Danzhai County
Danzhai (Chinese: 丹寨; pinyin: Dānzhài) is a county in the southeast of Guizhou province, China. With a population of approximately 172,000, it is under the administration of the Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture. The region is renowned for its unique geographic, cultural and ethnic diversity, including the distinctive rice terraces, and Miao ethnic crafts and traditions.
Danzhai County 丹寨县 Tanchai | |
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County | |
  Danzhai Location of the seat in Guizhou  Danzhai Danzhai (Southwest China) | |
| Coordinates (Danzhai County government): 26°11′55″N 107°47′21″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guizhou |
| Autonomous prefecture | Qiandongnan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 937.7 km2 (362.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 122,410 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
In 2014 the Wanda Group designated it as the site for its ‘Enterprise Sponsored County-wide Comprehensive Poverty Alleviation’ programme. Wanda Group has committed to invest RMB300 million to a Danzhai vocational school, RMB500 million for a Danzhai poverty alleviation fund, and RMB700 million for a Danzhai Wanda Village, which includes a culturally sensitive hotel and town district built in the distinctive Miao architectural tradition. Wanda Group's total investments total 1.5 billion RMB and the tourism village is expected to provide up to an additional 3,000 jobs.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Danzhai (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
27.9 (82.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
32.1 (89.8) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
32.8 (91.0) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.7 (80.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.3 (73.9) |
23.4 (74.1) |
20.8 (69.4) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.3 (54.1) |
16.3 (61.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
12.2 (53.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.8 (58.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 37.9 (1.49) |
47.2 (1.86) |
65.9 (2.59) |
120.8 (4.76) |
190.9 (7.52) |
257.0 (10.12) |
239.3 (9.42) |
137.8 (5.43) |
99.4 (3.91) |
86.3 (3.40) |
58.5 (2.30) |
26.4 (1.04) |
1,367.4 (53.84) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 83 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 82 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
- "Danzhai Wanda Village". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-07-02.