# Yongsheng County

Yongsheng County (simplified Chinese: 永胜县; traditional Chinese: 永勝縣; pinyin: Yǒngshèng Xiàn) is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lijiang. In 2019 the county had a population of 406,757 including 34.42% ethnic minorities.
The Chenghai Lake is located in Yongsheng. Yongsheng has a strong agricultural output consisting especially of fruits including pomegranate, oranges, grapes, mangoes, longan, and Sugar-apple.

## Administrative divisions

Yongsheng County has 9 towns and 6 ethnic townships.

### 9 towns

| Yongbei (永北镇) Renhe (仁和镇) Qina (期纳镇) Sanchuan (三川镇) Chenghai (程海镇) | Taoyuan (涛源镇) Ludila (鲁地拉镇) Pianjiao (片角镇) Shunzhou (顺州镇) |

### 6 ethnic townships

| Yangping Yi (羊坪彝族乡) Liude Lisu and Yi (六德傈僳族彝族乡) Dongshan Lisu and Yi (东山傈僳族彝族乡) | Guanghua Lisu and Yi (光华傈僳族彝族乡) Songping Lisu (松坪傈僳族彝族乡) Da'an Yi and Naxi (大安彝族纳西族乡) |

## Ethnic groups

The Yongsheng County Gazetteer (1989:637) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Population statistics are as of 1985.
* Shuitian 水田: 12,279 persons in Renhe District 仁和区 (in Xinping 新坪, Huiyuan 汇源, and Xintian 新田); Songping District 松坪区 (in Guangmin 光明 and Yonghong 永红); Taoyuan District 涛源区 (in Jiahe 嘉禾 and Xi'an 西安); Xinaqu District 期纳区 (in Banping 半坪); Xunzhou District 顺州区 (in Ximachang 西马场, Xinhe 新河, and Banqiao 板桥); Pianjiao District 片角区 (in Shuichong 水冲)
** Shuitian 水田 (autonym: Naru 纳儒)
** Shui Yi 水彝 subgroup (autonym: Naruo 纳若)
** Luoluo 倮倮 subgroup (autonym: Xiqima 洗期麻; also called Li 傈/黎)
* Taliu 他留 (autonym: Talusu 他鲁苏): 4,489 persons in Shuanghe 双河, Yushui 玉水, Yunshan 云山, and Liude 六德 townships of Liude District 六德区
* Lang'e 崀峨 (autonym: Liwusu 里乌苏): 3,490 persons in Lang'e 崀峨 and Jifu 吉福 townships of Xinghu District 星湖区
* Xiangtan 乡谈 (autonym: Awupu 阿乌浦, Awudu 阿乌堵): 2,923 persons in Peiyuan 培元, Shuiping 水坪, and Yongle 永乐 townships of Da'an District 大安区
* Tagu 他谷 (autonym: Tagupo 他谷泼): 1,200 persons in Dongshan Township 东山乡, Dongshan District 东山区
* Tujia 土家 (autonym: Lipa 利帕): 1,165 persons in Shuichong 水冲, Bujia 卜甲, and Sijiaoshan 四角山 townships of Pianjiao District 片角区
* Nazan 纳咱 (autonym: Nazansu 纳咱苏): 1,072 persons in Nazan Village 纳咱村, Liude Township 六德乡, Liude District 六德区
* Zhili 支里 (autonym: Naruo 那若): more than 300 persons in Xinying Village 新营村, Nanhua Township 南华乡, Beisheng District 北胜区; and in Xianrenhe Village 仙人河村, Dachang Township 大厂乡

## Climate

Climate data for Yongsheng, elevation 2,131 m (6,991 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) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.5 (74.3) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.9 (85.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 31.4 (88.5) | 29.8 (85.6) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.6 (81.7) | 25.9 (78.6) | 23.4 (74.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 31.4 (88.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.9 (62.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.0 (73.4) | 24.6 (76.3) | 24.7 (76.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 20.5 (68.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 12.0 (53.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 18.5 (65.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 19.2 (66.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.7 (44.1) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | 1.6 (34.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.9 (55.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 16.1 (61.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.5 (50.9) | 4.3 (39.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) | −6.3 (20.7) | −5.0 (23.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | 9.4 (48.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 8.4 (47.1) | 2.5 (36.5) | 3.1 (37.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | −7.1 (19.2) | −7.1 (19.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.7 (0.30) | 5.2 (0.20) | 9.2 (0.36) | 13.7 (0.54) | 56.1 (2.21) | 120.8 (4.76) | 255.9 (10.07) | 229.4 (9.03) | 151.2 (5.95) | 64.8 (2.55) | 12.8 (0.50) | 2.1 (0.08) | 928.9 (36.55) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 10.0 | 15.2 | 22.4 | 21.1 | 18.3 | 10.9 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 116.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 58 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 71 | 66 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 234.3 | 218.8 | 230.7 | 225.1 | 208.3 | 156.6 | 114.5 | 131.6 | 126.9 | 175.5 | 215.5 | 233.4 | 2,271.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 71 | 68 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 38 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 50 | 67 | 72 | 53 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||