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Panzhou

Coordinates:25°42′36″N104°28′18″E/ 25.7099°N 104.4716°E/25.7099; 104.4716
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Panzhou
Bàn châu thị
County-level city
Panzhou is the southernmost division in this map of Liupanshui
Panzhou is the southernmost division in this map of Liupanshui
Liupanshui in Guizhou
Liupanshui in Guizhou
Coordinates (Panzhou municipal government):25°42′36″N104°28′18″E/ 25.7099°N 104.4716°E/25.7099; 104.4716
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityLiupanshui
Municipal seatYizi Subdistrict
Area
• Total4,056.7 km2(1,566.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation
342 m (1,122 ft)
Population
• Total1,034,903
• Density260/km2(660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00(China Standard)
Postal code
553537
Websitewww.panxian.gov.cn

Panzhou(simplified Chinese:Bàn châu thị;traditional Chinese:Bàn châu thị;pinyin:Pánzhōu Shì) is acounty-level cityin southwesternGuizhouprovince, China, on the border withYunnanprovince to the west. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level cityofLiupanshui.

Ethnic townships in Liupanshui except Liuzhi. Light green -Yi. Blue - miao. Dark green- Bouyei

Administrative divisions[edit]

Panzhou is divided into 6subdistricts,14townsand 7ethnic townships:[1]

subdistricts
towns
ethnic townships

Geography[edit]

Panzhou is located in westernGuizhouprovince and southwesternLiupanshui.Panzhou shares a border withFuyuan CountyandXuanweito the west,Pu'an Countyto the east,Shuicheng Districtto the north, andXingyito the south. Panzhou has a total area of 4,056 km2(1,566 sq mi).

Geology[edit]

Panzhou is located in theSouth China Karst,with mostly on a mountain plateau. The terrain elevation is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, and uplifted in the center and south.

Climate[edit]

Panzhou has ahumid subtropical climatewith monsoon influence. It has an average annual temperature of 15.2 °C (59.4 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,390-millimetre (55 in), a frost-free period of 271 days and an average of 1593 annual sunshine hours. Winters are mild and summers are cool.

Climate data for Panzhou, elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft), (2003–2019 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		22.7
(72.9) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		12.0
(53.6) 		20.0
(67.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		19.4
(66.9) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		8.3
(46.9) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.7
(62.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		4.0
(39.2) 		11.1
(52.0)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 20.0
(0.79) 		13.3
(0.52) 		32.9
(1.30) 		51.7
(2.04) 		127.9
(5.04) 		296.2
(11.66) 		222.5
(8.76) 		168.9
(6.65) 		160.8
(6.33) 		83.1
(3.27) 		26.4
(1.04) 		24.3
(0.96) 		1,228
(48.36)
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) 12.6 8.9 10.2 11.4 13.9 20.6 19.1 19 15.7 16.6 9.6 12.6 170.2
Average snowy days 3.1 2.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.4 7.3
Averagerelative humidity(%) 77 66 65 64 69 80 80 80 81 83 77 80 75
Mean monthlysunshine hours 124.3 155.9 168.2 177.7 170.3 104.6 129.4 146.6 113.3 104.6 145.4 107.3 1,647.6
Percentpossible sunshine 37 49 45 46 41 26 31 37 31 29 45 33 38
Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Economy[edit]

Panzhou is one of the most developed counties in Guizhou; it ranked the 84th in the Top100 of counties and county-level citities of China by comprehensive strength in 2020.[4]

Demographics[edit]

Population[edit]

As of the 2019 census, there were 1,305,666 people and 446,784 households residing in Panzhou.[5]There are 1,070,700 permanent residents in the city.[5]There are 29 ethnic groups living in Panzhou. Among the 28 ethnic minorities, 6 are local minorities, including 126,000Yi,38,000Bai,33,000Miao,22,000Bouyei,9,500Huiand 6,500Sui,accounting for 20.83% of the total population. There are 15,000 people in the other 22 minorities, includingMongolians,Manchu,Tujia,Dong,GelaoandZhuang.

