# Liping County

Liping County (Chinese: 黎平县; pinyin: Lípíng Xiàn) (Dong language: Liic bienc) is a county in the southeast of Guizhou province, China, bordering Hunan to the east and Guangxi to the southeast. It is part of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture.

## History

The county was affected by the Miao rebellion of 1736-36. The county is home to many Dong people.
* 1322 (years to two years) set up a long lawsuit in Liping. The Liping government started to set up in 1413 to 1913, with a history of 500 years.
* In 1283, eighty thousand people in the ancient state of the military and civilian (ancient state, this Leigh Bing Rory). To rule for two years (in 1322), the abolition of Zongguan Fu, Li Ping Village renamed Liping Zhai, in Ping lawsuit change Liping lawsuit, jurisdiction over 12 executive our, Huguang province state think appease our thought state, this cengong), Li Pingshi name.
* On 1385, the abolition of Liping long lawsuit, built five Wei command division, military duct, administer 15 2 villages, 14 executive secretary. Ming Yongle eleven years (1413), the abolition of thinking, to appease our, suppose the Liping mansion in Liping village officer corps, attached to the Guizhou receives announcement administration to enable our, Tan Xi jurisdiction, eight boat, the ancient state, Cao drop Hou Fei, hung, drawn and ferro permanent from, Xishan Yang Dong (waste) seven executive our, implemented within civil military divide and conquer; Wu Kai Wei jurisdiction, Tun, Huguang.
* In 1441, Ming orthodox six years, the abolition of Froude from chief permanent, permanent set from the county, under the Liping government. 1582 (ten years of Ming Dynasty), Liping government to civilian house, cure five Wei, Chen Yuan to control road zhifu. In 1600 the Liping government under the Huguang Province, 1603 under the Guizhou.
* In 1730, a state Department of ancient Tongzhi, a house of Liping.
* In 1950, Liping County in Dushan area, Tuyun area in 1952, 1956 was placed under the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous prefecture.
* 2013, Liping County, Guizhou Province, the people's government is set to the provincial governing county pilot.

## Administrative divisions

Liping County is divided into 2 subdistricts and 14 towns and 7 townships and 2 Ethnic townships. Defeng subdistrict is the county seat which houses Liping County Government and Liping County Council.
* Subdistricts: Defeng, Gaotun, Longxing
* Towns: Zhongchao, Hongzhou, Shuikou, Zhaoxing, Shangzhong, Mengyan, Jiuchao, Aoshi, Yandong, Shuangjiang, Long'e, Diping, Yongcong, Maogong
* Townships: Deshun, Dehua, Pingzhai, Dajia, Bazhai, Luoli, Koujiang
* Ethnic Townships: Shunhua, Leidong
| English | Chinese | Area (km2) | Population(2013) | Seat | communities | Villages |
| Defeng Subdistrict | 德凤街道 | 310 | 97238 | Gongyuan community | 17 | 6 |
| Gaotun Subdistrict | 高屯街道 | 282 | 31505 | Gaotun community | 4 | 9 |
| Longxing Subdistrict | 龙形街道 | | | | | |
| Zhongchao Town | 中潮镇 | 296 | 34582 | Zhongchao Village | | 10 |
| Hongzhou Town | 洪州镇 | 301 | 29184 | Hongzhou Village | | 11 |
| Shuikou Town | 水口镇 | 260 | 36869 | Shuikou Village | | 18 |
| Long'e Town | 龙额镇 | 124 | 23802 | Long'e Village | | 16 |
| Zhaoxing Town | 肇兴镇 | 133 | 22352 | Zhaoxing Village | | 11 |
| Yandong Town | 岩洞镇 | 147 | 15221 | Yandong Villages | | 6 |
| Shuangjiang Town | 双江镇 | 262 | 20057 | Shuangjiang Village | | 9 |
| Jiuchao Town | 九潮镇 | 295 | 28805 | Jiuchao Village | | 13 |
| Mengyan Town | 孟彦镇 | 184 | 19589 | Mengyan Village | | 8 |
| Aoshi Town | 敖市镇 | 96 | 18298 | Aoshi Village | | 7 |
| Shangzhong Town | 尚重镇 | 227 | 31572 | Shangzhong Village | | 12 |
| Maogong Town | 茅贡镇 | 172 | 16845 | Maogong Village | | 9 |
| Yongcong Town | 永从镇 | 157 | 18346 | Yongcong Village | | 7 |
| Diping Town | 地坪镇 | 118 | 22142 | Diping Village | | 10 |
| Dehua Township | 德化乡 | 104 | 10676 | Dehua Village | | 6 |
| Pingzhai Township | 平寨乡 | 91 | 11645 | Pingzhai Village | | 6 |
| Djia Township | 大稼乡 | 112 | 15234 | Dajia Village | | 12 |
| Luoli Township | 罗里乡 | 166 | 17224 | Luoli Village | | 8 |
| Bazhai Township | 坝寨乡 | 208 | 14568 | Bazhai Village | | 7 |
| Koujiang Township | 口江乡 | 116 | 9572 | Koujiang Village | | 6 |
| Deshun Township | 德顺乡 | 212 | 16340 | Deshun Villages | | 7 |
| Leidong Yao and Shui Ethnic Township | 雷洞瑶族水族乡 | 82 | 12358 | Leidong Village | | 12 |
| Shunhua Yao Ethnic Township | 顺化瑶族乡 | 59 | 5082 | Shundong Village | | 4 |

