping (Hsing-p’ing). A son of Tan (談) lineage, when he was made a eunuch under the aegis of a eunuch official named Liu, he appropriated that surname. Infamous for being an extremely corrupt official who abused his office to amass a great fortune, he was executed in Beijing in 1510 for treason by a "thousand cuts" over a three-day period. He died on the 2nd day after 300 to 400 cuts. Witnesses at the time said that angry onlookers bought a piece of his flesh for one qian (the smallest currency at the time) and consumed it with rice wine.Biography of Lieu Chin from the Ming shih, ch. 304 (Text #15); translated by Howard Goodman, page 79.
Administrative divisions
As of 2016, this city is divided to 5 subdistricts and 7 towns.
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Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Xingping, elevation {{convert|411|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = 5.3
|Feb high C = 9.6
|Mar high C = 15.5
|Apr high C = 21.7
|May high C = 26.6
|Jun high C = 31.7
|Jul high C = 32.6
|Aug high C = 30.2
|Sep high C = 25.3
|Oct high C = 19.5
|Nov high C = 12.9
|Dec high C = 6.8
|Jan mean C = -0.1
|Feb mean C = 3.6
|Mar mean C = 9.2
|Apr mean C = 15.1
|May mean C = 19.9
|Jun mean C = 25.1
|Jul mean C = 27.0
|Aug mean C = 25.0
|Sep mean C = 19.9
|Oct mean C = 13.9
|Nov mean C = 7.0
|Dec mean C = 1.2
|Jan low C = -4.1
|Feb low C = -0.9
|Mar low C = 4.0
|Apr low C = 9.3
|May low C = 14.0
|Jun low C = 19.3
|Jul low C = 22.3
|Aug low C = 21.0
|Sep low C = 16.1
|Oct low C = 10.0
|Nov low C = 2.8
|Dec low C = -3.0
|Jan record high C = 17.8 |Jan record low C = -18.4
|Feb record high C = 24.0 |Feb record low C = -14.5
|Mar record high C = 30.4 |Mar record low C = -8.0
|Apr record high C = 35.2 |Apr record low C = -1.5
|May record high C = 37.4 |May record low C = 2.7
|Jun record high C = 41.5 |Jun record low C = 9.2
|Jul record high C = 39.8 |Jul record low C = 14.9
|Aug record high C = 38.2 |Aug record low C = 12.
|Sep record high C = 37.3 |Sep record low C = 5.7
|Oct record high C = 31.2 |Oct record low C = -3.3
|Nov record high C = 25.7 |Nov record low C = -7.1
|Dec record high C = 22.9 |Dec record low C = -17.8
|year high C = |year low C =
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 6.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 9.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 25.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 37.8
|May precipitation mm = 54.9
|Jun precipitation mm = 67.1
|Jul precipitation mm = 75.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 93.0
|Sep precipitation mm = 101.5
|Oct precipitation mm = 57.7
|Nov precipitation mm = 22.5
|Dec precipitation mm = 4.7
|Jan humidity = 67
|Feb humidity = 66
|Mar humidity = 66
|Apr humidity = 69
|May humidity = 70
|Jun humidity = 65
|Jul humidity = 73
|Aug humidity = 81
|Sep humidity = 83
|Oct humidity = 81
|Nov humidity = 77
|Dec humidity = 69
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 3.6
|Feb precipitation days = 4.2
|Mar precipitation days = 6.6
|Apr precipitation days = 6.9
|May precipitation days = 9.3
|Jun precipitation days = 8.5
|Jul precipitation days = 9.1
|Aug precipitation days = 9.6
|Sep precipitation days = 11.7
|Oct precipitation days = 10.1
|Nov precipitation days = 5.8
|Dec precipitation days = 2.9
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 118.6
|Feb sun = 119.0
|Mar sun = 152.9
|Apr sun = 176.0
|May sun = 189.0
|Jun sun = 192.0
|Jul sun = 197.5
|Aug sun = 168.6
|Sep sun = 120.9
|Oct sun = 106.9
|Nov sun = 116.4
|Dec sun = 121.9
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 38
| Feb percentsun = 38
| Mar percentsun = 41
| Apr percentsun = 45
| May percentsun = 44
| Jun percentsun = 45
| Jul percentsun = 45
| Aug percentsun = 41
| Sep percentsun = 33
| Oct percentsun = 31
| Nov percentsun = 38
| Dec percentsun = 40
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 3.6
|Feb snow days = 2.8
|Mar snow days = 1.0
|Apr snow days = 0.1
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 1.0
|Dec snow days = 1.9
|year snow days =
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