Zhenxiong County () is a county in the northeast of
Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in Southwest China, the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is ...
province, China, under the administration of
Zhaotong
Zhaotong () is a prefecture-level city located in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and southeast and Sichuan to the northeast, north, and west.
History
Zhaotong has historic and ...
prefecture
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and bordering
Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
and
Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
.
Geography
Zhengxiong County is located in the northeastern part of Yunnan province. It has an area of ,
[ a latitude ranging from 27° 17' to 27° 50' N and a longitude ranging from 104° 18' to 105° 19' E. The county has a maximum north-south extent of and a maximum east-west width of . It borders ]Xuyong County
Xuyong County () is a county in the southeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and Yunnan to the west. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luzhou. The county covers with a popu ...
(Sichuan
Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...
) to the east across the Chishui River, Hezhang County
Hezhang () is a county in the northwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.
Ethnic groups
The ''Hezhang County Gazetteer'' (2001:105-108) lists the follow ...
(Guizhou
Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to t ...
) to the south, Yiliang County to the west, and Weixin County
Weixin County () is a county in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north. It is under the administration the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong
Zhaotong () is a prefecture-level city located in the northe ...
to the north. The village of Delong () in Potou Township
Potou District () is a district of Zhanjiang
Zhanjiang (), historically spelled Tsamkong, is a prefecture-level city at the southwestern end of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, facing Haikou city to the south.
As of the 2020 ...
() is located near the triple intersection point of the three provinces, and is so nicknamed the "fowl cry of the three provinces" (). By road, the prefectural seat of Zhaotong
Zhaotong () is a prefecture-level city located in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and southeast and Sichuan to the northeast, north, and west.
History
Zhaotong has historic and ...
is to the west, Kunming
Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...
is to the southwest, Guiyang
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is to the southeast, Chongqing
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is to the northeast, and Chengdu
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to the north-northwest.
Zhenxiong is located amongst the northern slopes of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau
The Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau or Yungui Plateau () is a highland region located in southwest China. The region is primarily spread over the provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou. In the southwest, the Yungui is a true plateau with relatively flatter ...
, with elevations increasing from northeast to southwest, although the central and southern areas are more level. Elevations range from at Mount Jiayao (), in the village of Maiche (), An'er Township (), down to in the village of Tongping (), Luokan Town (). Most of the county has a subtropical highland climate
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; the annual mean is , sunshine totals 1,341 hours annually, the frost-free period is 218.6 days, and annual precipitation averages .
Climate
Administrative divisions
Zhenxiong County consists of 3 districts, 20 towns, 5 townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
, 2 ethnic townships:
Demographics
Most people in Zhenxiong County speak Standard Chinese
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(commonly called "Mandarin"), which is used in the media, by the government, and as the language of instruction in education. A notable exception is the Yi people
The Yi or Nuosu people,; zh, c=彝族, p=Yízú, l=Yi ethnicity historically known as the Lolo,; vi, Lô Lô; th, โล-โล, Lo-Lo are an ethnic group
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, who commonly speak the Yi language
Nuosu or Nosu (, transcribed as ), also known as Northern Yi, Liangshan Yi, and Sichuan Yi, is the prestige language of the Yi people; it has been chosen by the Chinese government as the standard Yi language () and, as such, is the only one taug ...
). The other significant minority group living in Zhenxiong County is the Miao people
The Miao are a group of linguistically-related peoples living in Southern China and Southeast Asia, who are recognized by the government of China as one of the 56 List of ethnic groups in China, official ethnic groups. The Miao live primarily in ...
, who live at higher elevations in the county.
Economy
Zhenxiong possesses rich mineral resources (in total 30 species), including coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements, chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen.
Coal is formed when dea ...
, pyrite
The mineral pyrite (), or iron pyrite, also known as fool's gold, is an iron sulfide with the chemical formula Iron, FeSulfur, S2 (iron (II) disulfide). Pyrite is the most abundant sulfide mineral.
Pyrite's metallic Luster (mineralogy), lust ...
, marble
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, and cryolite
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History
Cryolite was first described in 1798 by Danish vete ...
. Among them, coal and pyrite have a very wide distribution with richer reserves. The prospective reserves and industrial reserves of coal are 7.4 million tons and 4.517 million tons, respectively. The former accounts for 28.01% of provincial output, and the latter is about 17.1%.
Transport
Highways
The main road passing through Zhenxiong County is China Provincial Road (302 Shengdao), which is a ''shengdao'' or ''shoudou'', or provincial road. Other important provincial roads include (212 Shengdao) and (324 Shengdao). China County Road (252 Xiandao) and (253 Xiandao) are important ''xiandao'', or county-level roads that also pass through Zhenxiong County.
From Zhenxiong County, it is roughly 320 km to Guiyang
Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...
, 500 km to Chongqing
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, 535 km to Chengdu
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, 570 km to Kunming
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, 900 km to Nanning
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, 1200 km to Xi'an
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, 1220 km to Guangzhou
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, 1330 km to Shenzhen
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, 1570 km to Lanzhou
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, 1790 km to Xiamen
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, and 2250 km to Beijing
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.
Airports
*Bijie Feixiong Airport
Bijie Feixiong Airport is an airport serving the city of Bijie in Guizhou Province, China. It is located in Dafang County, from the city center. Construction began in May 2011 with a total investment of 1.05 billion CNY, and the airport was o ...
, with flights to Beijing-Nanyuan, Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
, Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
, Guangzhou
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, Guiyang
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, Hangzhou
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, Kunming
Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...
, Lanzhou
Lanzhou (, ; ) is the capital and largest city of Gansu Province in Northwest China. Located on the banks of the Yellow River, it is a key regional transportation hub, connecting areas further west by rail to the eastern half of the country. H ...
, Nanning
Nanning (; ; za, Namzningz) is the capital and largest city by population of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush subtropical foliage. Located in the South of ...
, Sanya
Sanya (; also spelled Samah) is the southernmost city on Hainan Island, and one of the four prefecture-level cities of Hainan Province in South China.
According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, li ...
, Shanghai-Hongqiao, Shenzhen
Shenzhen (; ; ; ), also historically known as Sham Chun, is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of China. The city is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of southern province ...
, Xi'an
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, and Xiamen
Xiamen ( , ; ), also known as Amoy (, from Hokkien pronunciation ), is a sub-provincial city in southeastern Fujian, People's Republic of China, beside the Taiwan Strait. It is divided into six districts: Huli, Siming, Jimei, Tong'an, ...
, is approximately 100 km by ground transport from Zhenxiong County.
*Zhaotong Airport
Zhaotong Airport is an airport serving the city of Zhaotong in Yunnan
Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as o ...
, with flights to Beijing-Nanyuan, Chengdu
Chengdu (, ; Simplified Chinese characters, simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), Chinese postal romanization, alternatively Romanization of Chi ...
, Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwes ...
, Guiyang
Guiyang (; ; Mandarin pronunciation: ), historically rendered as Kweiyang, is the capital of Guizhou province of the People's Republic of China. It is located in the center of the province, situated on the east of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau, ...
, and Kunming
Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...
, is approximately 260 km by ground transport from Zhenxiong County.
References
External links
Zhenxiong County Official Site
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County-level divisions of Zhaotong