Xishui County, Guizhou

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Xishui County

|native_name = {{lower|0.1em|习水县}}

|native_name_lang = zh-Hans

|postal_code_type = Postal code

|settlement_type = County

|image_skyline = 五星村02 - panoramio.jpg

|image_map =

|map_caption =

|pushpin_map = Guizhou#Southwest China

|pushpin_label = Xishui

|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the seat in Guizhou

|coor_pinpoint = Xishui County government

|coordinates = {{coord|28.3329|N|106.1972|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-52_source:Gaode|display=it}}

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = China

|subdivision_type1 = Province

|subdivision_name1 = Guizhou

|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city

|subdivision_name2 = Zunyi

|seat_type = County seat

|seat = Donghuang

|area_total_km2 = 3063.28

|population_total = 522,541

|population_as_of = 2010

|population_density_km2 = auto

|elevation_m =

|timezone = China Standard

|utc_offset = +8

|website =

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Xishui County ({{zh|s=习水县 |t=習水縣 |p=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.

Administrative divisions

Xishui County is divided into 4 subdistricts, 20 towns and 2 townships:{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/52/03/520330.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：习水县| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}

;subdistricts

Donghuang 东皇街道
Jiulong 九龙街道
Shanwang 杉王街道
Malin 马临街道

;towns

Tucheng 土城镇
Tongmin 同民镇
Xingmin 醒民镇
Longxing 隆兴镇
Xijiu 习酒镇
Huilong 回龙镇
Sangmu 桑木镇
Yong'an 永安镇
Liangcun 良村镇
Wenshui 温水镇
Xianyuan 仙源镇
Guandian 官店镇
Zhaiba 寨坝镇
Minhua 民化镇
Erlang 二郎镇
Erli 二里镇
Sanchahe 三岔河镇
Dapo 大坡镇
Taolin 桃林镇
Chengzhai 程寨镇

;townships

Shuanglong 双龙乡
Niba 坭坝乡

Education

Yang Dezhi Red Army School in Wenshui Town ({{lang|zh-hans|温水镇}}) in Xishui County.{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2017/02/13/china-red-army-schools/KjQnaS1Pp1RbuC5H900nlL/story.html|title=China’s Red Army schools|publisher=Agence France-Presse at the Boston Globe|date=2017-02-13|access-date=2017-02-21}} "The Yang Dezhi “Red Army” elementary school in Wenshui, Xishui country in Guizhou province[...]" It opened during the latter portion of the Qing Dynasty and became a Red Army School in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2070357/revealed-life-inside-chinas-red-army-schools|title=Revealed: life inside China’s ‘Red Army’ schools|publisher=Agence France-Presse at the South China Morning Post|date=2017-02-13|access-date=2017-02-21}}

Tourism

The county is home to the {{convert|11.5|km|mi}} "Xishui Forest Train" (an electric monorail with an engine shaped like a steam locomotive) ({{zh|s=习水森林小火车}}) which allows for sightseeing through forests and lakes near the city of Xishui ({{zh|s=习水县}}).{{cite news |title=鰼部森林小火车尽享悠闲时光 |url=https://cn.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202006/28/WS5ef81311a310a859d09d46f8.html |access-date=23 July 2021 |publisher=China Daily |date=28 June 2020}}

Climate

{{Weather box|width=auto

|metric first=y

|single line=y

|collapsed = Y

|location = Xishui, elevation {{convert|1180|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present)

|Jan high C = 5.7

|Feb high C = 8.7

|Mar high C = 13.4

|Apr high C = 18.8

|May high C = 22.2

|Jun high C = 24.4

|Jul high C = 27.7

|Aug high C = 27.6

|Sep high C = 23.5

|Oct high C = 17.4

|Nov high C = 13.2

|Dec high C = 7.6

|Jan mean C = 3.1

|Feb mean C = 5.3

|Mar mean C = 9.4

|Apr mean C = 14.3

|May mean C = 17.7

|Jun mean C = 20.4

|Jul mean C = 23.2

|Aug mean C = 22.7

|Sep mean C = 19.2

|Oct mean C = 14.2

|Nov mean C = 9.7

|Dec mean C = 4.6

|Jan low C = 1.3

|Feb low C = 3.2

|Mar low C = 6.7

|Apr low C = 11.1

|May low C = 14.4

|Jun low C = 17.5

|Jul low C = 19.8

|Aug low C = 19.2

|Sep low C = 16.3

|Oct low C = 12.1

|Nov low C = 7.5

|Dec low C = 2.8

|Jan record high C = 19.3 |Jan record low C = -6.4

|Feb record high C = 28.7 |Feb record low C = -6.2

|Mar record high C = 31.3 |Mar record low C = -5.6

|Apr record high C = 31.2 |Apr record low C = 0.0

|May record high C = 33.7 |May record low C = 5.5

|Jun record high C = 32.6 |Jun record low C = 10.1

|Jul record high C = 34.2 |Jul record low C = 10.9

|Aug record high C = 35.6 |Aug record low C = 11.2

|Sep record high C = 36.0 |Sep record low C = 7.2

|Oct record high C = 30.5 |Oct record low C = 0.7

|Nov record high C = 26.8 |Nov record low C = -2.6

|Dec record high C = 19.7 |Dec record low C = -8.6

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 26.3

|Feb precipitation mm = 26.5

|Mar precipitation mm = 52.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 89.8

|May precipitation mm = 134.0

|Jun precipitation mm = 204.1

|Jul precipitation mm = 170.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 131.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 94.7

|Oct precipitation mm = 88.8

|Nov precipitation mm = 40.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 26.0

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 18.7

|Feb precipitation days = 16.1

|Mar precipitation days = 17.5

|Apr precipitation days = 17.3

|May precipitation days = 17.7

|Jun precipitation days = 18.2

|Jul precipitation days = 14.4

|Aug precipitation days = 14.0

|Sep precipitation days = 13.8

|Oct precipitation days = 18.8

|Nov precipitation days = 15.4

|Dec precipitation days = 16.8

|year precipitation days =

|Jan humidity = 87

|Feb humidity = 85

|Mar humidity = 83

|Apr humidity = 81

|May humidity = 80

|Jun humidity = 84

|Jul humidity = 79

|Aug humidity = 79

|Sep humidity = 82

|Oct humidity = 86

|Nov humidity = 86

|Dec humidity = 87

|Jan sun = 31.2

|Feb sun = 42.4

|Mar sun = 71.1

|Apr sun = 99.3

|May sun = 109.0

|Jun sun = 94.5

|Jul sun = 172.7

|Aug sun = 174.1

|Sep sun = 114.2

|Oct sun = 57.6

|Nov sun = 59.6

|Dec sun = 41.5

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 10

| Feb percentsun = 13

| Mar percentsun = 19

| Apr percentsun = 26

| May percentsun = 26

| Jun percentsun = 23

| Jul percentsun = 41

| Aug percentsun = 43

| Sep percentsun = 31

| Oct percentsun = 16

| Nov percentsun = 19

| Dec percentsun = 13

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 8.1

|Feb snow days = 4.6

|Mar snow days = 1

|Apr snow days = 0

|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 = 0.5

|Dec snow days = 3.3

|year snow days =

|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=18 September 2023}}

{{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =18 September 2023}}

| source 2 = Weather China{{cite web

| url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101260209.shtml?

| script-title=zh:习水 - 气象数据 -中国天气网

| publisher = Weather China

| language = zh

| access-date = 21 November 2022}}

}}

Cuisine

Xishui county is a home of Chinese liquor (baijiu) xijiu.

References

Category:Counties of Guizhou

Category:Administrative divisions of Zunyi