Bijie (simplified Chinese: 毕节; traditional Chinese: 畢節; pinyin: Bìjíe) is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and Yunnan to the west.
Bijie
毕节 Pikieh, Pichieh | |
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.jpg) Bijie Feixiong Airport | |
.png) Location of Bijie City jurisdiction in Guizhou | |
  Bijie Location of the city center in Guizhou  Bijie Bijie (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Bijie municipal government): 27°17′02″N 105°17′31″E / 27.284°N 105.292°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Municipal seat | Qixingguan District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26,853 km2 (10,368 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,723 m (5,653 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,536,370 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (630/sq mi) |
| GDP[1] | |
| • Total | CN¥ 202 billion US$ 29.3 billion |
| • Per capita | CN¥ 29,295 US$ 4,247 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 551700 |
| Area code | 0857 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-GZ-05 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 贵F |
| Website | bijie |
The Daotianhe Reservoir, located to the north of the town was commissioned in 1965 with a rated annual capacity of 6.5 million cubic meters.
On 10 November 2011, the former Bijie Prefecture (毕节
Geography and climate
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Bijie borders Zunyi to the east, Anshun and Liupanshui to the south, Zhaotong and Qujing (Yunnan) to the west, and Luzhou (Sichuan) to the north. It spans latitude 26°21′−27°46′ N and longitude 105°36′−106°43′ E, and is marked heavily by the presence of the Wumeng Mountains (乌蒙
Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1,700 m (5,600 ft), Bijie has a monsoon-influenced subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) with very warm, rainy summers and cool, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 3.0 °C (37.4 °F) in January to 21.9 °C (71.4 °F) in July, while the annual mean is 13.3 °C (55.9 °F). Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 189 days of the year, but over half of the annual total (898 mm or 35.4 in) occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 14% in January to 40% in August, the city receives 1,162 hours of bright sunshine annually; spring is sunnier and features warmer daytime temperatures than autumn. Snow and ice are occasional hazards over winter, with a particularly severe event in January 2023.[3]
| Climate data for Bijie, elevation 1,511 m (4,957 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.4 (75.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.9 (93.0) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.5 (86.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.3 (73.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
16.6 (61.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.9 (44.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.0 (19.4) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.9 (48.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 16.8 (0.66) |
14.6 (0.57) |
30.2 (1.19) |
58.5 (2.30) |
95.0 (3.74) |
157.3 (6.19) |
177.3 (6.98) |
148.4 (5.84) |
92.5 (3.64) |
70.5 (2.78) |
23.4 (0.92) |
13.0 (0.51) |
897.5 (35.32) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 18.0 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 16.5 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 18.5 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 189.2 |
| Average snowy days | 7.7 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 18 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 76 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 85 | 83 | 85 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 45.9 | 60.3 | 90.8 | 115.0 | 117.2 | 97.8 | 156.8 | 161.6 | 119.5 | 68.0 | 77.8 | 51.7 | 1,162.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 14 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 37 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
Administration
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Bijie City consists of one district, one county-level city, five counties and one autonomous county. These are:
- Qixingguan District (
七 星 关区; Qīxīngguān Qū); - Qianxi City (黔西
市 ; Qiánxī Shì); - Dafang County (
大方 县; Dàfāng Xiàn); - Jinsha County (
金 沙 县; Jīnshā Xiàn); - Zhijin County (织金县; Zhījīn Xiàn);
- Nayong County (纳雍县; Nàyōng Xiàn);
- Hezhang County (赫章县; Hèzhāng Xiàn);
- Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (
威 宁彝族 回 族 苗 族 自治 县; Wēiníng yízú huízú Miáozú Zìzhìxiàn).
