Beihai

Běihǎi (Cheenese Postal Cairt Romanisation: Pakhoi; Cheenese: 北海) is a prefectur-level city in the sooth o Guangxi, Fowkrepublic o Cheenae. The name o the city means "north o the sea" in Cheenese, signifyin its status as a seaport on the north shore o the Gulf o Tonkin, that haes grantit it historical importance as a port o internaitional trade for Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guizhou, an Yunnan. Atween the years 2006 an 2020, Beihai is predicted tae be the warld's fastest growin city. Beihai haes a muckle shipyard, but maist o the money generated in the city is derived frae trade. In addition, it governs the small islands of Weizhou and Xieyang, and is directly north of Hainan Island. Subdiveesions Beihai contains three destricts an ane coonty, which are subdividit intae five urban sub-destricts, 23 touns, 3 tounships, 87 neeburheid committees, 343 clachan committees. Haicheng Destrict (Cantonese: Hoi Sing) Yinhai Destrict (Cantonese: Ngan Hoi) Tieshangang Destrict (Cantonese: Tit San Gang) Hepu Coonty History Efter the 1876 Sino-Breetish Treaty o Yantai, aicht Wastren naitions (the UK, US, Germany, Austrick-Hungary, Fraunce, Italy, Portugal, an Belgium) set up embassies, hospitals, churches, schuils, an maritime customs. Today, 15 o these wastren biggins remain in Beihai. It offeecially became an internaitional tourist spot (旅遊對外開放城市) in 1982. City timeline December 4, 1949: Beihai became a toun o Hepu Coonty unner the Communist Pairty o Cheenae . January 1951: a province-administered city o Guangdong May 1951: entrusted tae Guangxi March 1952: offeecially administered bi Guangxi May 1955: Administered bi Guangdong again 1956: reduced tae a coonty-level city 1958: reduced tae Beihai Fowk's Commune o Hepu Coonty 1959: coonty-class toun 1964: restored tae coonty-class city June 1965: Administered bi Guangxi again October 1983: restored tae prefectur-level city Leid Vernacular leids o Beihai include several Cantonese dialects an Hakka. Mandarin is o increasin prevalence as a result o pairt of the Cheenese govrenment's general promotion o Mandarin. Transportation Air Transportation Beihai is served bi Beihai Fucheng Airport (BHY). It serves domestic destinations an also Hong Kong. Climate Beihai haes a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), wi mild tae warm winters an lang, het (but nae especially) simmers, an very humid conditions year-round. The monthly 24-hour average temperatur ranges frae 14.5 °C (58.1 °F) in Januar tae 28.8 °C (83.8 °F) in Julie, while extremes hae ranged frae 2.0 tae 37.1 °C (36 tae 99 °F). Rain is baith the hiviest an maist frequent frae Juin tae September, when 70% o the annual rainfaw also occurs. This is in contrast tae the autumn an winter months, whaur only 20 tae 40 millimetre (0.79 tae 1.57 in) o rain faws per month. The area receives aboot 2,000 oors o sunshine annually. References Freemit airtins Travel guide tae Beihai frae Wikivoyage