Yuxi
Yuxi
Ngọc khê thị | |
|---|---|
 Hongta District,2007 | |
 Location of Yuxi in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates (Yuxi municipal government):24°20′49″N102°31′37″E/ 24.347°N 102.527°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Admin HQ | Hongta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 15,285 km2(5,902 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,568,000 |
| • Density | 170/km2(440/sq mi) |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Total | CN¥252 billion US$37.2 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 111,579 US$16,457 |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
| Postal code | 653100 |
| Area code | 0877 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-YN-04 |
| Website | www |
| Yunnan e-Portal | |
Yuxi(Chinese:Ngọc khê;pinyin:Yùxī) is aprefecture-level cityin the central part ofYunnanprovince of thePeople's Republic of China.The administrative center of Yuxi isHongta District.Yuxi is approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) south ofKunming.
Geography
[edit]Yuxi is located in the center of Yunnan province, about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Kunming, the provincial capital. Like much of the central and eastern parts of the province, it is part of theYunnan-Guizhou Plateau.
The area is 15,285 km2(5,902 sq mi) and the population is approximately 2.5 million.
Near Yuxi city isFuxian Lake,the second-deepest freshwater lake in China, where there have been discovered ancient fossils that are now in the possession of the Yuxi museum. There also are three other lakes around the city. They areXingyun Lake,Qilu Lake,Yangzong Lake.
Climate
[edit]Tempered by the low latitude and moderate elevation, Yuxi has a mild subtropical highland climate (KöppenCwb), with short, mild, dry winters, and warm, rainy summers. Frost may occur in winter but the days still generally warm up to around 17 °C (63 °F). During summer, a majority of the days features some rainfall, and daytime temperatures rise to 26 °C (79 °F). A great majority of the year's rainfall occurs from June to October.
| Climate data for Yuxi, elevation 1,717 m (5,633 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.0 (87.8) |
30.9 (87.6) |
29.1 (84.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.2 (77.4) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.4 (63.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
23.1 (73.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
17.6 (63.7) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.7 (47.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.7 (51.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 27.7 (1.09) |
14.2 (0.56) |
19.5 (0.77) |
35.1 (1.38) |
77.8 (3.06) |
138.0 (5.43) |
179.8 (7.08) |
168.7 (6.64) |
90.2 (3.55) |
74.8 (2.94) |
37.5 (1.48) |
16.2 (0.64) |
879.5 (34.62) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.8 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 11.6 | 14.8 | 19.5 | 19.0 | 13.6 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 121.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 70 | 62 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 71 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 204.3 | 212.6 | 236.9 | 238.6 | 208.1 | 140.1 | 105.4 | 118.5 | 109.6 | 127.4 | 170.3 | 173.2 | 2,045 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 61 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 50 | 34 | 25 | 30 | 30 | 36 | 52 | 53 | 47 |
| Source 1:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[4] | |||||||||||||
Transport
[edit]- China National Highway 213
- G8511 Kunming–Mohan Expressway
- Kunming–Yuxi–Hekou railway
- Yuxi–Mohan railway
History
[edit]The city was founded in 960 AD, at a time when Yunnan was not yet part of China. Yuxi was once the core area of Yunnan Province during the pre-Qin period (period before 221 BC). In the Western Han dynasty (206 BC-24 AD), it became a county of Yizhou Shire. The following dynasties witnessed the continuous separations and unifications of the area. It was not until 1997 that Yuxi became a prefecture-level city of the People's Republic of China.[5]
Demography
[edit]Among the resident population, theHanpopulation is 1,560,279, accounting for 67.73% of the total population; theethnic minoritiespopulation is 743,232, accounting for 32.27% of the total population.
| Dân tộc tên | Han | Yi | Hani | Dai | Hui | Bai | Miao | Mongol | Lahu | Zhuang | Others |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1560281 | 446997 | 130284 | 73596 | 48284 | 11822 | 10306 | 7139 | 7027 | 2366 | 5416 |
| Proportion of total population (%) | 67.73 | 19.40 | 5.66 | 3.19 | 2.10 | 0.51 | 0.45 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.24 |
| Proportion of minority population (%) | --- | 60.14 | 17.53 | 9.90 | 6.50 | 1.59 | 1.39 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.32 | 0.73 |
Government
[edit]Rao Nanhu is the mayor of Yuxi City.
People
[edit]The composer ofChina's National Anthem,Nie Erwas from Yuxi.
Economy
[edit]
Yuxi is the home of the Hongta Group, which was named after the Red Pagoda which sits atop a nearby hill. The Pagoda was originally white, but was painted red during the cultural revolution. Thetobaccois of high quality because there are over 2300 hours of sunlight a year in the region, adequate rainfall in the summer, and excellent soil that produces a plethora of other fruits and vegetables. The region has begun producing wine, which could prove to be quite palatable in the next decade or so. There are substantial mineral deposits oftinandphosphateores, including the Heavenly Triangle of Huaning,[7]Jiangchuan and Cheng gian g.
Yuxi is one of the fastest growing small cities in China. In 2001, the city won an Honor Award in Analysis & Planning by theAmerican Society of Landscape Architects.In 2004UNIDOheld a Workshop on Seed Treatment Technology, one of only two in China.
Education
[edit]Yuxi Normal Universityis a university located in Yuxi with almost 8000 students. It was founded in 1978 as Yuxi Normal College. In 2000, under the approval from theMinistry of Education of the People's Republic of China,it was renamed Yuxi Normal University, with the merging of Yuxi Adult Education Center and Yuxi Normal School.
Subdivisions
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| Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010) |
Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
| Hongta District | Hồng tháp khu | Hóngtǎ Qū | 495,129 | 1,004 | 493 |
| Jiangchuan District | Giang xuyên khu | Jiāngchuān Qū | 280,889 | 850 | 330 |
| Cheng gian g | Trừng Giang Thị | Chéngjiāng shì | 169,366 | 773 | 219 |
| Tonghai County | Thông hải huyện | Tōnghǎi Xiàn | 300,800 | 721 | 417 |
| Huaning County | Hoa ninh huyện | Huáníng Xiàn | 214,650 | 1,313 | 163 |
| Yimen County | Dễ môn huyện | Yìmén Xiàn | 177,110 | 1,571 | 113 |
| Eshan Yi Autonomous County | Nga Sơn dân tộc Di huyện tự trị | Éshān Yízú Zìzhìxiàn | 162,831 | 1,972 | 83 |
| Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County | Tân bình dân tộc Di dân tộc Thái huyện tự trị | Xīnpíng Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn | 285,344 | 4,223 | 68 |
| Yuan gian g Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County | Nguyên giang dân tộc Hani dân tộc Di dân tộc Thái huyện tự trị | Yuánjiāng Hānízú Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn | 217,392 | 2,858 | 76 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Vân Nam tỉnh thống kê cục, quốc gia thống kê cục Vân Nam điều tra tổng đội (December 2023).《 Vân Nam thống kê niêm giám －2023》.Trung Quốc thống kê nhà xuất bản.ISBN978-7-5037-9653-1.
- ^Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved10 April2023.
- ^ Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved10 April2023.
- ^Ngọc khê - khí tượng số liệu - Trung Quốc thời tiết võng(in Chinese). Weather China.Retrieved21 November2022.
- ^ "Yuxi Travel Guide".
- ^Yunnan Provincial Census Office, Yunnan Provincial Bureau of Statistics (September 2012)."Yunnan Provincial Census Data in 2010".China Statistics Press.ISBN978-7-5037-6548-3.
- ^"USGS Mineral Set, 2002"(PDF).
External links
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