# Jinping County, Guizhou

Jinping County (simplified Chinese: 锦屏县; traditional Chinese: 錦屏縣; pinyin: Jǐnpíng Xiàn) is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan to the east. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

## Administrative divisions

Jinping County is divided into 7 towns and 8 townships:

### towns

* Sanjiang 三江镇
* Maoping 茅坪镇
* Dunzhai 敦寨镇
* Qimeng 启蒙镇
* Pingqiu 平秋镇
* Tonggu 铜鼓镇
* Pinglüe 平略镇

### townships

* Datong 大同乡
* Xinhua 新化乡
* Longli 隆里乡
* Zhongling 钟灵乡
* Ouli 偶里乡
* Guben 固本乡
* Hekou 河口乡
* Yandong 彦洞乡

## Languages
### Dong

Dong (also known as the Kam language) is the most widely spoken non-Chinese language in Jinping County. The three main dialects of Dong are the Jiuzhai (九寨), Datong (大同), and Qimeng (启蒙) dialects (Tu & Yang 2008: 105).
* Jiuzhai dialect (九寨): Northern Dong, first lectal area. Spoken in Pingqiu (平秋镇), Kuidan (魁胆), Gaoba (髙坝), Huangmen (黄门), and Yandong (彦洞) townships. Representative dialect: Pisuo Village (皮所村) in Gaoba Township (髙坝乡).
* Datong dialect (大同): Northern Dong, third lectal area. Spoken in Datong (大同), Suijiang (稳江), and Xiudong (秀洞) townships. Representative dialect: Xiudong Village (秀洞村).
* Qimeng dialect (启蒙): Southern Dong, first lectal area. Spoken in Qimeng (启蒙镇), Juzhai (巨寨), and Shengli (胜利) townships. Representative dialect: Zhemeng Village (者蒙村) in Qimeng Town (启蒙镇).

### Miao

Eastern Miao (also known as the Hmu language) is spoken as a first language by about 40,000 people in Jinping County. There are three main Miao dialects spoken in Jinping County, with their respective geographical distributions listed as follows (Tu & Yang 2008: 50).

#### 1. Hekou (河口) dialect (10,000+ speakers)

* Qimeng District (启蒙区): Hekou (河口乡) and Wenniu (文牛乡) townships
* Pinglve District (平略区): Zhanghua Township (彰化乡)

#### 2. Ouli (偶里) dialect (20,000+ speakers)

* Pinglve District (平略区): Pinglve (平略乡), Ouli (偶里乡), Zhaizao (寨早乡), and Jiaosan (皎三乡) townships
* Sanjiang District (三江区): Maoping (茅坪乡), Guazhi (挂治乡), Pingjin (平金乡), and Suijiang (稳江乡) townships
* Dunzhai District (敦寨区): Loujiang (娄江乡) and Tongpo (铜坡乡) townships
Note: Ouli has some notable internal dialectal differences. For example, the dialect spoken in Ouli has some differences from the dialect spoken in Loujiang (娄江), Tongpo (铜坡), and Suijiang (稳江).

#### 3. Yuhe (裕河) dialect (about 3,000 speakers)

* Qimeng District (启蒙区): Yuhe (裕河乡), Xinmin (新民乡), and Guben (固本乡) townships
Note: Yuhe is the most divergent dialect.

## Climate

Climate data for Jinping, elevation 343 m (1,125 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) | 26.2 (79.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 35.9 (96.6) | 35.0 (95.0) | 35.6 (96.1) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 39.6 (103.3) | 38.2 (100.8) | 34.9 (94.8) | 30.8 (87.4) | 25.7 (78.3) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.5 (61.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 29.7 (85.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.5 (90.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 23.3 (73.9) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 22.2 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.7 (76.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.2 (79.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 12.8 (55.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 16.9 (62.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) | 5.4 (41.7) | 8.7 (47.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 22.6 (72.7) | 19.3 (66.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.8 (49.6) | 5.0 (41.0) | 13.8 (56.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −4.7 (23.5) | −2.5 (27.5) | 4.3 (39.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 12.6 (54.7) | 16.3 (61.3) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 3.7 (38.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | −4.5 (23.9) | −4.7 (23.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 55.0 (2.17) | 63.0 (2.48) | 93.2 (3.67) | 128.4 (5.06) | 196.6 (7.74) | 221.7 (8.73) | 171.3 (6.74) | 122.5 (4.82) | 86.2 (3.39) | 86.6 (3.41) | 62.9 (2.48) | 42.7 (1.68) | 1,330.1 (52.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.1 | 14.8 | 18.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | 16.4 | 12.9 | 12.3 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 169.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.9 | 45.2 | 57.4 | 84.6 | 102.8 | 97.8 | 166.1 | 174.7 | 134.4 | 91.9 | 82.1 | 65.1 | 1,140 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 12 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 40 | 43 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||