# Tongren

Tongren (simplified Chinese: 铜仁; traditional Chinese: 銅仁; pinyin: Tóngrén) is a prefecture-level city in eastern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, located within a tobacco planting and crop agricultural area. Tongren was known as Tongren Prefecture (铜仁地区) until November 2011, when it was converted into a prefecture-level city.

## History

During the Yongle period (1403–1424) of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), two local governments known as "Sizhou Xuanweisi" (思州宣慰司) and "Sinan Xuanweisi" (思南宣慰司) resisted full subjugation. Yongle Emperor sent troops to pacify the rebellion and set up a provincial administrative region known as "Guizhou Buzhengshisi" (贵州布政使司). Since then, their administrators were appointed by the central government.

## Administrative divisions

Tongren comprises 2 districts, 4 counties, and 4 autonomous counties.
* Districts:
** Bijiang District (碧江区)
** Wanshan District (万山区)
* Counties:
** Dejiang County (德江县)
** Jiangkou County (江口县)
** Sinan County (思南县)
** Shiqian County (石阡县)
* Autonomous counties:
** Yuping Dong Autonomous County (玉屏侗族自治县)
** Songtao Miao Autonomous County (松桃苗族自治县)
** Yinjiang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County (印江土家族苗族自治县)
** Yanhe Tujia Autonomous County (沿河土家族自治县)
* Map
* Bijiang
* Wanshan
* Jiangkou County
* Yuping County
* Shiqian County
* Sinan County
* Yinjiang County
* Dejiang County
* Yanhe County
* Songtao County

## Climate

Climate data for Tongren, elevation 353 m (1,158 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) | 25.2 (77.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 36.5 (97.7) | 35.4 (95.7) | 37.3 (99.1) | 38.3 (100.9) | 40.5 (104.9) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.7 (103.5) | 36.7 (98.1) | 32.6 (90.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 40.5 (104.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 12.0 (53.6) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.9 (91.2) | 32.9 (91.2) | 28.9 (84.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.6 (63.7) | 11.9 (53.4) | 22.0 (71.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.7 (63.9) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.5 (81.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 18.2 (64.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 8.0 (46.4) | 17.4 (63.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 10.2 (50.4) | 5.4 (41.7) | 14.3 (57.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.6 (25.5) | −3.7 (25.3) | −2.0 (28.4) | 4.2 (39.6) | 8.5 (47.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 16.7 (62.1) | 17.1 (62.8) | 12.8 (55.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | −0.4 (31.3) | −3.0 (26.6) | −3.7 (25.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 41.2 (1.62) | 46.3 (1.82) | 73.8 (2.91) | 122.6 (4.83) | 188.1 (7.41) | 222.4 (8.76) | 209.8 (8.26) | 129.5 (5.10) | 83.7 (3.30) | 86.7 (3.41) | 56.3 (2.22) | 31.8 (1.25) | 1,292.2 (50.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.0 | 12.5 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 12.3 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 12.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 153.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 8.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 81 | 77 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 34.1 | 40.8 | 59.6 | 81.1 | 96.7 | 93.2 | 164.1 | 176.6 | 113.3 | 80.8 | 64.0 | 52.0 | 1,056.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 39 | 44 | 31 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 23 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Economy

In July 2018, the Tongren Transportation & Tourism Investment Group announced a joint venture with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to construct a Hyperloop track in Tongren, along with an industrial research park.
The city is served by Tongren Fenghuang Airport.

## Education

* Tongren Polytechnic College
* Tongren No. 1 Middle School (Bijiang District)