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Demographics
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| Permanent residents[7](Nov. 2010) | Hukou population[8] (Late 2010) | |||
| Total | Percentage | Population density (/km2) | ||
| Bijie City | 6,536,370 | 100 | 243.41 | 8,338,858 |
| Qixingguan District | 1,136,905 | 17.39 | 333.21 | 1,483,697 |
| Dafang County | 776,246 | 11.88 | 221.66 | 1,080,406 |
| Qianxi County | 695,735 | 10.64 | 272.41 | 914,025 |
| Jinsha County | 560,651 | 8.58 | 221.78 | 669,661 |
| Zhijin County | 783,951 | 11.99 | 273.44 | 1,086,150 |
| Nayong County | 669,781 | 10.25 | 273.60 | 938,435 |
| Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County | 1,263,816 | 19.34 | 200.73 | 1,392,117 |
| Hezhang County | 649,285 | 9.93 | 200.09 | 774,367 |
According to the 2010 Sixth National Census, Bijie City had a permanent resident population of 6,536,370, an increase of 208,899 (3.3% or 0.33% annually), 3,400,195 (52.02%) of which were male, producing a male-female ratio of 108.42:100. Children aged 0−14 numbered 2,029,934
Transport
editAt present the backbone of the transport network in Bijie City is formed by China National Highways 321 and 326. As of 2013[update], Bijie is the only prefecture-level city of Guizhou to lack rail service;[9] this changed with the 2020 opening of the Leshan (Sichuan)−Guiyang Railway (
Historical sites
editNotable historical sites in Bijie include the following:[12]
- Historical inscriptions
- Ma'an Mountain, Qianxi Yi Cliff Inscription (黔西马鞍
山 彝 文 岩 刻 ): located in Bakuaitian, Chengguan Township, Qianxi (黔西县城关镇八 块田村 ) - Wopo, Hezhang Cliff Inscription (赫章窝颇
写字 岩 摩 崖 ): located in Xique, Wopo Township, Hezhang (赫章县窝颇乡喜 鹊) - Qixingguan, Bijie Cliff Inscription (毕节
七 星 关摩崖 ): located in Qixing Township (七 星 乡), along the border between Hezhang County and Qixingguan District - Chekaiqing, Nayong Chinese-Yi Cliff Inscription (纳雍扯垲箐汉
彝 文 摩 崖 石刻 ): located in Kaiqing, Poqi Township, Zhikun District (治 昆 区 坡其乡垲箐村) - Guanyindong, Jinsha Buddha Image Cliff Inscription (
金 沙 观音洞 佛像 摩 崖 ): located in Yankong (岩 孔 镇), near the local elementary school - Qianxi "Reverse Cliff Inscription" (黔西"
反 字 岩 "): located in Zhongguan, Zhongjian Township (中 建 乡中广村) - Dafang Shuixi Dadu River Bridge Inscription (
大方 水 西 大 渡河 桥碑): located on the banks of the Dadu River (大 渡河 ) between Huangnitang (黄 泥 塘镇), Dafang County, and Aoshui Township (凹水乡), Qianxi County - Dafang Hejia Bridge Yi Inscription (
大方 何 家 桥彝文 碑 ): located on the banks of the Mudu River (墓 都 河 ) in Shishu Township (柿 树乡) - Dafang Mayi River Bridge Inscription (
大方 蚂蚁河 桥碑): located on the Mayi River Bridge (蚂蚁河 桥) in Songhe Township (松 鹤乡) - Dafang Yi Ancestral Origin Inscription (
大方 彝 文 祖 源 碑 ): located in Qingjiao, Shishu Township (柿 树乡箐脚)
References
edit- ^ 贵州统计
年 鉴(2021).中国 统计出版 社 . ISBN 9787503795558. - ^
国 务院批准 毕节撤地设市 (in Simplified Chinese). 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2011. - ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO7UI6nfWpg YouTube Most Horrific Natural Disasters Caught on Dashcam 21:06-22:04.
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中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 29 July 2023. - ^
中国 地面 国 际交换站气候标准值月值数据 集 （1971－2000年 ）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2010. - ^ 《毕节
地区 2010年 第 六次全国人口普查主要数据公报》[full citation needed] - ^ 《
中 华人民 共和 国 全国 分 县市人口 统计资料2010》[full citation needed] - ^ 毕节铁路
建 设迎来 发展春 天 . Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013. - ^
成 贵高铁全线开通 毕节正式 进入高 铁时代 . Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2020. - ^ "
三 纵三 横 "铁路规划使 毕节通江 达海. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2013. - ^ 毕节
地区 志 :文物 名 胜志 [Almanac of Bijie Prefecture: Directory of cultural and historical sites]. Guizhou People's Press. 1994.
External links
edit- Official government website of Bijie City Archived 29 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine