Baise
Baise | |
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.png) Location of Baise Prefecture within Guangxi | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Guangxi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,439 sq mi (3,726 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 530000 |
| Area code | 776 |
| Website | http://www.baise.gov.cn/ |
Baise (Chinese: 百色; pinyin: Bósè (old) Bǎisè (new), Zhuang: Bagsaeg paːk˨˥ ɬɐk˦) is a prefecture-level city in China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Geography and climate
Baise is located in northwestern Guangxi bordering Guizhou and Yunnan provinces and Vietnam. It is centrally located between the three major southwestern capitals, Nanning, Kunming, and Guiyang. Its area is 3,726 km² and is more than 55% forested.
Baise has a monsoon-influenced, humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with short, mild, and dry winters, and long, very hot and humid summers. Monthly mean temperatures range from 13.4 °C (56.1 °F) in January to 28.4 °C (83.1 °F) in July, for an annual average of 22.0 °C (71.6 °F). There are significant temperature differences in the prefecture, as elevation is generally low in the east but high in the west, on the eastern fringes of the Yungui Plateau. The western parts of the prefecture, with an average elevation surpassing 500 metres, hold a climate similar to that of Central Yunnan, namely one with both low variations in seasonal temperature and low summer temperatures.
| Climate data for Baise (1971-2000) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.2 (64.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
29.4 (84.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.9 (89.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.6 (67.3) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.8 (51.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 17.1 (0.67) |
21.4 (0.84) |
35.8 (1.41) |
61.4 (2.42) |
144.1 (5.67) |
180.4 (7.10) |
204.5 (8.05) |
182.3 (7.18) |
106.9 (4.21) |
70.6 (2.78) |
33.7 (1.33) |
12.4 (0.49) |
1,070.6 (42.15) |
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 10.0 | 13.5 | 14.4 | 15.8 | 16.3 | 10.7 | 9.4 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 126.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 76.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 82.9 | 78.1 | 113.8 | 141.2 | 163.9 | 165.0 | 190.1 | 194.8 | 177.7 | 147.1 | 125.1 | 126.1 | 1,705.8 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
History
The name of the city Baise was the Chinese Pinyin transliteration (bǎisè) of its original name in Zhuang language, Bagsaeg, which means the bank of a river for washing clothes. Baise is young by Chinese standards and was founded as a town in 1730. It is the town where Deng Xiaoping, Chen Haoren and other leaders of the Chinese Communist Party organized an uprise against the Nationalist government on December 11, 1929. The uprise was also named Youjiang Rebellion.
Administration
Baise has 1 urban district, 10 counties, and 1 autonomous county.
City District:
- Youjiang District (右江区)
Counties:
- Jingxi County (靖西县)
- Leye County (乐业县)
- Xilin County (西林县)
- Tianlin County (田林县)
- Lingyun County (凌云县)
- Tianyang County (田阳县)
- Tiandong County (田东县)
- Pingguo County (平果县)
- Debao County (德保县)
- Napo County (那坡县)
Autonomous County:
Demographics
Ethnic groups include Zhuang, Han, Yao, Hui, and Miao.
Economy
Baise is one of China's most important producers of aluminum with both aluminum ore mining and almuinum product manufacturing. Baise's tropical climate make it a major food producer, especially fruits. Other natural resources include forest products, petroleum, natural gas, copper, and quartz. Baise is also Guangxi's third biggest producer of hydropower with 5 million kilowats produced annually.
Tourism
Baise is blessed with beautiful natural scenery. Forested mountains harbor numerous species of plants and animals. The border areas are some of the least developed lands left in China. These features along with unique[citation needed] ethnic minority culture and important historical sites make it a growing tourist destination.
External links
- Official website (Chinese)
23°54′N 106°37′E / 23.900°N 106.617°E
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