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Danzhai County 丹寨县 Tanchai | |
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  Danzhai Location of the seat in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Danzhai Danzhai (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China | |
| Coordinates (Danzhai County government):26°11′55″N107°47′21″E / 26.1986°N 107.7893°E /26.1986; 107.7893 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
| County seat | Longquan |
| Area | |
• Total | 937.7 km2 (362.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 122,410 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Danzhai (Chinese:丹寨;pinyin:Dānzhài) is a county in the southeast ofGuizhou province, China. With a population of approximately 172,000, it is under the administration of theQiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. The region is renowned for its unique geographic, cultural and ethnic diversity, including the distinctive rice terraces, and Miao ethnic crafts and traditions.
In 2014 theWanda Group designated it as the site for its "Enterprise Sponsored County-wide Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation" programme. Wanda Group has committed to invest RMB300 million to a Danzhai vocational school, RMB500 million for a Danzhai poverty alleviation fund, and RMB700 million for aDanzhai Wanda Village, which includes aculturally sensitive hotel and town district built in the Miao architectural tradition. Wanda Group's total investments total RMB 1.5 billion and the tourism village is expected to provide up to an additional 3,000 jobs.[1]
Danzhai County is divided into 4towns and 2townships:[2]
| Climate data for Danzhai, elevation 963 m (3,159 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) | 27.9 (82.2) | 31.0 (87.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 31.1 (88.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 33.2 (91.8) | 35.2 (95.4) | 32.8 (91.0) | 29.9 (85.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 35.2 (95.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.0 (44.6) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.3 (57.7) | 19.8 (67.6) | 23.3 (73.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.8 (82.0) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.0 (68.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 18.8 (65.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.5 (74.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.2 (61.2) | 11.8 (53.2) | 6.5 (43.7) | 15.0 (59.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.1 (35.8) | 4.3 (39.7) | 7.8 (46.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.0 (69.8) | 20.6 (69.1) | 17.9 (64.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 4.1 (39.4) | 12.5 (54.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) | −6.3 (20.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | 1.6 (34.9) | 7.3 (45.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 14.9 (58.8) | 14.8 (58.6) | 10.4 (50.7) | 3.0 (37.4) | −4.6 (23.7) | −7.3 (18.9) | −7.3 (18.9) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 43.7 (1.72) | 44.8 (1.76) | 79.3 (3.12) | 124.0 (4.88) | 205.3 (8.08) | 274.2 (10.80) | 247.6 (9.75) | 161.0 (6.34) | 108.6 (4.28) | 94.3 (3.71) | 58.1 (2.29) | 31.8 (1.25) | 1,472.7 (57.98) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 17.7 | 16.0 | 19.8 | 18.7 | 18.9 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 15.0 | 11.7 | 13.7 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 192.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 84 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 82 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 38.4 | 51.4 | 66.8 | 93.1 | 110.6 | 90.9 | 145.0 | 174.7 | 137.3 | 95.9 | 92.3 | 70.5 | 1,166.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 12 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 22 | 35 | 44 | 38 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 26 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
