Fenghuang County 凤凰县 Fenghwang | |
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 Location of Fenghuang County within Xiangxi | |
  Fenghuang Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates:27°56′56″N109°36′14″E / 27.949°N 109.604°E /27.949; 109.604[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Xiangxi |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,751.10 km2 (676.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 350,195 |
| • Density | 199.986/km2 (517.961/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4162XX |
Fenghuang County (simplified Chinese:凤凰县;traditional Chinese:鳳凰縣;pinyin:Fènghuáng Xiàn), named after themythological birdsFenghuang, is acounty ofHunan Province, China, under the administration ofXiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.
Located on the western margin of the province and the southern Xiangxi, it is immediately adjacent to the eastern edge ofGuizhou Province. The county is bordered to the north byHuayuan County andJishou City, to the east byLuxi County, to the southeast byMayang County, and to the southwest and the west byBijiang District ofTongren City andSongtao County of Guizhou. Fenghuang County covers an area of 1,745 km2 (674 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 428,294 and a resident population of 363,700.[4] The county has 13towns and fourtownships under its jurisdiction, and thecounty seat isTuojiang (沱江镇).[5]
Fenghuang County has an exceptionally well-preserved ancient town that harbours unique ethnic languages, customs, arts as well as many distinctive architectural remains ofMing andQing styles. The town is placed in a mountain setting, incorporating the natural flow of the river Tuojiang into the city layout.[6] Over half of the city's population belong to theMiao orTujia minorities.[7] It was the centre of the unsuccessfulMiao Rebellion of 1854-73, which created a Miao diaspora in Southeast Asia during the last two centuries. The city is revered in Miao traditions and funeral rites and is the location of theSouthern China Great Wall (中国南方长城;中國南方長城;Zhōngguó Nánfāng Chángchéng;Miao: "Suav Tuam Choj"),[8] a fortification built by the Ming dynasty to protect the localHan Chinese from Miao attacks.
After 1913, the name of the town changed fromZhen'gan (鎮筸) toFenghuang.[9]
The ancient town of Fenghuang was added to theUNESCOWorld Heritage Tentative List on March 28, 2008, in the Cultural category. This ancient town was regarded as the most beautiful town in China by New Zealand writerRewi Alley. It was built in 1704, and has 300 years of history. The ancient city is a gathering place for Miao and Tujia ethnic minorities.
The town was damaged by flooding in July 2014.[10]
The nearest airportFenghuang Airport in Tongren City is only 34 km (21 mi) away from Fenghuang County and the nearest train station inJishou City is only 50 km (31 mi) away. After arriving at Fenghuang Airport orJishou Train Station, tourists may take a bus or taxi to Fenghuang County.Zhangjiajie Airport andHuaihua Train Station are also often used as transfer stops for Fenghuang County.[11][12]
TheFenghuang Maglev opened in 2022, connecting theFenghuang railway station onZhangjiajie–Jishou–Huaihua high-speed railway with the Fenghuang Folklore Garden.[13]
| Climate data for Fenghuang, elevation 350 m (1,150 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) | 25.1 (77.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 34.2 (93.6) | 34.3 (93.7) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.7 (98.1) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.6 (101.5) | 39.0 (102.2) | 35.8 (96.4) | 31.0 (87.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 11.0 (51.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 21.7 (71.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 28.9 (84.0) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.2 (90.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 11.0 (51.8) | 21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.7 (80.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 17.3 (63.1) | 12.1 (53.8) | 7.0 (44.6) | 16.5 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.0 (46.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 19.4 (66.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 4.4 (39.9) | 13.4 (56.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −4.6 (23.7) | −0.9 (30.4) | 3.1 (37.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 16.5 (61.7) | 15.9 (60.6) | 11.7 (53.1) | 3.5 (38.3) | −1.9 (28.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | −6.0 (21.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 51.6 (2.03) | 55.9 (2.20) | 85.9 (3.38) | 126.0 (4.96) | 195.5 (7.70) | 241.1 (9.49) | 202.2 (7.96) | 123.0 (4.84) | 81.8 (3.22) | 93.8 (3.69) | 63.9 (2.52) | 37.1 (1.46) | 1,357.8 (53.45) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.3 | 13.2 | 16.6 | 17.1 | 16.7 | 16.0 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 9.3 | 12.7 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 159.5 |
| Average snowy days | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 12.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 45.9 | 50.0 | 66.8 | 93.7 | 111.5 | 108.3 | 186.5 | 189.6 | 134.8 | 101.0 | 87.8 | 70.7 | 1,246.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 44 | 47 | 37 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 28 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[14][15] | |||||||||||||
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