Xingren


Xingren is a county-level city of southwestern Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Xingren has 6 subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 ethnic township:
;subdistricts
  • Donghu Subdistrict
  • Chengnan Subdistrict
  • Zhenwushan Subdistrict
  • Chengbei Subdistrict
  • Luguan Subdistrict
  • Yipintianyuan Subdistrict
;towns
  • Tunjiao Town
  • Baling Town
  • Baide Town
  • Yuzhang Town
  • Panjiazhuang Town
  • Huilong Town
  • Xiashan Town
  • Xinlongchang Town
  • Dashan Town
  • Mamaya Town
  • Boyang Town

Geography and climate

Due to its low latitude and elevation above, Xingren has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, bordering on a subtropical highland climate with very warm, rainy summers and mild, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is. Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 175 days of the year, but over 75% of the annual total occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in January to 40% in April, the county receives 1,441 hours of bright sunshine annually, with spring and summer sunnier than autumn and winter.