Xinxing County
County in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
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Xinxing County, alternately romanized as Sunhing,[a] is a county of the prefecture-level city of Yunfu in the west of Guangdong province, China.
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Xinxing
新兴县 Sunhing | |
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  Xinxing Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates: 22°41′46″N 112°13′30″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yunfu |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,520 km2 (590 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 430,831 |
| • Density | 283/km2 (734/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
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| Traditional Chinese | 新興 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 新兴 | ||||||||
| Postal | Sunhing | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Newly Flourishing | ||||||||
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History
Xinxing County was formally established in the third year of da ye era, Sui dynasty (隋大業三年) (607 CE). Under the Qing dynasty (清朝), Xinxing County was administered as part of the commandery of Zhaoqing.[1]
Notable people
- Huineng (惠能) (638–713): sixth ancestor of Chan
Climate
| Climate data for Xinxing, elevation 58 m (190 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.0 (86.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
38.2 (100.8) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.2 (93.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
38.9 (102.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.7 (65.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
22.0 (71.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
19.7 (67.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
25.1 (77.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.8 (67.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.3 (2.06) |
50.4 (1.98) |
77.0 (3.03) |
156.7 (6.17) |
224.9 (8.85) |
266.0 (10.47) |
230.7 (9.08) |
255.4 (10.06) |
190.8 (7.51) |
71.6 (2.82) |
43.1 (1.70) |
37.4 (1.47) |
1,656.3 (65.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 10.2 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 18.5 | 20.4 | 17.8 | 17.6 | 12.5 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 154.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 81 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 78 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.8 | 81.2 | 64.5 | 86.3 | 127.8 | 145.5 | 184.8 | 175.0 | 162.4 | 175.7 | 150.0 | 132.3 | 1,588.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 30 | 25 | 17 | 23 | 31 | 36 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 49 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||