Huishui County

Huishui (Chinese: 惠水; pinyin: Huìshuǐ) is a county of south-central Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qiannan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. 61% of its 476,900 population are minorities, including Bouyei, Miao, Hui, Zhuang, Sui, Bai, and Maonan.^[2] In 1372 it was the seat of the historic Chengfan commandery (程番府).^[3]

Huishui County 惠水县
County
Huishui Location of the seat in Guizhou Show map of Guizhou Huishui Huishui (Southwest China) Show map of Southwest China
Coordinates (Huishui County government): 26°07′55″N 106°39′25″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Autonomous prefecture	Qiannan
Area
• Total	2,463.8 km2 (951.3 sq mi)
Highest elevation [1] (Longtanshan (龙塘山))	1,690.7 m (5,546.9 ft)
Lowest elevation [1] (Dachang River)	666 m (2,185 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Total	476,900
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.gzhs.gov.cn

Within Guizhou it is noted for its orange cultivation.

The gecko species Hemiphyllodactylus huishuiensis was first discovered in, and named after Huishui.^[4] A locally distributed species of Gesneriaceae plants was only found in Huishui.^[5]

Administrative divisions

Huishui governs 3 subdistricts and 8 towns:^[6]

• Lianjiang subdistrict (涟江街道)
• Mengjiang subdistrict (濛江街道)
• Mingtian subdistrict (明田街道)
• Haohuahong town (好花红镇)
• Baijin town (摆金镇)
• Yashui town (雅水镇)
• Duanshan town (断杉镇)
• Lushan town (芦山镇)
• Wangyou town (王佑镇)
• Xiantang town (羡塘镇)
• Gangdu town (岗度镇)

Climate

Climate data for Huishui, elevation 992 m (3,255 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)	23.4 (74.1)	29.9 (85.8)	31.6 (88.9)	33.7 (92.7)	35.0 (95.0)	34.2 (93.6)	34.8 (94.6)	35.3 (95.5)	34.8 (94.6)	31.3 (88.3)	28.2 (82.8)	27.0 (80.6)	35.3 (95.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.0 (50.0)	13.4 (56.1)	17.8 (64.0)	23.0 (73.4)	25.6 (78.1)	27.3 (81.1)	29.0 (84.2)	29.2 (84.6)	26.6 (79.9)	21.5 (70.7)	17.7 (63.9)	12.2 (54.0)	21.1 (70.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.1 (43.0)	8.8 (47.8)	12.6 (54.7)	17.5 (63.5)	20.6 (69.1)	22.8 (73.0)	24.2 (75.6)	23.8 (74.8)	21.2 (70.2)	17.0 (62.6)	12.9 (55.2)	7.9 (46.2)	16.3 (61.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.7 (38.7)	5.7 (42.3)	9.1 (48.4)	13.7 (56.7)	16.8 (62.2)	19.6 (67.3)	21.0 (69.8)	20.2 (68.4)	17.5 (63.5)	14.0 (57.2)	9.6 (49.3)	5.1 (41.2)	13.0 (55.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.1 (22.8)	−3.5 (25.7)	−2.9 (26.8)	3.0 (37.4)	6.0 (42.8)	11.5 (52.7)	12.0 (53.6)	13.8 (56.8)	7.9 (46.2)	2.6 (36.7)	−2.1 (28.2)	−6.9 (19.6)	−6.9 (19.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	24.1 (0.95)	20.3 (0.80)	43.5 (1.71)	73.8 (2.91)	195.8 (7.71)	267.9 (10.55)	222.0 (8.74)	135.3 (5.33)	100.5 (3.96)	86.8 (3.42)	39.5 (1.56)	18.8 (0.74)	1,228.3 (48.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.3	11.2	13.9	14.4	17.1	18.0	17.1	15.0	11.6	14.6	10.3	10.2	166.7
Average snowy days	2.3	0.8	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	3.9
Average relative humidity (%)	80	77	76	75	77	81	81	80	79	81	79	78	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	36.6	55.6	78.3	107.9	115.4	91.4	139.0	158.9	128.9	82.1	81.0	58.0	1,133.1
Percentage possible sunshine	11	18	21	28	28	22	33	40	35	23	25	18	25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

Transport

• G69 Yinchuan–Baise Expressway
• G7611 Duyun–Shangri-La Expressway