Sanjiang County 三江侗族自治县 ·Sanhgyangh Yen Sankiang | |
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| Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County 三江侗族自治县 Sanhgyangh Dungcuz Swciyen Saml Nyal Dongl Zuc Zil Zil Yenh | |
 Aerial panorama ofChengyang, a scenic area in Sanjiang | |
  Sanjiang Location in Guangxi | |
| Coordinates:25°47′N109°36′E / 25.783°N 109.600°E /25.783; 109.600[1] | |
| Country | China |
| Autonomous region | Guangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Liuzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,455 km2 (948 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[3] | |
• Total | 297,244 |
| • Density | 121.1/km2 (313.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 5455XX |
Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County (simplified Chinese:三江侗族自治县;traditional Chinese:三江侗族自治縣;pinyin:Sānjiāng Dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn;Standard Zhuang:Sanhgyangh Dungcuz Swciyen;Southern Dong:Saml Nyal Dongl Zuc Zil Zil Yenh[4]) is under the administration ofLiuzhou,Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. It is a region traditionally inhabited by theDong people, bordering theprefecture-level divisions ofQiandongnan (Guizhou) to the north,Huaihua (Hunan) to the northeast andGuilin to the west.
It has an area of 2,429 square kilometres (938 sq mi) and a population of 297,244.[5]
Sanjiang County is divided into 6 towns, 6 townships and 3 ethnic townships:[6]
20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Sanjiang, towardHunan province, lies the area ofDong people,Chengyang (程阳), which is a popular destination forbackpacker tourism. The area comprises eight traditional Dong minority villages. The houses are all made of wood. Inside the villages you will find traditional drum towers, which were used to announce important things or simply to perform plays to entertain the villagers. Crossing the river is the best preservedWind and Rain Bridge (程阳风雨桥, chéng yáng fēng yǔ qiáo) which has five parts. The bridge dates to 1912 and is for many people the main reason to visit the village.
North of Chengyang lies the tiny village of Linxia which is interesting because of the local market, but there are no places to stay in Linxia.
| Climate data for Sanjiang, elevation 197 m (646 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) | 26.6 (79.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 33.3 (91.9) | 34.4 (93.9) | 35.4 (95.7) | 37.8 (100.0) | 39.2 (102.6) | 38.7 (101.7) | 39.1 (102.4) | 35.2 (95.4) | 31.5 (88.7) | 27.4 (81.3) | 39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.9 (64.2) | 24.1 (75.4) | 28.2 (82.8) | 30.7 (87.3) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.4 (92.1) | 30.8 (87.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 20.2 (68.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 23.7 (74.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.5 (56.3) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.9 (73.2) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.5 (81.5) | 27.3 (81.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 19.8 (67.6) | 14.7 (58.5) | 9.5 (49.1) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.7 (51.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.7 (74.7) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 6.4 (43.5) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) | −2.7 (27.1) | −0.5 (31.1) | 3.7 (38.7) | 9.3 (48.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 17.2 (63.0) | 18.9 (66.0) | 13.0 (55.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 0.8 (33.4) | −4.3 (24.3) | −4.3 (24.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 52.9 (2.08) | 64.0 (2.52) | 102.2 (4.02) | 142.6 (5.61) | 237.8 (9.36) | 309.5 (12.19) | 267.3 (10.52) | 126.7 (4.99) | 74.6 (2.94) | 68.8 (2.71) | 57.0 (2.24) | 41.3 (1.63) | 1,544.7 (60.81) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.8 | 13.2 | 18.7 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.8 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 8.6 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 165.9 |
| Average snowy days | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 3.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 81 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 42.1 | 46.3 | 54.1 | 78.3 | 103.9 | 100.8 | 163.4 | 186.6 | 157.5 | 120.3 | 95.0 | 79.2 | 1,227.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 13 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 39 | 47 | 43 | 34 | 29 | 24 | 27 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
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