# Huaxi District

Huaxi District (Chinese: 花溪区; pinyin: Huāxī Qū) is one of 6 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guiyang, the capital of Guizhou Province, Southwest China.It has a resort and a national minority cultural center
Huaxi has an area of 957.6 km$^2$ (369.7 sq mi) and a population of 328,700. Its GDP was 4.35 billion RMB in 2006.
It is named after the Huaxi River (the "Flower Brook") that meanders through the town. The North Campus and South Campus of Guizhou University and Guizhou University for Nationalities are located in town. The educational facilities and natural environment make it a renowned educational and cultural center as well as an important tourist destination of Guizhou and southwest China.

## Administrative divisions

Huaxi District comprises 8 subdistricts, 5 towns, 1 township and 5 ethnic townships:

### subdistricts

* Guizhu Subdistrict 贵筑街道
* Yangguang Subdistrict 阳光街道
* Qingxi Subdistrict 清溪街道
* Xibei Subdistrict 溪北街道
* Huanghelu Subdistrict 黄河路街道
* Pingqiao Subdistrict 平桥街道
* Xiaomeng Subdistrict 小孟街道
* Jinzhu Subdistrict 金筑街道

### towns

* Qingyan Town 青岩镇
* Shiban Town 石板镇
* Dangwu Town 党武镇
* Maiping Town 麦坪镇
* Yanlou Town 燕楼镇

### township

* Jiu'an Township 久安乡

### ethnic townships

* Mengguan Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 孟关苗族布依族乡
* Huchao Miao and Bouyei Ethnic Township 湖潮苗族布依族乡
* Gaopo Miao Ethnic Township 高坡苗族乡
* Qiantao Bouyei and Miao Ethnic Township 黔陶布依族苗族乡
* Maling Bouyei and Miao Ethnic Township 马铃布依族苗族乡

## Climate

Climate data for Huaxi, elevation 1,149 m (3,770 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) | 21.8 (71.2) | 28.5 (83.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 33.2 (91.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 33.5 (92.3) | 33.4 (92.1) | 33.6 (92.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 25.8 (78.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 33.6 (92.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 28.1 (82.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.3 (61.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.1 (73.6) | 20.4 (68.7) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 6.8 (44.2) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 12.8 (55.0) | 16.1 (61.0) | 19.0 (66.2) | 20.4 (68.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.0 (62.6) | 13.4 (56.1) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.2 (39.6) | 12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −4.9 (23.2) | −3.8 (25.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 13.6 (56.5) | 6.8 (44.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | −2.8 (27.0) | −9.7 (14.5) | −9.7 (14.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 27.9 (1.10) | 22.8 (0.90) | 45.1 (1.78) | 78.9 (3.11) | 164.0 (6.46) | 243.3 (9.58) | 201.1 (7.92) | 127.2 (5.01) | 99.7 (3.93) | 92.5 (3.64) | 42.1 (1.66) | 21.0 (0.83) | 1,165.6 (45.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.1 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 15.4 | 17.2 | 18.0 | 16.6 | 14.4 | 11.3 | 15.0 | 11.4 | 12.8 | 176.9 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 7.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 36.4 | 56.9 | 79.4 | 107.7 | 116.6 | 94.5 | 149.1 | 161.2 | 123.6 | 80.3 | 79.9 | 55.6 | 1,141.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 18 | 21 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 36 | 40 | 34 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||