Panzhou

Panzhou
盘州市
County-level city
Panzhou is the southernmost division in this map of Liupanshui
Panzhou is the southernmost division in this map of Liupanshui
Liupanshui in Guizhou
Liupanshui in Guizhou
Coordinates (Panzhou municipal government): 25°42′36″N 104°28′18″E / 25.7099°N 104.4716°E / 25.7099; 104.4716
CountryChina
ProvinceGuizhou
Prefecture-level cityLiupanshui
Municipal seatYizi Subdistrict
Area
 • Total
4,056.7 km2 (1,566.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation
342 m (1,122 ft)
Population
 • Total
1,034,903
 • Density260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+08:00 (China Standard)
Postal code
553537
Websitewww.panxian.gov.cn

Panzhou (simplified Chinese: 盘州市; traditional Chinese: 盤州市; pinyin: Pánzhōu Shì) is a county-level city in southwestern Guizhou province, China, on the border with Yunnan province to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Liupanshui.

Ethnic townships in Liupanshui except Liuzhi. Light green -Yi. Blue - miao. Dark green- Bouyei

Administrative divisions

Panzhou is divided into 6 subdistricts, 14 towns and 7 ethnic townships:[1]

Subdistricts

Towns

Ethnic townships

Geography

Panzhou is located in western Guizhou province and southwestern Liupanshui. Panzhou shares a border with Fuyuan County and Xuanwei to the west, Pu'an County to the east, Shuicheng District to the north, and Xingyi to the south. Panzhou has a total area of 4,056 km2 (1,566 sq mi).

Geology

Panzhou is located in the South China Karst, with mostly on a mountain plateau. The terrain elevation is high in the northwest, low in the southeast, and uplifted in the center and south.

Climate

Panzhou has a humid subtropical climate with monsoon influence. It has an average annual temperature of 15.2 °C (59.4 °F), total annual rainfall of 1,390-millimetre (55 in), a frost-free period of 271 days and an average of 1593 annual sunshine hours. Winters are mild and summers are cool.

Climate data for Panzhou, elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		22.7
(72.9) 		24.6
(76.3) 		24.4
(75.9) 		25.1
(77.2) 		25.1
(77.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		19.2
(66.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		12.0
(53.6) 		20.0
(67.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		19.4
(66.9) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.9
(37.2) 		5.3
(41.5) 		8.3
(46.9) 		12.1
(53.8) 		14.8
(58.6) 		16.7
(62.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		15.2
(59.4) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		4.0
(39.2) 		11.1
(52.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 20.0
(0.79) 		13.3
(0.52) 		32.9
(1.30) 		51.7
(2.04) 		127.9
(5.04) 		296.2
(11.66) 		222.5
(8.76) 		168.9
(6.65) 		160.8
(6.33) 		83.1
(3.27) 		26.4
(1.04) 		24.3
(0.96) 		1,228
(48.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 12.6 8.9 10.2 11.4 13.9 20.6 19.1 19.0 15.7 16.6 9.6 12.6 170.2
Average snowy days 3.1 2.5 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.4 7.3
Average relative humidity (%) 77 66 65 64 69 80 80 80 81 83 77 80 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 124.3 155.9 168.2 177.7 170.3 104.6 129.4 146.6 113.3 104.6 145.4 107.3 1,647.6
Percent possible sunshine 37 49 45 46 41 26 31 37 31 29 45 33 38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]
Climate data for Shuangfeng Town, Panzhou, elevation 1,527 m (5,010 ft), (1981–2010, extremes 1971–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.3
(79.3) 		30.6
(87.1) 		32.3
(90.1) 		34.1
(93.4) 		35.1
(95.2) 		33.8
(92.8) 		32.9
(91.2) 		32.5
(90.5) 		32.3
(90.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		28.9
(84.0) 		35.1
(95.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0) 		13.9
(57.0) 		19.1
(66.4) 		23.3
(73.9) 		25.1
(77.2) 		26.1
(79.0) 		26.7
(80.1) 		26.6
(79.9) 		24.1
(75.4) 		20.4
(68.7) 		17.6
(63.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.8
(44.2) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.7
(54.9) 		17.0
(62.6) 		19.4
(66.9) 		21.2
(70.2) 		21.8
(71.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		19.1
(66.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.0
(46.4) 		15.3
(59.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1) 		4.9
(40.8) 		8.3
(46.9) 		12.5
(54.5) 		15.3
(59.5) 		17.8
(64.0) 		18.5
(65.3) 		17.8
(64.0) 		15.8
(60.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		8.7
(47.7) 		4.3
(39.7) 		11.7
(53.0)
Record low °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−7.9
(17.8) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		1.7
(35.1) 		6.7
(44.1) 		10.3
(50.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		11.0
(51.8) 		6.5
(43.7) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−7.9
(17.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 22.5
(0.89) 		23.6
(0.93) 		30.3
(1.19) 		48.1
(1.89) 		153.7
(6.05) 		306.8
(12.08) 		264.8
(10.43) 		211.0
(8.31) 		135.9
(5.35) 		96.3
(3.79) 		37.3
(1.47) 		17.6
(0.69) 		1,347.9
(53.07)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.4 13.7 12.0 13.1 18.2 20.3 21.1 18.9 17.7 16.8 12.6 11.0 189.8
Average relative humidity (%) 79 75 69 68 73 79 81 81 81 83 80 79 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 101.8 107.9 167.4 176.3 158.1 120.7 161.0 168.0 125.3 102.3 105.8 107.0 1,601.6
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[2]
Source 2: Weather China[4] Renrendoc (sun)[5]

