# Lüchun County

Lüchun County (simplified Chinese: 绿春县; traditional Chinese: 綠春縣; pinyin: Lǜchūn Xiàn) is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lai Châu Province to the south.

## Administrative divisions

In the present, Lüchun County has 4 towns and 5 townships.

### 4 towns

| Daxing (大兴镇) Niukong (牛孔镇) | Daheishan (大黑山镇) Pinghe (平河镇) |

### 5 townships

| Gekui (戈奎乡) Dashuigou (大水沟乡) Banpo (半坡乡) | Qimaba (骑马坝乡) Sanmeng (三猛乡) |

## Ethnic groups

The Lüchun County Gazetteer (1992) lists the following ethnic Hani subgroups (highlighted in bold) and their respective locations.
* Ha'ou 哈欧
** Daxing 大兴: Chanong 岔弄, Laobian 老边, Mazong 马宗
** Sanmeng 三猛区: Tongzhu 桐珠, Hade 哈德
* Qidi 期弟, Asong 阿松
** Niukong 牛孔, Dashuigou 大水沟, Daheishan 大黑山
* Guozuo 果作
** Pinghe District 平河区: Cheli 车里, Xinzhai 新寨, Dongha 东哈, Zedong 则东 (townships 乡)
* Biyue 碧约, Kaduo 卡多, Ximoluo 西摩洛
** Niukong 牛孔, Daheishan 大黑山, Banpo 半坡, Qimaba 骑马坝 (districts 区)
* Baihong 白宏
** Dashuigou District 大水沟区
Ethnic Yi subgroups (all of which speak Southern Yi language varieties according to Lüchun 1992) and their respective locations are:
* Achang 阿常
** Niukong 牛孔
* Pulian 普连
** Qimaba 骑马坝, Daxing 大兴, Gekui 戈奎
* Alu 阿鲁
** Dashuigou 大水沟
The Luoluopo 倮倮颇 (lo33 lo55 pho21) or Luopo 倮颇 (lo55 pho21) are found in Luopan Shangzhai 罗盘上寨, Jinping County and in Zhongzhai 中寨, Dashuigou 大水沟 Township, Lüchun County. The Luopo of Jinping believe that their ancestors had migrated from Pu'er and Mojiang County, while the Luopo of Lüchun believe that their ancestors had migrated from Dali.

## Climate

Climate data for Lüchun, elevation 1,643 m (5,390 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 31.2 (88.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.4 (72.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.2 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 1.6 (34.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 9.7 (49.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.2 (29.8) | −1.2 (29.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.6 (1.72) | 27.8 (1.09) | 46.9 (1.85) | 96.1 (3.78) | 241.1 (9.49) | 362.5 (14.27) | 421.6 (16.60) | 290.8 (11.45) | 194.8 (7.67) | 162.0 (6.38) | 68.5 (2.70) | 40.1 (1.58) | 1,995.8 (78.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 19.1 | 25.0 | 27.1 | 24.4 | 19.0 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 174.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 66 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206.8 | 217.4 | 232.8 | 220.3 | 186.0 | 104.0 | 93.0 | 121.4 | 128.3 | 129.9 | 175.8 | 181.4 | 1,997.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 67 | 62 | 58 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 54 | 55 | 46 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||