Huimin County

Huimin County, also known by its Chinese name as Huimin Xian, is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Binzhou in northwestern Shandong Province, China. Its population was 569,975 in 2020.

History

The area of present-day Huimin County was held by Dongyi tribes during China's Shang dynasty before being organized as the state of Qi by Jiang Ziya shortly after the establishment of the Zhou. Following the collapse of the Qin, a Qi Kingdom was reëstablished in the area during the Chu–Han Contention and early Han before being reorganized first as the Jibei Kingdom and then as Pingyuan Commandery.
By the Eastern Han, the area immediately around Huimin was organized as Yanci County. The county seat became the capital of Di Prefecture when it was rëestablished by the Tang in AD643. By the late Tang, Di Prefecture made up part of the territory of the de facto independent Chengde jiedushis and, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms Era, it formed part of the short-lived Kingdom of Zhao. After 1373, the area was administered as Le'an Prefecture.

Geography and climate

Huimin County has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate, with hot, humid summers, and cold, very dry winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperatures ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is. A majority of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 47% in July to 63% in October, the county receives 2,563 hours of bright sunshine annually, sunshine is abundant except during the summer months.

Administrative divisions

There are three subdistricts and 12 towns in the county:
Subdistricts:

Sunwu Subdistrict, Wudingfu Subdistrict, Hefang Subdistrict

Towns:

Shimiao, Sangluoshu, Zijiao, Huji, Lizhuang, Madian, Weiji, Qinghe, Jianglou, Xindian, Danianchen, Zaohuli