Dushan County
Dushan County (simplified Chinese: 独山县; traditional Chinese: 獨山縣; pinyin: Dúshān Xiàn; lit.: 'independent mountain') is a county of 346,000 people (2007) in Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of the province, bordering Guangxi to the south. The county seat is the town of Chengguan (城关镇).
Dushan County 独山县 Tuhshan | |
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County | |
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  Dushan Location of the seat in Guizhou  Dushan Dushan (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Dushan County government): 25°49′20″N 107°32′42″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Prefecture | Qiannan |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,442.2 km2 (942.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,001 m (3,284 ft) |
| Population (2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 265,083 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 558200 |
| Area code(s) | 0854 |
| Website | http://www.dushan.gov.cn/ |
Dushan is located in a mountainous area, with elevations increasing from south to north. The primary river in the county is the Duliu River (都柳江), and the annual mean temperature is around 15 °C (59 °F) and there is total of 1,346 millimetres (52.99 in) of rainfall annually.[1] Transportation links include the Guizhou–Guangxi Railway (黔桂铁路), the G75 Lanzhou–Haikou Expressway, China National Highways 210 and 312. Important natural attractions are Duxiu Mountain (独秀峰), Shenxian (神仙洞) and Yuqing Caves (于清同), and Ziquan Lake (紫泉湖).
History
From 2016 to 2020 the county government spent 40 billion renminbi ($5.7 billion U.S. dollars) on construction projects. Amanda Lee of the South China Morning Post described these as "white elephant".[2] Guan Video created a 22 minute film titled How Dushan Burnt 40 Billion (Chinese: 独山县如何烧掉400亿; pinyin: Dúshānxiàn rúhé shāo diào 400 yì), released on July 12, 2020. The copy on Sina Weibo had more than 27 million views by July 16.[2]
Administrative divisions
There are 8 towns, 7 townships, and 3 ethnic townships:
Towns:
- Chengguan (城关镇), Shangsi (上司镇), Mawei (麻尾镇), Jiali (甲里镇), Xiasi (下司镇), Jichang (基长镇), Mawan (麻万镇), Yingshan Town 【previously Tuchang (兔场镇), Jiading Sui Ethnic Township (甲定水族乡) and Wengtai Sui Ethnic Township (翁台水族乡)】
Townships:
- Yangfeng Township (羊凤乡), Yaosuo Township (尧梭乡), Shuiyan Township (水岩乡), Benzhai Sui Ethnic Township (本寨水族乡), Yaobang Township (尧棒乡), Dongling Township (董岭乡), Huanghou Township (黄后乡), Dayang Township (打羊乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Dushan (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.9 (71.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.8 (92.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
27.8 (82.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.3 (68.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
19.4 (67.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.8 (60.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.3 (45.1) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
4.4 (39.9) |
7.8 (46.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.4 (61.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.1 (52.0) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 34.8 (1.37) |
42.9 (1.69) |
61.4 (2.42) |
110.4 (4.35) |
197.3 (7.77) |
232.5 (9.15) |
215.3 (8.48) |
148.6 (5.85) |
95.6 (3.76) |
77.7 (3.06) |
48.8 (1.92) |
25.1 (0.99) |
1,290.4 (50.81) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 82 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- 独山县概况 (in Chinese). xzqh.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-23. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
- Lee, Amanda (2020-07-16). "China's debt-fuelled county admits 'reckless borrowing' after video questions 40 billion yuan construction spree". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-07-17.