## Climate

Climate data for Liping, elevation 569 m (1,867 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) | 23.5 (74.3) | 28.5 (83.3) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.9 (91.2) | 35.3 (95.5) | 36.2 (97.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.4 (97.5) | 33.3 (91.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 37.5 (99.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 30.4 (86.7) | 30.6 (87.1) | 27.3 (81.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 21.9 (71.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 6.7 (44.1) | 16.1 (61.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) | 4.6 (40.3) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.4 (56.1) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | 13.0 (55.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −6.1 (21.0) | −2.1 (28.2) | 0.5 (32.9) | 5.9 (42.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 9.1 (48.4) | 1.3 (34.3) | −2.7 (27.1) | −6.2 (20.8) | −6.2 (20.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 58.7 (2.31) | 63.4 (2.50) | 104.2 (4.10) | 120.2 (4.73) | 187.3 (7.37) | 233.9 (9.21) | 159.5 (6.28) | 121.0 (4.76) | 89.4 (3.52) | 95.4 (3.76) | 59.2 (2.33) | 48.1 (1.89) | 1,340.3 (52.76) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.4 | 15.2 | 18.5 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 16.9 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 176.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.4 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 8.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 37.1 | 46.5 | 59.4 | 91.0 | 111.3 | 102.7 | 171.3 | 171.4 | 130.0 | 98.2 | 88.9 | 73.5 | 1,181.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 41 | 43 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Education
### Technical school

* Liping medium vocational technical school

### Senior school

Liping County, a total of 5 high school, respectively, as follows
* Liping NO.1 Middle School
* Liping NO.3 Middle School
* Liping NO.4 Middle School
* Liping NO.7 Middle School
* Liping Hualong Middle School

### Middle school

Liping County, a total of 25 Middle schools, respectively, as follows
* Liping NO.2 Middle School
* Liping NO.5 Middle School
* Liping NO.6 Middle School
* Liping Bazhai Middle School
* Liping Maogong Middle School
* Liping Jiuchao Middle School
* Liping Dajia Middle School
* Liping Mengyan Middle School
* Liping Shangzhong Middle School
* Liping Yudong Middle School
* Liping Luoli Middle School
* Liping Pingzhai Middle School
* Liping Dehua Middle School
* Liping Zhongchao Middle School
* Liping Aoshi Middle School
* Liping Hongzhou Middle School
* Liping Deshun Middle School
* Liping Yongcong Middle School
* Liping Yandong Middle School
* Liping Koujiang Middle School
* Liping Shuangjiang Middle School
* Liping Zhaoxing Middle School
* Liping Shuikou Middle School
* Liping Diping Middle School
* Liping Long'e Middle School

### Primary school

Liping County, a total of more than 300 primary schools, including urban primary school has 9, respectively, as follows,
* Liping NO.1 Primary School
* Liping NO.2 Primary School
* Liping NO.3 Primary School
* Liping NO.4 Primary School
* Liping NO.5 Primary School
* Liping Nanquan Primary School
* Liping Xuejiaping Primary School
* Liping Minsheng Primary School
* Liping Luotuan Primary School

## Transportation
### Road

* S308, S202, S222, S221
* G242, G356

### Expressway

* G76
* Songtao–Congjiang Expressway
* Jingzhou–Liping Expressway

### Railway

* Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway-Congjiang Railway Station
* Xingyi-Yongzhou Railway-Liping Railway Station

### Airport

Liping County is served by Liping Airport located at Gaotun Subdistrict and Defeng Subdistrict.