Xishui County, Hubei
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| other_name = Sishui
| settlement_type = County
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| subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
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| subdivision_name1 = Hubei
| subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
| subdivision_name2 = Huanggang
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| area_total_km2 =1,961
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| population_total =716,273
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| website = {{URL|www.xishui.gov.cn|浠水县人民政府门户网 (Xishui County People's Government Web Portal)}} (in Simplified Chinese)
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Xishui County ({{lang-zh|s={{linktext|浠水|县}} |t={{linktext|浠水|縣}} |p=Xīshuǐ Xiàn}}) is a county of eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China. The county extends over an area of {{convert|2000|km2}} and is under the administration of Huanggang City.
History
Xishui was a center of revolutionary activity during the Chinese Civil War. In 1922, an underground group was formed to try to undermine the Kuomintang. Between 1926 and 1949, thousands of locals lost their lives in the struggle.
Famous persons whose ancestral home was Xishui County:
- Wen Yiduo (Chinese: 聞一多), famous writer of China.
- Yang Jisheng (historian) ( Chinese traditional: 楊繼繩), the author of Tomb: Great famine of China: 1959-1962 (Chinese name: < 墓碑:中國1959-1962年三年大饑荒>)
- Xu Fuguan, a Chinese historian and philosopher, notable for Confucian studies
Geography
=Administrative divisions=
Xishui County administers:{{cite web|url=http://www.xishui.gov.cn/2007-12/21/cms3095article.shtml |script-title=zh:浠水县行政区划 | language = zh-hans|publisher=Xishui County People's Government |quote= "{{lang|zh-hans|行政区划 （2016年6月资料更新）全县完成乡镇区划撤并工作，共撤并巴驿、马垅2个镇，麻桥、余堰、三店、西河、六神、朱店、松山、华桂、胡河、堰桥11个乡，现辖清泉、巴河、兰溪、散花、竹瓦、汪岗、团陂、白莲、蔡河、洗马、丁司当[sic]、关口12镇，绿杨1个乡，共649个行政村、15个城区社区。另全县设有非行政区划单位有3个：三角山林场、策湖养殖场、经济开发区（省级）。}}"|access-date=10 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.xzqh.org/html/show/hb/15251.html |script-title=zh:"黄冈市乡镇（街道）名录" [Huanggang City Township-level Divisions List] | language = zh-hans|publisher=行政区划网站 [Administrative Divisions Website]|quote="{{lang|zh-hans|浠水县辖12个镇、1个乡：清泉镇、巴河镇、竹瓦镇、汪岗镇、团陂镇、关口镇、白莲镇、蔡河镇、洗马镇、丁司垱镇、散花镇、兰溪镇、绿杨乡。县政府驻清泉镇。}}"|date=15 August 2014|access-date=10 January 2018}}{{cite book |script-title=zh:中国地质邮政编码簿(2015)|publisher=China Post |year=2015|pages=594–595}}
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
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|location = Xishui, elevation {{convert|62|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
|Jan high C = 8.9
|Feb high C = 11.4
|Mar high C = 17.3
|Apr high C = 23.0
|May high C = 27.3
|Jun high C = 29.8
|Jul high C = 32.9
|Aug high C = 33.7
|Sep high C = 29.3
|Oct high C = 23.7
|Nov high C = 17.9
|Dec high C = 11.2
|Jan mean C = 4.8
|Feb mean C = 7.0
|Mar mean C = 12.2
|Apr mean C = 17.8
|May mean C = 22.5
|Jun mean C = 25.5
|Jul mean C = 28.6
|Aug mean C = 28.6
|Sep mean C = 24.2
|Oct mean C = 18.5
|Nov mean C = 12.7
|Dec mean C = 6.3
|Jan low C = 1.8
|Feb low C = 3.7
|Mar low C = 8.2
|Apr low C = 13.4
|May low C = 18.4
|Jun low C = 22.2
|Jul low C = 25.2
|Aug low C = 24.9
|Sep low C = 20.5
|Oct low C = 14.6
|Nov low C = 9.0
|Dec low C = 2.7
|Jan record high C = 22.2 |Jan record low C = -6.5
|Feb record high C = 27.1 |Feb record low C = -5.4
|Mar record high C = 34.7 |Mar record low C = -2.3
|Apr record high C = 34.9 |Apr record low C = 3.8
|May record high C = 36.4 |May record low C = 9.7
