# Xingning, Guangdong

    Xingning is also the era name for Emperor Ai of the Jin dynasty.
Xingning (postal: Hingning; simplified Chinese: 兴宁; traditional Chinese: 興寧; pinyin: Xīngníng, Hakka: Hinnên) is a county-level city, under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. The second largest city in eastern Guangdong, Xingning has an area of 2,104.85 square kilometres (812.69 sq mi) and a population of 779,411 (2020).

## Names

Xingning was formerly known as Qichang (齐昌; 齊昌).

## History

Xingning county was established in 331 CE, later becoming the capital of the 10th-century Southern Han Dynasty.
From its previous long-established status a county, in 1991 Xingning was upgraded to a county-level city within the municipal jurisdiction of Meizhou.

## Location

Xingning is located in the north eastern part of Guangdong province and borders the counties of Pingyuan, Meixian, Fengshun and Wuhua in Meizhou City; Longchuan in Heiyuan City and Xunwu in Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province.

## Ethno-linguistic make-up

Xingning is noted for its large Hakka population.

## Administrative districts

The city governs three subdistricts and 17 towns:

### Subdistricts

* Fuxing
* Ningxin
* Xingtian

### Towns

* Daping
* Diaofeng
* Luofu
* Luogang
* Heshui
* Huangbei
* Huanghuai
* Jingnan
* Longtian
* Nibei
* Ningzhong
* Shima
* Shuikou
* Xinbei
* Xinwei
* Yetang
* Yonghe

## Climate

Climate data for Xingning, elevation 124 m (407 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) | 28.9 (84.0) | 31.9 (89.4) | 34.2 (93.6) | 35.9 (96.6) | 36.1 (97.0) | 38.3 (100.9) | 38.5 (101.3) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.4 (99.3) | 35.4 (95.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 29.3 (84.7) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.9 (64.2) | 19.7 (67.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.5 (79.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 32.0 (89.6) | 33.9 (93.0) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 29.0 (84.2) | 24.9 (76.8) | 19.7 (67.5) | 26.8 (80.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.1 (53.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 28.7 (83.7) | 28.2 (82.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 23.2 (73.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 21.4 (70.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 14.3 (57.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 17.7 (63.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | 1.2 (34.2) | 7.5 (45.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 1.9 (35.4) | −3.5 (25.7) | −3.5 (25.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.0 (2.05) | 70.7 (2.78) | 132.0 (5.20) | 175.4 (6.91) | 228.2 (8.98) | 244.9 (9.64) | 161.6 (6.36) | 187.2 (7.37) | 111.4 (4.39) | 40.2 (1.58) | 37.1 (1.46) | 43.5 (1.71) | 1,484.2 (58.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.5 | 10.4 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 17.2 | 11.3 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 145.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 134.4 | 107.0 | 101.4 | 115.8 | 139.2 | 157.7 | 222.2 | 207.6 | 197.6 | 202.6 | 172.3 | 158.3 | 1,916.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 34 | 39 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 53 | 48 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Transport

* Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway
* Longyan–Longchuan high-speed railway

## Culture

The majority of Xingning's residents are Hakka people.

## Tourist attractions

* Shenguang Hill
* Xingning Academy
* Heshui Reservoir