Economy

Panzhou is one of the most developed counties in Guizhou; it ranked the 84th in the Top100 of counties and county-level citities of China by comprehensive strength in 2020.[6]

Demographics

Population

As of the 2019 census, there were 1,305,666 people and 446,784 households residing in Panzhou.[7] There are 1,070,700 permanent residents in the city.[7] There are 29 ethnic groups living in Panzhou. Among the 28 ethnic minorities, 6 are local minorities, including 126,000 Yi, 38,000 Bai, 33,000 Miao, 22,000 Bouyei, 9,500 Hui and 6,500 Sui, accounting for 20.83% of the total population. There are 15,000 people in the other 22 minorities, including Mongolians, Manchu, Tujia, Dong, Gelao and Zhuang.

Language

Mandarin is the official language. The local people speak both Southwestern Mandarin and minority languages (Bouyei, Miao, Yi and other languages).[8]

Religion

The county government supports all religions. The local people mainly believe in Chinese folk religion, Buddhism, Taoism and Catholicism.[8] There are twenty Buddhist temples, one Taoist temple, three Islamic mosques, one Catholic church and seven Protestant churches in Panzhou.[8]

Culture and tourism

There are two national 4A scenic areas in Panzhou: the Tuole Ancient Ginkgo Scenic Area (妥乐古银杏景区) and the Dala Fairy Valley Scenic Area (哒啦仙谷旅游景区). There are also three provincial tourist resorts and three provincial tourist scenic spots. The Pan County Dadong Ancient Cultural Site is the only national relic protection unit in Panzhou. There are five provincial culture and relics sites, including the Pan'anzhou Confucius Temple (普安州文庙), the City God Temple (城隍庙), and the former residence of Zhang Daofan (Chang Tao-fan; 张道藩故居). The Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area (乌蒙大草原景区) is a famous scenic area in all of Guizhou.

Major Buddhist Temples in Panzhou include Guanyin Temple (观音寺) and Huguo Temple (or Protect the Country Temple).

Parks

Panzhou has two major public parks: the East Lake Park and the South Lake Park.

A commanding view of the East Lake Park
Residential buildings near the South Lake Park
All the mountains and plains of the Wumeng Prairie Scenic Area are snowed under
Mahavira Hall, Guanyin Temple
Mahavira Hall, Huguo Temple
Panzhou Library

Transportation

The city has one high-speed railway station, Panzhou, on the Shanghai–Kunming line. There are several conventional railway stations in the City on three lines: the Panxi railway, Liupanshui–Hongguo railway, and the Weishe–Hongguo railway. These three lines meet at Hongguo railway station in Hongguo Subdistrict.

Notable people

  • Long Zhaoxi (陇朝喜), a Tusi in the Yuan dynasty.
  • Shao Yuanshan (邵元善), Ming dynasty politician.
  • Jiang Zonglu (蒋宗鲁), Ming dynasty politician.
  • Wang Zuoyuan (王祚远), Ming dynasty politician.
  • Meng Benchun (孟本淳), Ming dynasty military officer.
  • Zhang Lingxiang (张凌翔), Muslim uprising leader.
  • Ma Hetu (马河图), Muslim uprising leader.
  • Chang Tao-fan, politician in the Republic of China who served as President of the Legislative Yuan between 1952 and 1961.

References

  1. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：盘州市 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  2. ^ a b 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. ^ 盘县 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ "六盘水气候特征精编WORD版" (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ Wang Jingdong (王敬东), ed. (10 May 2020). 百强县榜单来了！看不懂，这个经济大省竟只有三席. CCTV.COM (in Chinese). Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b 经济发展. Government of Panzhou (in Chinese). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b c 民族宗教简况. Government of Panzhou (in Chinese). 25 December 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2020.