Bijie
Bijie
Tất tiết thị Pikieh, Pichieh | |
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 Bijie Feixiong Airport | |
 Location of Bijie City jurisdiction in Guizhou | |
  Bijie Location of the city center in Guizhou  Bijie Bijie (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Bijie municipal government):27°17′02″N105°17′31″E/ 27.284°N 105.292°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Municipal seat | Qi xing guan District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26,853 km2(10,368 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,723 m (5,653 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,536,370 |
| • Density | 240/km2(630/sq mi) |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Total | CN¥202 billion US$29.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 29,295 US$ 4,247 |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
| Postal code | 551700 |
| Area code | 0857 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GZ-05 |
| Licence plate prefixes | Quý F |
| Website | bijie |
Bijie(simplified Chinese:Tất tiết;traditional Chinese:Tất tiết;pinyin:Bìjíe) is aprefecture-level cityin northwesternGuizhou Province,China, borderingSichuanto the north andYunnanto the west.
The Daotianhe Reservoir, located to the north of the town was commissioned in 1965 with a rated annual capacity of 6.5 million cubic meters.
On 10 November 2011, the formerBijiePrefecture(Tất tiết khu vực) was converted to a prefecture-level city, and the formercounty-level cityof Bijie was rechristenedQi xing guan District.[2]
Geography and climate
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Bijie bordersZunyito the east,AnshunandLiupanshuito the south,ZhaotongandQujing(Yunnan) to the west, andLuzhou(Sichuan) to the north. It spans latitude 26°21′−27°46′ N and longitude 105°36′−106°43′ E, and is marked heavily by the presence of theWumeng Mountains(Ô Mông Sơn) as well askarsttopography. TheWu,Beipan,and Chishui Rivers are the most important rivers that originate here. The highest elevation is Jiucaiping (Rau hẹ bình), at 2,900.6 m (9,516 ft), on the border of Hezhang and Weining counties.
Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1,700 m (5,600 ft), Bijie has amonsoon-influencedsubtropical highland climate(KöppenCwb), bordering on ahumid subtropical climate(KöppenCwa) with very warm, rainy summers and cool, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 3.0 °C (37.4 °F) in January to 21.9 °C (71.4 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 13.3 °C (55.9 °F). Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 189 days of the year, but over half of the annual total (898 mm or 35.4 in) occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 14% in January to 40% in August, the city receives 1,162 hours of bright sunshine annually; spring is sunnier and features warmer daytime temperatures than autumn. Snow and ice are occasional hazards over winter, with a particularly severe event in January 2023.[3]
| Climate data for Bijie (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 16.8 (0.66) |
14.6 (0.57) |
30.2 (1.19) |
58.5 (2.30) |
95.0 (3.74) |
157.3 (6.19) |
177.3 (6.98) |
148.4 (5.84) |
92.5 (3.64) |
70.5 (2.78) |
23.4 (0.92) |
13.0 (0.51) |
897.5 (35.32) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 18.0 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 189.2 |
| Average snowy days | 7.7 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 18 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 85 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 81 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 45.9 | 60.3 | 90.8 | 115.0 | 117.2 | 97.8 | 156.8 | 161.6 | 119.5 | 68.0 | 77.8 | 51.7 | 1,162.4 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 26 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
Administration
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Bijie City consists of one district, one county-level city, five counties and one autonomous county. These are:
- Qi xing guan District(Thất tinh quan khu;Qīxīngguān Qū);
- Qianxi City(Kiềm chợ phía tây;Qiánxī Shì);
- Dafang County(Hào phóng huyện;Dàfāng Xiàn);
- Jinsha County(Kim sa huyện;Jīnshā Xiàn);
- Zhijin County(Dệt kim huyện;Zhījīn Xiàn);
- Nayong County(Nạp ung huyện;Nàyōng Xiàn);
- Hezhang County(Hách chương huyện;Hèzhāng Xiàn);
- Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County(Uy ninh dân tộc Di hồi tộc Miêu tộc huyện tự trị;Wēiníng yízú huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn).
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Demographics
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| Permanent residents[7](Nov. 2010) | Hukou population[8] (Late 2010) | |||
| Total | Percentage | Population density (/km2) | ||
| Bijie City | 6,536,370 | 100 | 243.41 | 8,338,858 |
| Qi xing guan District | 1,136,905 | 17.39 | 333.21 | 1,483,697 |
| Dafang County | 776,246 | 11.88 | 221.66 | 1,080,406 |
| Qianxi County | 695,735 | 10.64 | 272.41 | 914,025 |
| Jinsha County | 560,651 | 8.58 | 221.78 | 669,661 |
| Zhijin County | 783,951 | 11.99 | 273.44 | 1,086,150 |
| Nayong County | 669,781 | 10.25 | 273.60 | 938,435 |
| Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County | 1,263,816 | 19.34 | 200.73 | 1,392,117 |
| Hezhang County | 649,285 | 9.93 | 200.09 | 774,367 |
According to the2010 Sixth National Census,Bijie City had apermanent residentpopulation of 6,536,370, an increase of 208,899 (3.3% or 0.33% annually), 3,400,195 (52.02%) of which were male, producing a male-female ratio of 108.42:100. Children aged 0−14 numbered 2,029,934 người (31.06%), persons aged 15−64 numbered 4,018,583 (61.48), and seniors 65+ numbered 487,853 (7.46%). The urban population stood at 1,711,222 (26.18%). Persons ofHan ethnicitynumbered 4,824,015 (73.80%), whileminoritiesformed the other 26.20%.
