# Fumin County

Fumin County (Chinese: 富民县; pinyin: Fùmín Xiàn) is a county, under the jurisdiction of Kunming, Yunnan, China.

## Administrative divisions

Yongding Town and Daying Town, Luomian Yi Nationality and Miao Nationality Village, Sandan Village, Kuanzhuang Village, Dongcun Village and Chijiu Village

## History

In February 2007, Fumin County gained national notoriety when the local authority painted the side of a mountain green in order to "change the feng shui" of the area.

## Ethnic groups

The Yi people of Fumin County are divided into the following subgroups (Fumin County Gazetteer, p. 83). Locations are listed for each subgroup.
* Black Yi 黑彝 (23 villages, 968 households, 4,842 persons)
** Yongding Town 永定镇: Qinghezhong Village 清河中村, Panjiafen 潘家坟, Lannitian 烂泥田
** Daying Town 大营镇: Mailongqing 麦竜箐, Maiyidian 麦依甸
** Luomian Township 罗免乡: Danuozhi 大糯支, Xiaonuozhi 小糯支, Shibangou 石板沟, Xihe 西核
** Chijiu Township 赤鹫乡: Gankulou 干枯楼, Donghe 东核, Puheini 普黑泥, Jumili 咀咪哩, Pingdi 平地
** Kuanzhuang Township 款庄乡: Shanglongtan 上龙潭, Xinmin 新民, Qingping 淸平, Xiaocun 小村, Luchaku 鲁岔库, Heping 和平, Fang'erge 放耳戈, Tuozhuo 拖卓, Mopade 莫怕得
** Dongcun Township 东村乡: Longtan 龙潭
* Micha 密岔 (5 villages, 290 households, 1,484 persons)
** Chijiu Township 赤鹫乡: Longtan Village 龙潭村
** Luomian Township 罗免乡: Shangmadi 上麻地, Xiamadi 下麻地, Shaoshang 哨上, Damaka 打马卡
* White Yi 白彝 (12 villages, 441 households, 1,941 persons)
** Yongding Town 永定镇: Wayao 瓦窑, Wujiaying 五家营, Xizhuang 西庄, Dashiba 大石坝, Chewan 车完, Zhuangzi 庄子, Shikantian 石坎田, Lijiacun 李家村, Qingshuihe 清水河, Shangcun 上村, Shiwopu 石窝铺
** Luomian Township 罗免乡: Zehei 则黑
** Qinlao Township 勤劳乡: Qiaodong 橇东, Gulvqing 谷律箐, Liziyuan 栗子园 (Yi and Bai mixed villages)
* Yellow Yi 黄彝 (3 villages, 45 households, 205 persons; surnames An 安 and Chen 陈)
** Luomian Township 罗免乡: Dayaoqing 大窑箐, Yutan 渔塘, Yanjiao 岩脚
* Dry Yi 干彝 (17 villages, 94 households, 447 persons)
** Dongcun Township 东村乡: Wanbaoshan 万宝山, Shuanglongtan 双龙潭, Jiudiji 旧地基, Shigongji 石公鸡, Yangduoke 羊多棵, Changpuqing 菖蒲箐
** Kuanzhuang Township 款庄乡: Baishiyan 白石岩

## Climate

Climate data for Fumin, elevation 1,693 m (5,554 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2020) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.2 (88.2) | 32.7 (90.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.2 (95.4) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.1 (93.4) | 32.0 (89.6) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 35.2 (95.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) | 20.5 (68.9) | 23.7 (74.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 27.4 (81.3) | 27.5 (81.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.5 (77.9) | 23.3 (73.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 23.8 (74.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 20.7 (69.3) | 19.3 (66.7) | 16.8 (62.2) | 12.4 (54.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 16.3 (61.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.9 (64.2) | 17.0 (62.6) | 15.6 (60.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 6.9 (44.4) | 3.1 (37.6) | 10.9 (51.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.6 (21.9) | −3.7 (25.3) | −5.0 (23.0) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 12.1 (53.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 5.4 (41.7) | 3.2 (37.8) | −2.8 (27.0) | −6.9 (19.6) | −6.9 (19.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21.7 (0.85) | 11.7 (0.46) | 18.9 (0.74) | 25.0 (0.98) | 75.2 (2.96) | 167.4 (6.59) | 177.5 (6.99) | 150.2 (5.91) | 104.6 (4.12) | 68.6 (2.70) | 25.8 (1.02) | 9.8 (0.39) | 856.4 (33.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 3.3 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 11.2 | 16.0 | 20.1 | 18.5 | 14.5 | 11.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 120.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 67 | 60 | 55 | 55 | 62 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 73 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 221.0 | 225.3 | 253.7 | 254.1 | 214.5 | 141.0 | 110.1 | 128.8 | 111.4 | 140.3 | 184.6 | 191.8 | 2,176.6 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 66 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 52 | 34 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 57 | 59 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||