Xinxing County

Xinxing
新兴县
Sunhing
County
Xinxing is located in Guangdong
Xinxing
Xinxing
Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°41′46″N 112°13′30″E / 22.696°N 112.225°E / 22.696; 112.225
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityYunfu
Area
 • Total
1,520 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
430,831
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xinxing County
Traditional Chinese新興
Simplified Chinese新兴
PostalSunhing
Literal meaningNewly Flourishing
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXīnxīng
Wade–GilesHsin-hsing

Xinxing County, alternately romanized as Sunhing,[a] is a county of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu in the west of Guangdong province, China.

History

Xinxing County was formally established in the third year of da ye era, Sui dynasty (隋大業三年) (607 CE). Under the Qing dynasty (清朝), Xinxing County was administered as part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]

Notable people:

  • Huineng (惠能) (638–713): sixth ancestor of Chan
  • Cheung Chu (張珠) (1892–1950): entrepreneur of Malaysia
  • Lo Kam( 魯金 ): Hong komg historian, his publishings include the secret history of the streets of
Central district, Hongkong, the secret history of temples of Hongkong, etc.
  • Gabriel Suen Shou Kin (孫秀乾): grew up in Hong Kong, now is an entrepreneur of Australia，。 and is also a freelancer of Kwangsi cultural quarterly.
  • Su Shuhui (苏树辉)(1951–): Macao politician also a calligrapher
  • Lau, leong wah( 劉亮華 )： Hong Kong actress, she left the entertainment industry and migrated to canada at 1971.

Climate

Climate data for Xinxing (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.0
(86.0) 		32.5
(90.5) 		33.4
(92.1) 		35.0
(95.0) 		35.5
(95.9) 		37.5
(99.5) 		38.2
(100.8) 		38.9
(102.0) 		37.8
(100.0) 		35.0
(95.0) 		34.2
(93.6) 		29.8
(85.6) 		38.9
(102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 18.7
(65.7) 		20.3
(68.5) 		22.7
(72.9) 		27.0
(80.6) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.3
(91.9) 		31.9
(89.4) 		29.2
(84.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		20.6
(69.1) 		27.1
(80.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.6
(56.5) 		15.5
(59.9) 		18.4
(65.1) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.9
(78.6) 		27.6
(81.7) 		28.3
(82.9) 		28.1
(82.6) 		26.7
(80.1) 		23.5
(74.3) 		19.3
(66.7) 		14.8
(58.6) 		22.0
(71.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.2
(50.4) 		12.2
(54.0) 		15.5
(59.9) 		19.7
(67.5) 		22.8
(73.0) 		24.6
(76.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.0
(77.0) 		23.5
(74.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		15.4
(59.7) 		11.0
(51.8) 		18.7
(65.7)
Record low °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7) 		1.2
(34.2) 		2.7
(36.9) 		9.0
(48.2) 		13.3
(55.9) 		16.8
(62.2) 		21.0
(69.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		15.5
(59.9) 		8.2
(46.8) 		2.7
(36.9) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−2.5
(27.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52.3
(2.06) 		50.4
(1.98) 		77.0
(3.03) 		156.7
(6.17) 		224.9
(8.85) 		266.0
(10.47) 		230.7
(9.08) 		255.4
(10.06) 		190.8
(7.51) 		71.6
(2.82) 		43.1
(1.70) 		37.4
(1.47) 		1,656.3
(65.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.6 10.2 15.6 15.4 18.5 20.4 17.8 17.6 12.5 6.2 5.9 5.8 154.5
Average relative humidity (%) 81 83 85 85 85 86 84 85 84 80 80 78 83
Mean monthly sunshine hours 102.8 81.2 64.5 86.3 127.8 145.5 184.8 175.0 162.4 175.7 150.0 132.3 1,588.3
Percent possible sunshine 30 25 17 23 31 36 45 44 45 49 46 40 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notes

  1. ^ The Postal Map spelling was based on Xinxing's Cantonese pronunciation. Xinxing has also been romanized as Sin Hing,[1] Sin-hing,[2] and Sih-ching.[3]

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Bolton & al. (1941), p. 262.
  2. ^ Baynes, T. S., ed. (1878), "China" , Encyclopædia Britannica, vol. 5 (9th ed.), New York: Charles Scribner's Sons
  3. ^ Gützlaff, Charles (1838), China Opened, p. 527.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.

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