County in Jiangxi, People's Republic of China
Xunwu County (simplified Chinese : 寻乌县 ; traditional Chinese : 尋烏縣 ; pinyin : Xúnwū Xiàn county in the far south of Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, bordering the provinces of Fujian to the east and Guangdong to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Ganzhou .
It was the focus of Mao Zedong 's 1930 essay Report from Xunwu which surveyed conditions in the region and related them to Mao's developing theory of Chinese communism.[ 1]
Administrative divisions
Xunwu County has seven towns and eight townships.[ 2]
Towns
The seven towns of Xunwu County are:
Townships
Xunwu County's eight townships are:
Climate
Climate data for Xunwu, elevation 304 m (997 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
27.2
30.3
31.2
33.9
35.1
37.1
38.3
37.8
37.0
35.5
34.4
28.1
38.3
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
15.2
17.2
19.9
24.8
28.3
30.7
32.9
32.6
30.6
27.0
22.4
17.1
24.9
Daily mean °C (°F)
9.5
11.8
14.9
19.9
23.4
25.9
27.3
26.8
25.0
21.0
16.2
11.0
19.4
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
5.8
8.2
11.5
16.3
20.0
22.7
23.4
23.2
21.2
16.7
11.8
6.8
15.6
Record low °C (°F)
−5.0
−2.4
−2.7
5.1
10.6
14.6
18.0
18.0
11.7
5.2
−1.6
−5.3
−5.3
Average precipitation mm (inches)
64.6
89.7
167.1
187.7
238.4
264.9
162.3
188.0
100.9
43.4
52.9
48.1
1,608
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
8.9
11.4
17.4
16.7
17.3
18.8
15.0
17.1
11.2
5.5
6.8
7.2
153.3
Average snowy days
0.4
0.3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.2
0.9
Average relative humidity (%)
76
79
82
82
83
84
80
82
80
74
75
73
79
Mean monthly sunshine hours
110.9
91.2
81.0
94.2
114.4
128.1
206.1
188.2
171.2
172.8
150.3
140.6
1,649
Percent possible sunshine
33
28
22
25
28
31
49
47
47
49
46
43
37
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 3] [ 4]
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