# Guanyang County

Guanyang County (simplified Chinese: 灌阳县; traditional Chinese: 灌陽縣; pinyin: Guànyáng Xiàn; Zhuang language: Gvan'yangz Yen) is a county in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, bordering Hunan province to the east. It is under the administration of Guilin city.

## Administrative divisions

Guanyang County is divided into 6 towns, 1 township and 2 ethnic townships:

### towns

* Guanyang Town 灌阳镇
* Huangguan Town 黄关镇
* Wenshi Town 文市镇
* Xinjie Town 新街镇
* Xinxu Town 新圩镇
* Shuiche Town 水车镇

### township

* Guanyinge Township 观音阁乡

### ethnic townships

* Dongjing Yao Ethnic Township 洞井瑶族乡
* Xishan Yao Ethnic Township 西山瑶族乡

## Ethnic subgroups

Yao ethnic subgroups and dialect areas of Guanyang County are:
* Pan Yao 盘瑶
** Iu Mien 优勉, Guoshan Yao 过山瑶
*** Dahejiang 大河江, Yezhudian 野猪殿, and Baoliang 保良 of Dongjing 洞井
*** Xiaohejiang 小河江 of Dongjing 洞井, Panjiang 盘江 of Guanyin'ge 观音阁
*** Doushui 陡水, Dazhushan 大竹山, and Shunxi 顺溪 of Huanguan 黄关
** Biao Min
*** Dialect area 1
**** Hongqi Township 红旗乡: Wenhua 文化, Xiufeng 秀凤, Shangwang 上王, Helong 鹤龙
**** Xinyu Township 新圩乡: Hongshuiqing 洪水箐, Guiyang 贵阳
**** Shuiche Township 水车乡: Shangpao 上泡, Xiapao 下泡, Dongliu 东流, Hecheng 合成, Sanhuang 三皇, Xiumu 修睦
*** Dialect area 2
**** Jiangtang, Shuiche 水车乡江塘; Baizhuping, Wenshi 文市镇白竹坪
* White-Collar / Bailing Yao 白领瑶. The Bailing Yao speak a form of Pinghua called Youjia(hua) 优家话.
** Xishan Township 西山瑶族乡: Lannitang 烂泥塘, Yantang 盐塘, Lingdi 灵地, Hongtou 江头, Huangnibang 黄泥榜, Jiangkou 江口, Beishajian 北沙涧, Chayuan 茶源
** Xinjie Township 新街乡: Liexijian 烈溪涧
** Hongqi Township 红旗乡: Dayuan 大源, Fanshen 翻身, Matou 马头, Yutang 鱼塘, Paibujiang 排埠江
** Xinwei Township 新圩乡: Chaoli 潮立
* Four-Village / Sicun Yao 四村瑶. The Sicun Yao speak a form of Pinghua called Sicun(hua) 四村话. It is related to Youjia(hua) 优家话, which is spoken by the neighboring Bailing Yao 白领瑶.
** Dongjiang Township 洞井瑶族乡: Baoliang 保良
* Jiaojiang Yao 蕉江瑶. The Jiaojiang Yao speak a form of Pinghua of the same name (Jiaojiang Yao 蕉江瑶语).
** Xishan Township 西山瑶族乡: Daping 大坪, Batang 扒塘, Jiangkou 江口, Henglutou 横路头, Zhendongjiang 正东江
** Hongqi Township 红旗乡: Fanshen 翻身, Matou 马头, Dayuan 大源, Yutang 鱼塘

## Climate

Climate data for Guanyang, elevation 263 m (863 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) | 30.7 (87.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 34.1 (93.4) | 35.4 (95.7) | 36.9 (98.4) | 39.2 (102.6) | 39.0 (102.2) | 38.2 (100.8) | 36.0 (96.8) | 32.9 (91.2) | 27.0 (80.6) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 30.3 (86.5) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 24.8 (76.6) | 19.7 (67.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 23.0 (73.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.7 (72.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 8.9 (48.0) | 18.2 (64.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.2 (50.4) | 15.3 (59.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 22.7 (72.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 14.9 (58.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −2.3 (27.9) | −0.7 (30.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.5 (54.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.1 (64.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | −5.5 (22.1) | −5.5 (22.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.7 (3.26) | 93.7 (3.69) | 162.0 (6.38) | 197.9 (7.79) | 259.6 (10.22) | 254.5 (10.02) | 161.6 (6.36) | 119.0 (4.69) | 59.3 (2.33) | 67.6 (2.66) | 78.4 (3.09) | 61.4 (2.42) | 1,597.7 (62.91) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.2 | 14.3 | 19.6 | 18.4 | 18.7 | 18.2 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 170.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 4.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 49.3 | 47.8 | 50.9 | 78.8 | 104.1 | 111.8 | 191.2 | 175.4 | 136.4 | 117.7 | 100.4 | 86.3 | 1,250.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 46 | 44 | 37 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 28 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||