County in Guangxi, China
Wuxuan County (Chinese: 武宣县; pinyin: Wǔxuān Xiàn; Zhuang: Vujsenh Yen) is a county in the east-central part of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Laibin.
During the Cultural Revolution, the county was the site of pitched battles between rival factions. The investigative journalist Zheng Yi wrote of these battles and cases of cannibalism of members of the fallen faction in his book Scarlet Memorial: Tales Of Cannibalism In Modern China.
Administrative divisions
Wuxuan County is divided into 9 towns and 1 township:[2]
- towns
- Wuxuan 武宣镇
- Tongling 桐岭镇
- Tongwan 通挽镇
- Dongxiang 东乡镇
- Sanli 三里镇
- Ertang 二塘镇
- Huangmao 黄茆镇
- Luxin 禄新镇
- Siling 思灵镇
- township
Climate
Climate data for Wuxuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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28.8 (83.8)
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32.7 (90.9)
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34.0 (93.2)
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35.7 (96.3)
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35.7 (96.3)
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37.7 (99.9)
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39.4 (102.9)
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38.7 (101.7)
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39.0 (102.2)
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36.6 (97.9)
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32.8 (91.0)
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30.4 (86.7)
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39.4 (102.9)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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15.7 (60.3)
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17.9 (64.2)
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20.6 (69.1)
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26.2 (79.2)
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30.0 (86.0)
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31.7 (89.1)
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33.0 (91.4)
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33.3 (91.9)
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31.9 (89.4)
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28.6 (83.5)
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23.9 (75.0)
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18.5 (65.3)
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25.9 (78.7)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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11.7 (53.1)
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13.9 (57.0)
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16.9 (62.4)
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22.2 (72.0)
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25.8 (78.4)
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27.7 (81.9)
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28.6 (83.5)
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28.5 (83.3)
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26.9 (80.4)
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23.4 (74.1)
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18.6 (65.5)
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13.6 (56.5)
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21.5 (70.7)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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8.9 (48.0)
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11.1 (52.0)
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14.2 (57.6)
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19.2 (66.6)
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22.6 (72.7)
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24.8 (76.6)
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25.5 (77.9)
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25.2 (77.4)
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23.4 (74.1)
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19.6 (67.3)
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14.9 (58.8)
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10.1 (50.2)
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18.3 (64.9)
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Record low °C (°F)
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0.0 (32.0)
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0.4 (32.7)
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1.3 (34.3)
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7.3 (45.1)
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11.9 (53.4)
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17.5 (63.5)
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19.1 (66.4)
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20.6 (69.1)
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15.0 (59.0)
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8.5 (47.3)
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3.5 (38.3)
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−1.6 (29.1)
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−1.6 (29.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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55.4 (2.18)
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44.5 (1.75)
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82.4 (3.24)
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108.8 (4.28)
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200.8 (7.91)
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248.5 (9.78)
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189.6 (7.46)
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164.3 (6.47)
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92.3 (3.63)
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52.9 (2.08)
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49.0 (1.93)
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38.7 (1.52)
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1,327.2 (52.23)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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9.9
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11.0
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15.5
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13.5
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15.6
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17.5
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16.3
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15.0
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9.6
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6.2
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7.1
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7.9
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145.1
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Average snowy days
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0.2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.2
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Average relative humidity (%)
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74
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76
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80
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78
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78
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81
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79
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80
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76
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72
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72
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70
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76
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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67.4
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57.9
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49.7
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87.1
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138.1
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149.9
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200.5
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194.3
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179.3
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173.5
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134.6
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112.1
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1,544.4
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Percent possible sunshine
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20
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18
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13
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23
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34
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37
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48
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49
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49
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49
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41
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34
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35
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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Notes
References
Further reading
External links
- Media related to Wuxuan at Wikimedia Commons