# Fengqing County

Fengqing County (simplified Chinese: 凤庆县; traditional Chinese: 鳳慶縣; pinyin: Fèngqìng Xiàn) is located in Lincang City, Yunnan province, China. During the Ming Dynasty it was a frontier known as Shunning Prefecture (顺宁府; 順寧府; Shùnníng Fǔ).

## Administrative divisions

Fengqing County has 8 towns, 2 townships and 3 ethnic townships.

### 8 towns

| Fengshan (凤山镇) Lushi (鲁史镇) Xiaowan (小湾镇) Yingpan (营盘镇) | Sanchahe (三岔河镇) Mengyou (勐佑镇) Xueshan (雪山镇) Luodang (洛党镇) |

### 2 townships

* Shili (诗礼乡)
* Dasi (大寺乡)

### 3 ethnic townships

* Xinhua Yi and Miao (新华彝族苗族乡)
* Yaojie Yi (腰街彝族乡)
* Guodazhai Yi and Bai (郭大寨彝族白族乡)

## Ethnic groups

The Fengqing County Gazetteer (1993) lists the following ethnic groups.
* Miao: 3,501 persons (1990)
** Green Miao 青苗 / Mengsa 蒙撒 / Mengzhua 蒙爪
** White Miao 白苗 / Mengdou 蒙豆 / Mengchu 蒙处 / Baijia 白家
** Flowery Miao 花苗 / Mengzai 蒙栽
* Bulang 1,276 persons (1990); autonyms: Benren 本人, Laobenren 老本人
** Dalise 大立色, Pingzhang 平掌, Qiongying 琼英 of Guodazhai Township 郭大寨乡
** Shantoutian Village 山头田村, Sanchahe Township 三岔河乡
* Wa: 837 persons (1990)
** Anjie 安街村, Mengzuo 勐佐乡
** Xintian 新田, Xinzhai 新寨, Alihou 阿里侯 of Desili Township 德思里乡
* Lahu: 387 persons (1990)
** Hongxing 红星, Qingkou 箐口, Xianfeng 先锋, Bianfudong 蝙蝠洞
** Xinmin Village 新民村, Xueshan Township 雪山乡

## Climate

Climate data for Fengqing, elevation 1,569 m (5,148 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) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.2 (84.6) | 32.0 (89.6) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.8 (91.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.2 (84.6) | 25.6 (78.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 32.8 (91.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 26.2 (79.2) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.5 (77.9) | 26.3 (79.3) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 21.1 (70.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 23.4 (74.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) | 12.7 (54.9) | 15.7 (60.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 21.7 (71.1) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 17.1 (62.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 14.6 (58.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 12.9 (55.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.3 (31.5) | 1.2 (34.2) | −0.2 (31.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 8.9 (48.0) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.4 (56.1) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.0 (50.0) | 6.3 (43.3) | 2.2 (36.0) | −1.6 (29.1) | −1.6 (29.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.3 (1.59) | 31.8 (1.25) | 40.7 (1.60) | 62.2 (2.45) | 129.2 (5.09) | 183.2 (7.21) | 240.6 (9.47) | 209.2 (8.24) | 173.0 (6.81) | 137.9 (5.43) | 43.0 (1.69) | 16.8 (0.66) | 1,307.9 (51.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 15.1 | 21.9 | 25.9 | 23.1 | 20.3 | 16.1 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 161.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 59 | 55 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 224.0 | 214.7 | 227.5 | 216.2 | 185.6 | 107.3 | 88.0 | 118.7 | 120.2 | 150.7 | 199.7 | 215.4 | 2,068 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 67 | 67 | 61 | 56 | 45 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 61 | 66 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||