|Jun record high C = 38.1 |Jun record low C = 12.9
|Jul record high C = 39.7 |Jul record low C = 18.4
|Aug record high C = 40.1 |Aug record low C = 17.3
|Sep record high C = 38.8 |Sep record low C = 12.7
|Oct record high C = 35.5 |Oct record low C = 3.0
|Nov record high C = 30.6 |Nov record low C = -2.0
|Dec record high C = 23.9 |Dec record low C = -8.6
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|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 61.2
|Feb precipitation mm = 76.5
|Mar precipitation mm = 105.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 142.2
|May precipitation mm = 172.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 218.3
|Jul precipitation mm = 226.0
|Aug precipitation mm = 140.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 76.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 63.5
|Nov precipitation mm = 56.9
|Dec precipitation mm = 36.8
|Jan humidity = 76
|Feb humidity = 75
|Mar humidity = 74
|Apr humidity = 73
|May humidity = 74
|Jun humidity = 79
|Jul humidity = 77
|Aug humidity = 77
|Sep humidity = 74
|Oct humidity = 73
|Nov humidity = 75
|Dec humidity = 73
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 10.8
|Feb precipitation days = 11.2
|Mar precipitation days = 13.6
|Apr precipitation days = 12.5
|May precipitation days = 12.9
|Jun precipitation days = 13.5
|Jul precipitation days = 12.0
|Aug precipitation days = 11.7
|Sep precipitation days = 7.9
|Oct precipitation days = 8.7
|Nov precipitation days = 9.1
|Dec precipitation days = 8.0
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|Jan sun = 97.6
|Feb sun = 101.5
|Mar sun = 127.2
|Apr sun = 153.3
|May sun = 171.0
|Jun sun = 161.5
|Jul sun = 212.6
|Aug sun = 218.8
|Sep sun = 175.2
|Oct sun = 160.5
|Nov sun = 137.3
|Dec sun = 125.4
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| Jan percentsun = 30
| Feb percentsun = 32
| Mar percentsun = 34
| Apr percentsun = 39
| May percentsun = 40
| Jun percentsun = 38
| Jul percentsun = 50
| Aug percentsun = 54
| Sep percentsun = 48
| Oct percentsun = 46
| Nov percentsun = 43
| Dec percentsun = 40
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|Jan snow days = 3.4
|Feb snow days = 1.9
|Mar snow days = 0.6
|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 = 0.2
|Dec snow days = 0.9
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Natural Resources
Economy
The very first agricultural cooperative in Hubei province was established at Xishui in 1952, as impoverished peasants pooled their land and cattle to create one large farm. In the first year, the commune increased its production by one third. The commune also expanded fresh-water fish and lotus root cultivation, and began planting two crops of rice per year. In 1956, the Xishui cooperative was recognized as an exemplary “national production growth model.” A major flood-control and irrigation reservoir was completed in 1961 and it began generating electricity the following year. This again became a national model for other villages to follow.
Yangtze Flooding
Xishui is subject to flooding from the Yangtze River. In 1996, the main dike wall shielding the village from the Yangtze broke in several places, endangering the entire county. Emergency support personnel from Qichun County and Wuxue City were required to help deal with the emergency. Since then, the dike was widened and raised in height.
References
{{Commons category|Xishui County, Hubei}}
{{Wiktionary|Xishui|Hsi-shui}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060217163437/http://www.xishui.gov.cn/ Xishui Government websites] (Chinese)
{{County-level divisions of Hubei}}
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