Xinxing County

Xinxing County, alternately romanized as Sunhing,^[a] is a county of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu in the west of Guangdong province, China.

Xinxing 新兴县 Sunhing
County
Xinxing Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 22°41′46″N 112°13′30″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Yunfu
Area
• Total	1,520 km2 (590 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	430,831
• Density	283/km2 (734/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Xinxing County
Traditional Chinese	新興
Simplified Chinese	新兴
Postal	Sunhing
Literal meaning	Newly Flourishing
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Xīnxīng Wade–Giles Hsin-hsing

History

Xinxing County was formally established in the third year of da ye era, Sui dynasty (隋大業三年) (607 CE). Under the Qing dynasty (清朝), Xinxing County was administered as part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.^[1]

Notable people

• Huineng (惠能) (638–713): sixth ancestor of Chan

Climate

Climate data for Xinxing, elevation 58 m (190 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)	30.0 (86.0)	32.5 (90.5)	33.4 (92.1)	35.0 (95.0)	35.5 (95.9)	37.5 (99.5)	38.2 (100.8)	38.9 (102.0)	37.8 (100.0)	35.0 (95.0)	34.2 (93.6)	29.8 (85.6)	38.9 (102.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	18.7 (65.7)	20.3 (68.5)	22.7 (72.9)	27.0 (80.6)	30.6 (87.1)	32.4 (90.3)	33.4 (92.1)	33.3 (91.9)	31.9 (89.4)	29.2 (84.6)	25.3 (77.5)	20.6 (69.1)	27.1 (80.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	13.6 (56.5)	15.5 (59.9)	18.4 (65.1)	22.7 (72.9)	25.9 (78.6)	27.6 (81.7)	28.3 (82.9)	28.1 (82.6)	26.7 (80.1)	23.5 (74.3)	19.3 (66.7)	14.8 (58.6)	22.0 (71.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.2 (50.4)	12.2 (54.0)	15.5 (59.9)	19.7 (67.5)	22.8 (73.0)	24.6 (76.3)	25.1 (77.2)	25.0 (77.0)	23.5 (74.3)	19.8 (67.6)	15.4 (59.7)	11.0 (51.8)	18.7 (65.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−1.3 (29.7)	1.2 (34.2)	2.7 (36.9)	9.0 (48.2)	13.3 (55.9)	16.8 (62.2)	21.0 (69.8)	21.6 (70.9)	15.5 (59.9)	8.2 (46.8)	2.7 (36.9)	−2.5 (27.5)	−2.5 (27.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	52.3 (2.06)	50.4 (1.98)	77.0 (3.03)	156.7 (6.17)	224.9 (8.85)	266.0 (10.47)	230.7 (9.08)	255.4 (10.06)	190.8 (7.51)	71.6 (2.82)	43.1 (1.70)	37.4 (1.47)	1,656.3 (65.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	8.6	10.2	15.6	15.4	18.5	20.4	17.8	17.6	12.5	6.2	5.9	5.8	154.5
Average relative humidity (%)	81	83	85	85	85	86	84	85	84	80	80	78	83
Mean monthly sunshine hours	102.8	81.2	64.5	86.3	127.8	145.5	184.8	175.0	162.4	175.7	150.0	132.3	1,588.3
Percentage possible sunshine	30	25	17	23	31	36	45	44	45	49	46	40	36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Notes

1. The Postal Map spelling was based on Xinxing's Cantonese pronunciation. Xinxing has also been romanized as Sin Hing,^[1] Sin-hing,^[2] and Sih-ching.^[3]