Yuping Dong Autonomous County

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Yuping Dong Autonomous County (Chinese: 玉屏侗族自治县; pinyin: Yùpíng dòngzú Zìzhìxiàn) (Dong language: Yuil piinc) is an autonomous county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tongren, in the east of Guizhou Province, China, bordering Hunan Province to the southeast.

Yuping County 玉屏县 Yü-p'ing
Autonomous county
玉屏侗族自治县 Yuping Dong Autonomous County
Yuping is the southernmost division in this map of Tongren
Tongren in Guizhou
Yuping County Show map of Guizhou Yuping County Show map of Southwest China
Coordinates: 27°14′09″N 108°54′23″E
Country	China
Province	Guizhou
Prefecture-level city	Tongren
County seat	Zaojiaoping Subdistrict
Area
• Total	516 km2 (199 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)[1]
• Total	150,457
• Density	290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.yuping.gov.cn

The county produces a special instrument "Yuping Flute" (玉屏箫笛).

Administrative divisions

Map including Yuping (labeled as YÜ-P'ING (Walled) 玉屏) (AMS, 1954)

Yuping is divided into 4 subdistricts, 3 towns and 1 townships:^[2]

• Pingxi Subdistrict (平溪街道)
• Zaojiaoping Subdistrict (皂角坪街道)
• Mayintang Subdistrict (麻音塘街道)
• Dalong Subdistrict (大龙街道)
• Zhujiachang Town (朱家场镇)
• Tianping Town (田坪镇)
• Xindian Town (新店镇)
• Yayu Township (亚鱼乡)

Climate

Climate data for Yuping, elevation 395 m (1,296 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)	26.7 (80.1)	32.2 (90.0)	36.5 (97.7)	36.7 (98.1)	37.5 (99.5)	37.8 (100.0)	38.9 (102.0)	39.7 (103.5)	38.8 (101.8)	35.2 (95.4)	32.4 (90.3)	24.0 (75.2)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.7 (47.7)	11.8 (53.2)	16.3 (61.3)	22.7 (72.9)	26.6 (79.9)	29.5 (85.1)	32.5 (90.5)	32.4 (90.3)	28.5 (83.3)	22.4 (72.3)	17.2 (63.0)	11.3 (52.3)	21.7 (71.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.4 (41.7)	7.7 (45.9)	11.7 (53.1)	17.3 (63.1)	21.4 (70.5)	24.7 (76.5)	27.2 (81.0)	26.7 (80.1)	23.0 (73.4)	17.7 (63.9)	12.6 (54.7)	7.4 (45.3)	16.9 (62.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.2 (37.8)	5.2 (41.4)	8.7 (47.7)	13.7 (56.7)	17.8 (64.0)	21.5 (70.7)	23.4 (74.1)	22.9 (73.2)	19.5 (67.1)	14.7 (58.5)	9.7 (49.5)	4.9 (40.8)	13.8 (56.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.4 (24.1)	−4.1 (24.6)	−1.0 (30.2)	3.5 (38.3)	7.8 (46.0)	13.1 (55.6)	15.8 (60.4)	16.0 (60.8)	12.3 (54.1)	2.3 (36.1)	−1.0 (30.2)	−3.5 (25.7)	−4.4 (24.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	45.1 (1.78)	45.7 (1.80)	84.5 (3.33)	123.3 (4.85)	176.4 (6.94)	189.7 (7.47)	166.8 (6.57)	115.5 (4.55)	85.6 (3.37)	90.8 (3.57)	59.9 (2.36)	38.1 (1.50)	1,221.4 (48.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.7	13.4	17.5	16.7	17.4	16.2	13.4	12.1	10.0	13.5	11.1	11.1	166.1
Average snowy days	4.6	2.5	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.7	9.3
Average relative humidity (%)	80	79	80	79	80	82	78	78	78	81	80	78	79
Mean monthly sunshine hours	36.4	45.1	62.6	88.4	105.1	102.2	171.5	174.4	125.2	84.4	73.7	57.4	1,126.4
Percentage possible sunshine	11	14	17	23	25	25	41	43	34	24	23	18	25
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]