Transport
[edit]At present the backbone of the transport network in Bijie City is formed by China National Highways321and326.As of 2013[update],Bijie is the only prefecture-level city of Guizhou to lack rail service;[9]this changed with the 2020 opening of theLeshan (Sichuan)−Guiyang Railway(Thành khách quý vận đường tàu riêng).[10]Other projected rail lines are Bijie−Shuicheng−Xingyi(Tất thủy hưng đường sắt) andZhaotong(Yunnan)−Weining−Bijie−Jinsha−Zunyi.[11]The city is served by theBijie Feixiong Airport(IATA:BFJ).
Historical sites
[edit]Notable historical sites in Bijie include the following:[12]
- Historical inscriptions
- Ma'an Mountain, Qianxi Yi Cliff Inscription (Kiềm tây yên ngựa sơn di văn nham khắc): located in Bakuaitian, Chengguan Township, Qianxi (Kiềm tây huyện thành quan trấn tám khối điền thôn)
- Wopo, Hezhang Cliff Inscription (Hách chương oa pha viết chữ nham chữ viết và tượng Phật trên vách núi): located in Xique, Wopo Township, Hezhang (Hách chương huyện oa pha hương hỉ thước)
- Qi xing guan, Bijie Cliff Inscription (Tất tiết thất tinh quan chữ viết và tượng Phật trên vách núi): located in Qi xing Township (Thất tinh hương), along the border between Hezhang County and Qi xing guan District
- Chekaiqing, Nayong Chinese-Yi Cliff Inscription (Nạp ung xả khải tinh hán di văn chữ viết và tượng Phật trên vách núi khắc đá): located in Kaiqing, Poqi Township, Zhikun District (Trị côn khu sườn núi này hương khải tinh thôn)
- Guanyindong, Jinsha Buddha Image Cliff Inscription (Kim sa Quan Âm động tượng Phật chữ viết và tượng Phật trên vách núi): located in Yankong (Nham khổng trấn), near the local elementary school
- Qianxi "Reverse Cliff Inscription" (Kiềm tây "Phản tự nham"): located in Zhongguan, Zhong gian Township (Trung kiến hương trung quảng thôn)
- Dafang Shuixi Dadu River Bridge Inscription (Hào phóng thủy tây đại qua sông kiều bia): located on the banks of the Dadu River (Đại qua sông) between Huangnitang (Đất đỏ đường trấn), Dafang County, and Aoshui Township (Lõm vùng sông nước), Qianxi County
- Dafang Hejia Bridge Yi Inscription (Hào phóng hà gia kiều di văn bia): located on the banks of the Mudu River (Mộ đều hà) in Shishu Township (Thị thụ hương)
- Dafang Mayi River Bridge Inscription (Hào phóng con kiến hà kiều bia): located on the Mayi River Bridge (Con kiến hà kiều) in Songhe Township (Tùng hạc hương)
- Dafang Yi Ancestral Origin Inscription (Hào phóng di văn tổ nguyên bia): located in Qingjiao, Shishu Township (Thị thụ hương tinh chân)
References
[edit]- ^Quý Châu thống kê niêm giám (2021).Trung Quốc thống kê nhà xuất bản.ISBN9787503795558.
- ^Quốc Vụ Viện phê chuẩn tất tiết triệt mà thiết thị(in Simplified Chinese). 12 November 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 3 March 2016.Retrieved23 November2011.
- ^https:// youtube /watch?v=OO7UI6nfWpgYouTube Most Horrific Natural Disasters Caught on Dashcam 21:06-22:04.
- ^Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved29 July2023.
- ^ Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved29 July2023.
- ^ Trung Quốc mặt đất quốc tế trao đổi trạm khí hậu tiêu chuẩn giá trị nguyệt giá trị số liệu tập ( 1971－2000 năm ).China Meteorological Administration.Archived fromthe originalon 21 September 2013.Retrieved25 May2010.
- ^《 tất tiết khu vực 2010 năm lần thứ sáu cả nước dân cư tổng điều tra chủ yếu số liệu công báo 》[full citation needed]
- ^《 Trung Hoa nhân dân nước cộng hoà cả nước phân huyện thị dân cư thống kê tư liệu 2010》[full citation needed]
- ^Tất tiết đường sắt xây dựng nghênh đón phát triển mùa xuân.Archived fromthe originalon 24 April 2013.Retrieved30 May2013.
- ^Thành quý cao thiết toàn tuyến khai thông tất tiết chính thức tiến vào cao thiết thời đại.Archived fromthe originalon 10 September 2020.Retrieved10 September2020.
- ^"Tam túng tam hoành" đường sắt quy hoạch sử tất tiết thông giang đạt hải.Archived fromthe originalon 2 May 2013.Retrieved30 May2013.
- ^Tất tiết khu vực chí: Văn vật danh thắng chí[Almanac of Bijie Prefecture: Directory of cultural and historical sites]. Guizhou People's Press. 1994.
External links
[edit]- Official government website of Bijie CityArchived29 August 2011 at theWayback Machine
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