# Xingren

Xingren (simplified Chinese: 兴仁市; traditional Chinese: 興仁市; pinyin: Xīngrén Shì) is a county-level city of southwestern Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

## Administrative divisions

Xingren has 6 subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 ethnic township:

### subdistricts

* Donghu Subdistrict (东湖街道)
* Chengnan Subdistrict (城南街道)
* Zhenwushan Subdistrict (真武山街道)
* Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道)
* Luguan Subdistrict (陆官街道)
* Yipintianyuan Subdistrict (薏品田园街道)

### towns

* Tunjiao Town (屯脚镇)
* Baling Town (巴铃镇)
* Baide Town (百德镇)
* Yuzhang Town (雨樟镇)
* Panjiazhuang Town (潘家庄镇)
* Huilong Town (回龙镇)
* Xiashan Town (下山镇)
* Xinlongchang Town (新龙场镇)
* Dashan Town (大山镇)
* Mamaya Town (马马崖镇)
* Boyang Town (波阳镇

### ethnic townships

* Luchuying Hui Ethnic Township (鲁础营回族乡)

## Geography and climate

Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1,300 m (4,265.09 ft), Xingren has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) with very warm, rainy summers and mild, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 6.6 °C (43.9 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 15.7 °C (60.3 °F). Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 175 days of the year, but over 75% of the annual total (1,294 mm or 51 in) occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in January to 40% in April, the county receives 1,441 hours of bright sunshine annually, with spring and summer sunnier than autumn and winter.
Climate data for Xingren, elevation 1,379 m (4,524 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.6 (85.3) | 32.7 (90.9) | 33.8 (92.8) | 35.5 (95.9) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.7 (90.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.0 (89.6) | 30.2 (86.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 35.5 (95.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 14.4 (57.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 25.2 (77.4) | 26.0 (78.8) | 26.8 (80.2) | 26.9 (80.4) | 24.7 (76.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.5 (63.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 20.6 (69.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 21.6 (70.9) | 22.3 (72.1) | 21.9 (71.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 12.6 (54.7) | 8.1 (46.6) | 15.7 (60.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.5 (56.3) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.7 (65.7) | 16.7 (62.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 9.6 (49.3) | 5.3 (41.5) | 12.6 (54.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) | −6.2 (20.8) | −2.5 (27.5) | 2.9 (37.2) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.8 (55.0) | 7.2 (45.0) | 3.3 (37.9) | −1.3 (29.7) | −4.9 (23.2) | −6.2 (20.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 29.8 (1.17) | 21.0 (0.83) | 41.3 (1.63) | 55.0 (2.17) | 145.4 (5.72) | 282.0 (11.10) | 249.7 (9.83) | 179.3 (7.06) | 134.3 (5.29) | 96.9 (3.81) | 37.2 (1.46) | 22.4 (0.88) | 1,294.3 (50.95) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.3 | 12.3 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 15.9 | 18.6 | 18.4 | 16.3 | 13.2 | 15.6 | 10.4 | 12.7 | 175.2 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 5.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 77 | 74 | 71 | 74 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 82 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 79.5 | 101.7 | 124.8 | 153.2 | 151.9 | 114.2 | 143.0 | 155.8 | 124.2 | 92.2 | 117.0 | 83.4 | 1,440.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 24 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 37 | 28 | 34 | 39 | 34 | 26 | 36 | 26 | 32 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||