# Wenshan City

Wenshan (Chinese: 文山市; pinyin: Wénshān Shì; Zhuang: Vwnzsanh Si), old name Kaihua, is a city in and the seat of Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the southeast of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It once was a county (Wenshan County; 文山县), but on 2 December 2010, with the approval of the PRC State Council, it was upgraded to a county-level city.

## Administrative divisions

At present, Wenshan City has 3 subdistricts, 7 towns, 2 townships and 5 ethnic townships.

### 3 subdistricts

* Kaihua Subdistrict (开化街道)
* Wolong Subdistrict (卧龙街道)
* Xinping Subdistrict (新平街道)

### 7 towns

| Gumu (古木镇) Pingba (平坝镇) Matang (马塘镇) Dehou (德厚镇) | Xiaojie (小街镇) Baozhu (薄竹镇) Zhuilijie (追栗街镇) |

### 2 townships

* Xinjie Township (新街乡)
* Xigu Township (喜古乡)

### 5 ethnic townships

| Dongshan Yi Ethnic Township (东山彝族乡) Liujing Yi Ethnic Township (柳井彝族乡) Baxin Yi Ethnic Township (坝心彝族乡) | Binglie Yi Ethnic Township (秉烈彝族乡) Hongdian Hui Ethnic Township (红甸回族乡) |

### Former

    Longxi Township (龙溪乡), Xiacun Township (下村乡)

## Economy

One of the largest companies based in Wenshan County is the electric power supplier Yunnan Wenshan Electric Power Co., Ltd. It is listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
The Wenshan Zinc Mine is known for producing world class, deep blue hemimorphite specimens.
Wenshan is a producer of 'Sanchi', a plant with medicinal properties which grows away from daylight under huge plastic sheets.

## Climate

Due to its low latitude tempered by its high elevation, Wenshan has a mild humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with short, mild, dry winters and warm, rainy summers. Wenshan is situated in the so-called 'Valley of Eternal Spring'. Because it is on a plateau, temperatures are quite constant throughout the year, with more precipitations during the summer months.
Climate data for Wenshan City, elevation 1,294 m (4,245 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2000) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.8 (82.0) | 32.6 (90.7) | 33.2 (91.8) | 35.2 (95.4) | 35.9 (96.6) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.1 (91.6) | 33.6 (92.5) | 32.6 (90.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.1 (84.4) | 35.9 (96.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.3 (82.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.9 (82.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 18.2 (64.8) | 24.5 (76.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) | 13.6 (56.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 18.6 (65.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.7 (54.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 20.2 (68.4) | 20.2 (68.4) | 19.6 (67.3) | 18.2 (64.8) | 15.8 (60.4) | 11.8 (53.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 14.9 (58.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) | −0.4 (31.3) | 0.5 (32.9) | 5.6 (42.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.7 (56.7) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | 1.0 (33.8) | −3.0 (26.6) | −3.0 (26.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.3 (0.84) | 15.9 (0.63) | 35.3 (1.39) | 56.8 (2.24) | 104.1 (4.10) | 152.9 (6.02) | 205.4 (8.09) | 177.2 (6.98) | 112.2 (4.42) | 62.5 (2.46) | 36.8 (1.45) | 22.5 (0.89) | 1,002.9 (39.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.0 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 9.9 | 14.0 | 17.7 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 13.3 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 136.9 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.0 | 174.7 | 206.2 | 221.1 | 209.7 | 161.6 | 150.2 | 156.3 | 153.9 | 139.9 | 169.2 | 157.7 | 2,060.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 54 | 55 | 58 | 51 | 40 | 36 | 39 | 42 | 39 | 52 | 48 | 47 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||

## Transport

* Wenshan Yanshan Airport