# Renshou County

Renshou County (simplified Chinese: 仁寿县; traditional Chinese: 仁壽縣; pinyin: Rénshòu Xiàn) is a county in Meishan City, Sichuan Province of China. It is located in Middle-West of Sichuan Basin. It has an area of 2,716.86 km$^2$ (1,048.99 sq mi), and population of 1,110,017 in 2020. Founded in the Qin dynasty. Its name may derive from the first Sui Dynasty emperor's palace located in Shaanxi province, Renshou palace. During the Southern Dynasties it was called Huairen County (怀仁县) and in the Western Wei of the Northern Dynasties it was called Puning County (普宁县). Its name was changed to Renshou in 598 during the Sui Dynasty.

## Demographics

Though Renshou is majority Han Chinese there is a small population of Hui, Yi, Dai, and Tibetan peoples in the Qinggang township (青岗乡). It is common for Han residents of different areas of Renshou to visit Qinggang for their ethnic foods, especially Hui produced meat.

## Language

While Mandarin in the official language, most residents speak the a dialect Renshou-Fushun subdialect of Sichuanese. Tonally, the Renshou dialect has a higher rising tone then the other subdialects in the region.

## Climate

Climate data for Renshou, elevation 435 m (1,427 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) | 18.5 (65.3) | 23.6 (74.5) | 32.7 (90.9) | 34.0 (93.2) | 36.8 (98.2) | 36.9 (98.4) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.9 (103.8) | 37.3 (99.1) | 30.4 (86.7) | 26.2 (79.2) | 18.1 (64.6) | 39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.3 (84.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.1 (88.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 11.3 (52.3) | 21.7 (71.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.6 (49.3) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 24.9 (76.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.5 (79.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 8.5 (47.3) | 17.8 (64.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 6.9 (44.4) | 10.6 (51.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.9 (67.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.2 (43.2) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | −2.0 (28.4) | −0.4 (31.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.4 (59.7) | 12.4 (54.3) | 4.6 (40.3) | 1.3 (34.3) | −3.3 (26.1) | −3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.2 (0.40) | 13.2 (0.52) | 27.6 (1.09) | 56.8 (2.24) | 85.4 (3.36) | 131.7 (5.19) | 182.7 (7.19) | 197.4 (7.77) | 108.8 (4.28) | 43.0 (1.69) | 16.7 (0.66) | 8.3 (0.33) | 881.8 (34.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.8 | 7.8 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 13.2 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 137 |
| Average snowy days | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 74 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 42.4 | 53.8 | 92.3 | 126.5 | 126.1 | 109.4 | 133.6 | 142.6 | 74.6 | 51.0 | 55.0 | 40.3 | 1,047.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 13 | 17 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## 1993 riots

From mid-May to June 1993, Renshou County was the site of mass anti-tax riots, where up to 10,000 peasants protested tax measures by Deng Xiaoping’s economic reforms. Causes cited for the riots include an increase in taxes and fees, failure of local officials to pay for grain collection, and the generally low income of rural residents in the area.

## Tianfu New Area

In recent years, Renshou County has integrated into the Tianfu New Area (天府新区). The distance from Renshou's downtown to Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province, is 110 kilometers, and 125 kilometers to Shuangliu International Airport. It also gives Renshou access to the new Chengdu Tianfu International Airport only 100 kilometers away opened in 2021.

## Transport

* China National Highway G213
* China National Highway G4215
* China National Highway G351
* Chengzilu Expressway S4
* Guanghong Expressway S40
* Expressway S106
* Chengdu No. 3 Raocheng Express

