# Leishan County

Leishan (Chinese: 雷山; pinyin: Léishān, Hmu language:Zangx Xongx) is a county in the east of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. More than 90% of population are ethnic Hmu (Miao subgroup).

## Administrative divisions

Leishan County is divided into 1 subdistrict, 5 towns, 2 townships and 1 ethnic township:

### subdistrict

* Longtou Subdistrict 龙头街道

### towns

* Danjiang Town 丹江镇
* Xijiang Town 西江镇
* Yongle Town 永乐镇
* Langde Town 郎德镇
* Datang Town 大塘镇

### townships

* Wangfeng Township 望丰乡
* Fangxiang Township 方祥乡

### ethnic township

* Dadi Shui Ethnic Township 达地水族乡

## Climate

It has a subtropical monsoon climate.
Climate data for Leishan, elevation 839 m (2,753 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) | 22.0 (71.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 31.8 (89.2) | 33.1 (91.6) | 32.9 (91.2) | 34.3 (93.7) | 37.2 (99.0) | 35.3 (95.5) | 35.1 (95.2) | 32.5 (90.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 37.2 (99.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.6 (47.5) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.1 (61.0) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 29.4 (84.9) | 29.6 (85.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 20.6 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.6 (45.7) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.6 (76.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 21.0 (69.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 15.7 (60.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) | 4.7 (40.5) | 8.2 (46.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.9 (67.8) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 13.3 (55.9) | 8.7 (47.7) | 3.8 (38.8) | 12.5 (54.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −5.7 (21.7) | −3.0 (26.6) | 2.7 (36.9) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.5 (50.9) | 12.8 (55.0) | 13.3 (55.9) | 8.6 (47.5) | 2.7 (36.9) | −3.8 (25.2) | −6.8 (19.8) | −6.8 (19.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.6 (1.48) | 38.8 (1.53) | 69.9 (2.75) | 116.8 (4.60) | 223.8 (8.81) | 279.6 (11.01) | 196.6 (7.74) | 151.2 (5.95) | 83.0 (3.27) | 88.4 (3.48) | 54.5 (2.15) | 28.8 (1.13) | 1,369 (53.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.8 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 18.3 | 17.3 | 14.9 | 10.6 | 12.8 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 175.5 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 9.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 34.3 | 53.0 | 70.9 | 95.9 | 112.2 | 95.4 | 151.2 | 161.6 | 125.7 | 87.3 | 81.9 | 61.4 | 1,130.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 36 | 40 | 34 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 25 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administrationall-time extreme temperature ||||||||||||||

## Attractions
### Thousand Households

Miao Stockade Village of Thousand Households (千户苗寨) in Xijiang Town is a famous scenic spot in China.

### Langde Miao Village

Langde Miao Village(朗德苗寨), generally refers to Langde Shang Miao Village, belongs to Leishan County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou Province. It is a Miao village with hundreds of families. The ancient buildings of Langde Miao Village are announced as the fifth batch of key cultural relics protection units in China.