Language[edit]

Mandarinis the official language. The local people speak bothSouthwestern Mandarinand minority languages (Bouyei,Miao,Yiand other languages).[6]

Religion[edit]

The county government supports all religions. The local people mainly believe inChinese folk religion,Buddhism,TaoismandCatholicism.[6]There are twentyBuddhist temples,oneTaoist temple,three Islamicmosques,one Catholicchurchand sevenProtestantchurches in Panzhou.[6]

Culture and tourism[edit]

There are two national4Ascenic areasin Panzhou: the Tuole Ancient Ginkgo Scenic Area (Thỏa nhạc cổ ngân hạnh cảnh khu) and the Dala Fairy Valley Scenic Area (Đát lạp tiên cốc lữ du cảnh khu). There are also three provincial tourist resorts and three provincial tourist scenic spots. The Pan County Dadong Ancient Cultural Site is the only national relic protection unit in Panzhou. There are five provincial culture and relics sites, including the Pan'anzhou Confucius Temple (Phổ an châu văn miếu), the City God Temple (Thành hoàng miếu), and the former residence ofZhang Daofan(Chang Tao-fan;Trương đạo phiên cố cư). The Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area (Ô mông đại thảo nguyên cảnh khu) is a famous scenic area in all of Guizhou.

Major Buddhist Temples in Panzhou include Guanyin Temple (Quan âm tự) and Huguo Temple (or Protect the Country Temple).

Parks[edit]

Panzhou has two major public parks: the East Lake Park and the South Lake Park.

A commanding view of the East Lake Park
Residential buildings near the South Lake Park
All the mountains and plains of the Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area are snowed under
Mahavira Hall, Guanyin Temple
Mahavira Hall, Huguo Temple
Panzhou Library

Transportation[edit]

The city has one high-speed railway station,Panzhou,on theShanghai–Kunming line.There are several conventional railway stations in the City on three lines: thePanxi railway,Liupanshui–Hongguo railway,and theWeishe–Hongguo railway.These three lines meet atHongguo railway stationinHongguo Subdistrict.

Notable people[edit]

  • Long Zhaoxi (Lũng triều hỉ), aTusiin the Yuan dynasty.
  • Shao Yuanshan (Thiệu nguyên thiện), Ming dynasty politician.
  • Jiang Zonglu (Tưởng tông lỗ), Ming dynasty politician.
  • Wang Zuoyuan (Vương tộ viễn), Ming dynasty politician.
  • Meng Benchun (Mạnh bổn thuần), Ming dynasty military officer.
  • Zhang Lingxiang (Trương lăng tường), Muslim uprising leader.
  • Ma Hetu (Mã hà đồ), Muslim uprising leader.
  • Chang Tao-fan,politician in the Republic of China who served asPresident of the Legislative Yuanbetween 1952 and 1961.

References[edit]

  1. ^2023 niên thống kế dụng khu hoa đại mã hòa thành hương hoa phân đại mã: Bàn châu thị(in Simplified Chinese).National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^Trung quốc khí tượng sổ cư võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved28 April2023.
  3. ^ Trung quốc khí tượng sổ cư võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved28 April2023.
  4. ^Wang Jingdong (Vương kính đông), ed. (10 May 2020).Bách cường huyện bảng đan lai liễu! Khán bất đổng, giá cá kinh tế đại tỉnh cánh chỉ hữu tam tịch.CCTV.COM(in Chinese).Retrieved29 July2020.
  5. ^abKinh tế phát triển.Government of Panzhou(in Chinese). 23 June 2020.Retrieved7 September2020.
  6. ^abcDân tộc tông giáo giản huống.Government of Panzhou(in Chinese). 25 December 2019.Retrieved7 September2020.

External links[edit]

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