# Yongxiu County

Yongxiu (Chinese: 永修; pinyin: Yǒngxiū) is a county under the administration of Jiujiang City in northern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, on the western shores of Poyang Lake. As of 2005, the county has a total population of 361,000 residing in an area of 2,035 square kilometres (786 sq mi). Bordering counties are Duchang, Xingzi, De'an, Wuning, Jing'an, Xinjian, and Anyi, while the county seat is 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Nanchang, the provincial capital, and 80 km (50 mi) south-southwest of downtown Jiujiang.

## Administrative divisions

Yongxiu County has 11 towns and 4 townships.

### Towns (镇)

The county has 11 towns:
| Tubu (涂埠镇)—the county seat Wucheng (吴城镇) Sanxiqiao (三溪桥镇) Qiujin (虬津镇) Aicheng (艾城镇) Tanxi (滩溪镇) | Baicha (白槎镇) Meitang (梅棠镇) Yanfang (燕坊镇) Makou (马口镇) Zhelin (柘林镇) |

### Townships (乡)

There are 4 townships:
| Sanjiao (三角乡) Jiuhe (九合乡) | Lixin (立新乡) Jiangshang (江上乡) |

## Transport

The Yongxiu County seat is 18 km (11 mi) north-northeast of Nanchang Changbei International Airport, and 50 km (31 mi) south of Jiujiang Lushan Airport.
The Beijing–Kowloon Railway and Nanchang–Jiujiang Intercity Railway traverse the county, and are served by the Yongxiu Railway Station.
Major highways passing through Yongxiu County are G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway, China National Highway 105, and China National Highway 316.
Due to its importance in north–south travel in the province, Yongxiu was known as the "Gate of Hongdu" (洪都門戶) in ancient China.

## Tourism

The spectacular Zhelin Reservoir lies in the northwest part of the county. The sacred Buddhist heaven Yunju Mountain stands in the southwest. The famous Poyang Lake Nature Reserve in the eastern part of the county.

## Climate

Climate data for Yongxiu, elevation 37 m (121 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) | 24.2 (75.6) | 28.3 (82.9) | 32.6 (90.7) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.9 (96.6) | 37.9 (100.2) | 40.6 (105.1) | 41.1 (106.0) | 38.4 (101.1) | 35.4 (95.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 22.7 (72.9) | 41.1 (106.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.7 (85.5) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.9 (91.2) | 29.1 (84.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.1 (64.6) | 11.8 (53.2) | 22.1 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 22.8 (73.0) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 19.5 (67.1) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.6 (45.7) | 17.9 (64.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 5.0 (41.0) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.4 (66.9) | 23.0 (73.4) | 26.1 (79.0) | 25.6 (78.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.2 (50.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 14.8 (58.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −5.4 (22.3) | −1.7 (28.9) | 2.0 (35.6) | 9.7 (49.5) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.7 (65.7) | 18.8 (65.8) | 13.9 (57.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | −1.5 (29.3) | −8.7 (16.3) | −8.7 (16.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.8 (3.06) | 96.5 (3.80) | 167.0 (6.57) | 224.6 (8.84) | 215.9 (8.50) | 293.5 (11.56) | 172.6 (6.80) | 123.0 (4.84) | 69.5 (2.74) | 50.0 (1.97) | 74.0 (2.91) | 53.9 (2.12) | 1,618.3 (63.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.8 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 144.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 86.7 | 88.4 | 103.1 | 130.1 | 151.0 | 135.2 | 218.0 | 211.0 | 179.2 | 167.8 | 134.2 | 125.0 | 1,729.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 27 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 39 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||