# Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County

Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County (Chinese: 新平彝族傣族自治县; pinyin: Xīnpíng Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county located in the central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Yuxi.

## Administrative divisions

Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 6 townships.

### 2 subdistricts

* Guishan (桂山街道)
* Gucheng (古城街道)

### 4 towns

| Yangwu (扬武镇) Mosha (漠沙镇) | Jiasa (戛洒镇) Shuitang (水塘镇) |

### 6 townships

| Pingdian (平甸乡) Xinhua (新化乡) Jianxing (建兴乡) | Laochang (老厂乡) Zhelong (者竜乡) Pingzhang (平掌乡) |

## Ethnic groups

The Xinping County Gazetteer (1993:106, 118) lists the following Yi and Hani subgroups.
* Yi: 111,555 (1987); subgroups are Niesu 聂苏, Nasu 纳苏, Chesu 车苏, Lalu 腊鲁, Lawu 拉乌, Mili 咪利, Micha 密查, Xiangtang 香堂, Luowu 罗武, Menghua 蒙化
** Niesu 聂苏: Lukuishan 鲁魁山 and Mopanshan 磨盘山 of Yangwu Township 扬武镇
** Nasu 纳苏: Xinhua 新化乡, Laochang 老厂乡, Feijia 费贾 of Pingdian 平甸乡, Taokong 桃孔, Baihe 白鹤, Zhedian 者甸
** Chesu 车苏: Laochang 老厂乡
* Hani: 9,547 (1987)
** Kaduo 卡多: Wajiao 挖窖 of Jianxing 建兴乡; Wasi 瓦寺 and Baizhi 柏枝 of Pingzhang 平掌乡; Shengli 胜利 of Mosha 漠沙乡
** Nuobi 糯比 and Suobi 梭比: Meiziqing 梅子箐 of Jianxing 建兴乡; Dazhai 大寨 of Fuxing 复兴
** Woni 窝尼: Yani 亚尼 of Pingdian 平甸
** Duota 堕塔: Xinzhai 新寨村 of Panlong 盘龙
** Biyue 碧约: Mowei 磨味 of Jianxing 建兴乡
There are various Tai ethnic groups in Xinping County. They numbered 40,890 (15.54%) of the total population of Xinping County as of 2000, and include the following subgroups.
* Tai Kha 傣卡 (Chinese Dai 汉傣): in Mosha Town 漠沙镇 and Yaojie Town 腰街镇
* Tai Sa 傣沙 (Tai Xa): in Mosha Township 漠沙镇
* Tai Ya 傣雅 (Tai Yalun 傣雅伦): in Gasa Town 嘎洒镇 and Shuitang Township 水塘镇
These three groups are known as the 花腰傣, or 'Flowery-waisted Tai' due to the style of their women's clothing. Local Tai languages include the Yuánxīn 元新 dialect of Tai Hongjin.
The Damuyu Flowery-Waist Dai Cultural and Ecological Tourist Village (大沐浴花腰傣文化生态旅游村) is located in Longhe Village 龙河村, Mosha Township 漠沙镇.

## Climate

Climate data for Xinping, elevation 1,498 m (4,915 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) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.9 (87.6) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.2 (84.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 33.5 (92.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.8 (76.6) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 26.7 (80.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 18.0 (64.4) | 24.0 (75.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.7 (71.1) | 22.6 (72.7) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 11.1 (52.0) | 17.7 (63.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) | 7.4 (45.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.2 (66.6) | 19.0 (66.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 14.7 (58.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 6.8 (44.2) | 13.3 (56.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 1.0 (33.8) | −0.8 (30.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 0.9 (33.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | −2.7 (27.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.1 (1.15) | 15.4 (0.61) | 23.1 (0.91) | 43.5 (1.71) | 92.6 (3.65) | 119.0 (4.69) | 173.2 (6.82) | 183.0 (7.20) | 99.8 (3.93) | 86.5 (3.41) | 38.4 (1.51) | 17.3 (0.68) | 920.9 (36.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 8.6 | 11.8 | 13.9 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 123.3 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 63 | 56 | 57 | 66 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 228.7 | 232.0 | 259.5 | 259.7 | 236.4 | 176.5 | 136.8 | 150.7 | 145.0 | 155.0 | 202.2 | 203.3 | 2,385.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 72 | 69 | 68 | 57 | 43 | 33 | 38 | 40 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||