# Yuexi County, Sichuan

Yuexi County (Chinese: 越西县, Yi: ꃺꄧꑤ, Tibetan: ཡི་ཤིས་རྫོང་།) is a county located in the north of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Sichuan Province, China.

## History

Under imperial China, the area and its seat of government were known as 越巂 or 越嶲, variously read as Yuèxī or Yuèsuǐ in modern Chinese.

## Administrative divisions

Yuexi County comprises 17 towns and 2 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Yi | Romanized Yi | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Yuecheng Town | 越城镇 | Yuèchéng Zhèn | ꃺꍰꍔ | vyt chep zhep | 513434100 |
| Zhongsuo Town | 中所镇 | Zhōngsuǒ Zhèn | ꑸꍤꍔ | yiep chap zhep | 513434101 |
| Xinmin Town | 新民镇 | Xīnmín Zhèn | ꑟꂱꍔ | xi mip zhep | 513434102 |
| Naituo Town | 乃托镇 | Nǎituō Zhèn | ꆻꄧꍔ | liet tuo zhep | 513434103 |
| Puxiong Town | 普雄镇 | Pǔxióng Zhèn | ꁌꑪꍔ | pu xop zhep | 513434104 |
| Darui Town | 大瑞镇 | Dàruì Zhèn | ꄊꎵꍔ | dap shop zhep | 513434105 |
| Zhu'ajue Town | 竹阿觉镇 | Zhú'ājué Zhèn | ꍘꀋꐦꍔ | zhup ap jjop zhep | 513434105 |
| Shugu Town | 书古镇 | Shūgǔ Zhèn | ꎼꈪꍔ | shu ggut zhep | 513434107 |
| Yiluodiba Town | 依洛地坝镇 | Yīluòdìbà Zhèn | ꒉꇉꄹꀞꍔ | yy lo ddip bat zhep | 513434108 |
| Nanqing Town | 南箐镇 | Nánqìng Zhèn | ꆹꊰꍔ | li ci zhep | 513434109 |
| Gongmo Town | 贡莫镇 | Gòngmò Zhèn | ꈥꃀꍔ | ggop mop zhep | 513434110 |
| Meihua Town | 梅花镇 | Méihuā Zhèn | ꂱꉷꍔ | mip huo zhep | 513434111 |
| Erjue Town | 尔觉镇 | Ěrjué Zhèn | ꇓꐦꍔ | lur jjop zhep | 513434112 |
| Lapu Town | 拉普镇 | Lāpǔ Zhèn | ꆿꁌꍔ | lat pu zhep | 513434113 |
| Matuo Town | 马拖镇 | Mǎtuō Zhèn | ꂵꄧꍔ | mat tuo zhep | 513434114 |
| Dahua Town | 大花镇 | Dàhuā Zhèn | ꄊꉷꍔ | dap huo zhep | 513434115 |
| Banqiao Town | 板桥镇 | Bǎnqiáo Zhèn | ꀠꐇꍔ | ba quop zhep | 513434116 |
| Townships ||||||
| Laji Township | 拉吉乡 | Lājí Xiāng | ꆿꐚꑣ | lat jji xie | 513434235 |
| Shenguozhuang Township | 申果庄乡 | Shēnguǒzhuāng Xiāng | ꌩꈤꑣ | syr ggo xie | 513434236 |
| Ethnic township ||||||
| Bao'an Tibetan Ethnic Township (Bao'ain) | 保安藏族乡 | Bǎo'ān Zàngzú Xiāng | ꀧꉢꀒꋤꑣ | bo nga op zzup xie | 513434211 |

## Fauna

The frog species Oreolalax liangbeiensis, Oreolalax puxiongensis, and Oreolalax pingii are endemic to Yuexi County. The former two have only been recorded in the Puxiong Town.

## Climate

Climate data for Yuexi, elevation 1,660 m (5,450 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) | 25.1 (77.2) | 28.1 (82.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.2 (91.8) | 34.8 (94.6) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.8 (92.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.5 (94.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 23.1 (73.6) | 34.8 (94.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.4 (72.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.7 (53.1) | 20.0 (68.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 13.9 (57.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 13.4 (56.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | 1.1 (34.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 8.3 (46.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 17.0 (62.6) | 14.6 (58.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | 1.6 (34.9) | 9.1 (48.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) | −15.2 (4.6) | −4.6 (23.7) | −1.3 (29.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 10.2 (50.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 0.5 (32.9) | −4.0 (24.8) | −6.2 (20.8) | −15.2 (4.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.7 (0.22) | 7.7 (0.30) | 31.4 (1.24) | 58.5 (2.30) | 124.1 (4.89) | 213.2 (8.39) | 212.5 (8.37) | 194.7 (7.67) | 155.8 (6.13) | 76.4 (3.01) | 17.8 (0.70) | 4.4 (0.17) | 1,102.2 (43.39) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.6 | 4.6 | 10.2 | 14.2 | 17.6 | 22.7 | 20.0 | 18.2 | 19.3 | 16.7 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 156.9 |
| Average snowy days | 6.1 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 15.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 72 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140.8 | 150.5 | 177.8 | 175.0 | 144.7 | 92.3 | 135.7 | 148.7 | 99.7 | 83.2 | 118.9 | 121.3 | 1,588.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 43 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 34 | 22 | 32 | 37 | 27 | 24 | 37 | 38 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||