## Administrative divisions

Renshou County comprises 4 subdistricts and 26 towns and 2 townships:
* subdistricts: Wenlin Subdistrict (文林街道), Puning Subdistrict (普宁街道), Huairen Subdistrict (怀仁街道), Shigao Subdistrict (视高街道);
* towns: Wengong (​文宫镇), Hejia (​禾加镇), Longma (​龙马镇), Fangjia (​方家镇), Dahua (​大化镇), Gaojia (​高家镇), Lujia (​禄加镇), Baofei (​宝飞镇), Zhangjia (​彰加镇), Cihang (​慈航镇), Wangyang (​汪洋镇), Zhongxiang (​钟祥镇), Shijian (​始建镇), Manjing (​满井镇), Fujia (​富加镇), Longzheng (​龙正镇), Heilongtan (​黑龙滩镇), Beidou (​北斗镇), Baoma (​宝马镇), Zhujia (​珠嘉镇), Caojia (​曹家镇), Xie'an (​谢安镇), Xindian (​新店镇), Outang (​藕塘镇), Banqiao (​板桥镇), Guiping (​贵平镇);
* townships: Yucheng Township (虞丞乡), Qinggang Township (青岗乡).
| Division | Area in km$^2$ | Population | Administrative Villages 行政村 | Neighborhoods社区 | Economic Groups 经济社 | Villages 村 | Townships 镇 | Minorities |
| Wangyang town 汪洋镇 | 174.52 | 107,518 (120,000 often reside) | 36 | 11 | 294 | | | |
| Heilongtan town 黑龙滩镇 | 180.6 | 52,000 | | 7 | 166 | 4 | | |
| Fujia town 富加镇 | 94.03 | 81,600 | 11 | 7 | | 243 | | |
| Baofei town 宝飞镇 | 79.56 | 49,229 | | 12 | | 137 | | |
| Manjing town 满井镇 | 83.06 | 43,168 | 9 | | 114 | | | |
| Zhongxiang town 钟祥镇 | 78.7 | 45,489 | | 5 | | 5 | | |
| Zhangjia town 彰加镇 | 73.32 | 40,960 | 10 | 3 | | | | |
| Beidou town 北斗镇 | | | | | | | | |
| Cihang town 慈航镇 | 60.48 | 32,060 | 5 | 3 | | 108 | | |
| Lujia town 禄加镇 | 95.9 | | | | | 15 | | |
| Dahua town 大化镇 | 68 | 36,700 | 5 | 3 | | | | |
| Kaijian town 始建镇 | 47.5 | 42,050 | | | | | | |
| Wengong town 文宫镇 | | | | | | | | |
| Longzheng town 龙正镇 | 115.56 | 46,000 | 6 | 7 | 112 | | | |
| Longma town 龙马镇 | 99.66 | 540,000 | | 2 | 220 | 11 | 3 (Longma, Longqiao, and Fengwu) | |
| Hejia town 禾加镇 | 87.6 | 61,784 | | | | | | |
| Fangjia town 方家镇 | 46.69 | 3,160 | | | | | | |
| Baoma town 宝马镇 | | | | | | | | |
| Zhujia town 珠嘉镇 | | | | | | | | |
| Caojia town 曹家镇 | | | | | | | | |
| Xindian town 新店镇 | | | | | | | | |
| Xie-an town谢安镇 | | 31,320 | | | 96 | | | |
| Outang town 藕塘镇 | | | | | | | | |
| Banqiao town 板桥镇 | | | | | | | | |
| Yucheng township 虞丞乡 | 82.26 | 17,554 | | | | | | |
| Qinggang township 青岗乡 | 29.6 | 15,351 | | | 56 | 9 | | 1,986 Hui and 83 Yi, Dai, and Tibetan |
| Wenlin residential district 文林街道 | 56.2 | 96,000 (14,000 commonly reside) | | 12 | | | | |
| Puning residential district 普宁街道 | 52.52 | 58,397 (101498 commonly reside) | | 13 | | | | |
| Huairen residential district 怀仁街道 | 47 | 125,000 | | 13 | | | | |

## Schools

* Ren Shou No.1 Middle School

## Tourism

* Heilongtan Lake 黑龙滩湖
* Stairway to Heaven Park 天梯公园
* Great Bear Pavilion 奎星阁
* Huayan Temple 华严寺
* Renshou Christian Church
* Renshou Catholic Church
* Renshou Giant Buddha 仁寿大佛 (Also called Niujiaozhai Giant Buddha 牛角寨大佛)
* Thousand Buddha Rock 千佛岩
* Rock Buddha Ravine 石佛沟

## Local Products

* Pipa Fruit (type of loquat fruit) 枇杷
* Fengshui Pear 丰水梨
* Renshou Sesame Cake 仁寿芝麻糕
* Wangyang Dried Beef 汪洋干巴牛肉