Zhaojue County
Zhaojue County 昭觉县 · ꏪꐦꑤ | |
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County | |
Chinese transcription(s) | |
Country | China |
Province | Sichuan |
Prefecture | Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Zhaojue County is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture.
Atule'er Village
The remote Atule'er Village[1] (Atulie'ercun, 阿土列尔村) [note: also tranliterated as Atuleer, and Ado Ler] , in the Zhi'ermoxiang (Zhi'ermo Township Branch, 支尔莫乡)[2] of Zhaojue County was the focus of Chinese news video[3] and photojournalism that became international news in May, 2016.[4] Due to the 200 year-old village's isolated location, perched like the seat of a chair with near-vertical cliffs both above and below, village children must use a series of handmade ladders to scale the 2,625 feet (800 m) cliff to reach a school in the river valley below. Parents supervise their children during the crossing due to the potential hazards. The school, which serves ages 6–15, had 15 students as of 2016.[5] Students travel between their school and their residences every two weeks, and for the school period reside in dormitories on campus due to the ladder situation.[6]
In 2015 Chen Jie of the Beijing News photographed the children on the ladder. The pictures went viral on the internet, prompting local authorities to announce that they will construct a staircase to serve the students.[7]
Villages such as Atuli'er are often dubbed Cliff villages due to their height and remoteness.
Climate
Climate data for Zhaojue (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 23.9 (75) |
25.6 (78.1) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.1 (91.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
33.1 (91.6) |
Average high °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.5 (76.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.4 (61.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
10.0 (50) |
17.5 (63.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.3 (52.3) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
11.1 (51.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
2.8 (37) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.7 (51.3) |
13.7 (56.7) |
15.4 (59.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.9 (39) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
7.1 (44.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −11.3 (11.7) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
7.8 (46) |
8.6 (47.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−17 (1.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.4 (0.37) |
12.9 (0.508) |
26.5 (1.043) |
55.0 (2.165) |
117.1 (4.61) |
203.6 (8.016) |
205.1 (8.075) |
158.4 (6.236) |
135.0 (5.315) |
76.0 (2.992) |
25.2 (0.992) |
8.8 (0.346) |
1,033 (40.668) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 69 | 66 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center |
References
- ↑ Google Maps Village Location
- ↑ Chinese Wikipedia site for Zhi'ermo Township Branch
- ↑ Youtube video from The Beijing News "Note: Original Beijing News video no longer available at http://www.bjnews.com.cn. Retrieved on May 29, 2016.
- ↑ "China to replace treacherous 2,625-foot ladder to school with stairs." Fox News. May 27, 2016. Retrieved on May 28, 2016.
- ↑ Williams, Sophie. "Is this the world's toughest school run? Children from remote Chinese village have to climb unsecured vine ladders on a vertical cliff between home and class." The Daily Mail. May 24, 2016. Retrieved on May 28, 2016.
- ↑ May, Ashley. "15 Chinese children make deadly climb to school" (Archived 2016-05-29 at WebCite). USA Today. May 27, 2016. Retrieved on May 30, 2016.
- ↑ Phillips, Tom. "World's scariest school run? Chinese children tackle 800-metre cliff ." The Guardian. Friday May 27, 2016. Retrieved on May 28, 2016.
Coordinates: 28°03′N 102°50′E / 28.050°N 102.833°E