Qiaojia County

Qiaojia County (Chinese: 巧家县; pinyin: Qiǎojiā Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Yunnan province, China, bordering Sichuan province to the north and west. The population was 625,000 in 2019, 33,200 of whom belonged to ethnic minorities.^[1] It is both the southernmost and westernmost county-level division of Zhaotong City and located entirely on the right bank of the Jinsha River. The river valleys of Qiaojia are some of the lowest points in Yunnan province, at around 900 meters. The name of the county literally means 'City of industrious artisans'.^[2]

Qiaojia County 巧家县
County
Location of Qiaojia County (red) and Zhaotong Prefecture (pink) within Yunnan province of China
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Yunnan
Prefecture-level city	Zhaotong
Area
• County	3,245 km2 (1,253 sq mi)
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Highest elevation (Dianyaoshan)	4,041.6 m (13,259.8 ft)
Lowest elevation (Xiluodu reservoir)	600 m (2,000 ft)
Population  (2019)
• County	625,000
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
• Urban	175,700
Time zone	UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code	654600
Area code	0870
Website	www.qiaojia.gov.cn
Yunnan e-Portal

The county is noted for being the site of the Baihetan Dam, located 40 km from the county seat. Construction of the dam required resettlement of 44,919 Qiaojia residents.^[1]

Qiaojia is located at the junction of several geological faults.^[3][4] It was hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake in 2020,^[5] and also affected by the 2014 Ludian earthquake.^[6]

Administrative divisions

The county government is seated in Baihetan town. Qiaojia is subdivided into the town and township level divisions:^[1]

12 towns

Baihetan (白鹤滩镇) Yaoshan (药山镇) Dazhai (大寨镇) Maozu (茂租镇) Dongping (东坪镇) Xiaohe (小河镇)

Xindian (新店镇) Laodian (老店镇) Mashu (马树镇) Chongxi (崇溪镇) Menggu (蒙姑镇) Jintang (金塘镇)

4 townships

Hongshan (红山乡) Baogunao (包谷垴乡)

Zhongzhai (中寨乡) Lufang (巧家县)

Climate

Climate data for Qiaojia, elevation 894 m (2,933 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)	30.4 (86.7)	33.7 (92.7)	38.6 (101.5)	40.8 (105.4)	44.7 (112.5)	42.5 (108.5)	40.7 (105.3)	39.4 (102.9)	39.1 (102.4)	36.1 (97.0)	34.6 (94.3)	31.3 (88.3)	44.7 (112.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.2 (66.6)	23.2 (73.8)	28.3 (82.9)	31.8 (89.2)	32.8 (91.0)	31.8 (89.2)	32.0 (89.6)	32.2 (90.0)	28.9 (84.0)	25.2 (77.4)	23.3 (73.9)	19.1 (66.4)	27.3 (81.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	12.6 (54.7)	16.3 (61.3)	20.8 (69.4)	24.6 (76.3)	26.2 (79.2)	26.1 (79.0)	26.6 (79.9)	26.4 (79.5)	23.7 (74.7)	20.2 (68.4)	17.2 (63.0)	13.1 (55.6)	21.2 (70.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.3 (46.9)	11.3 (52.3)	15.4 (59.7)	19.3 (66.7)	21.4 (70.5)	22.2 (72.0)	23.0 (73.4)	22.7 (72.9)	20.3 (68.5)	17.0 (62.6)	13.2 (55.8)	9.3 (48.7)	17.0 (62.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−0.3 (31.5)	0.1 (32.2)	4.2 (39.6)	7.8 (46.0)	9.4 (48.9)	14.5 (58.1)	17.3 (63.1)	16.6 (61.9)	11.9 (53.4)	8.3 (46.9)	3.4 (38.1)	0.1 (32.2)	−0.3 (31.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	14.2 (0.56)	11.4 (0.45)	17.9 (0.70)	23.8 (0.94)	68.2 (2.69)	192.7 (7.59)	164.1 (6.46)	123.6 (4.87)	123.6 (4.87)	88.3 (3.48)	19.3 (0.76)	5.7 (0.22)	852.8 (33.59)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.4	3.3	4.6	6.5	10.7	16.7	17.2	14.4	14.2	12.9	4.9	2.7	111.5
Average snowy days	0.6	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1.1
Average relative humidity (%)	51	43	39	41	50	68	73	71	74	72	62	57	58
Mean monthly sunshine hours	198.8	199.4	229.5	230.7	199.6	131.4	137.8	154.0	115.2	125.7	176.0	181.5	2,079.6
Percent possible sunshine	60	63	61	60	48	32	33	38	32	36	55	56	48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

See also

• Qiaojia Pine
• Baihetan Dam

References

1. "巧家政府网-巧家县人民政府门户网站". www.qiaojia.gov.cn. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
2. Heyndrickx, Jerome (1994). Historiography of the Chinese Catholic Church: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. Ferdinand Verbiest Foundation, K.U. Leuven. ISBN 978-90-801833-2-2.
3. Xing, Huilin; Xu, Xiwei (2010-11-22). M8.0 Wenchuan Earthquake. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-01901-2.
4. Li, Y.; Yang, H.; Zhou, S.; Yan, C. (2016-12-01). "Microearthquake detection at 2012 M4.9 Qiaojia earthquake source area, the north of the Xiaojiang Fault in Yunnan, China". AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts. 23: S23B–2778. Bibcode:2016AGUFM.S23B2778L.
5. "At least four dead after earthquake strikes southwest China". The Japan Times. 2020-05-19. Archived from the original on 2020-05-28. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
6. "Yunnan Zhaotong Earthquake 3-year On Work Report - China". ReliefWeb. August 2017. Retrieved 2020-12-17.
7. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
8. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.

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