Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County (Chinese: 新平彝族傣族自治县; pinyin: Xīnpíng Yízú Dǎizú Zìzhìxiàn) is an autonomous county located in the central part of Yunnan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Yuxi.
| Xinping 新平县 | |
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| 新平彝族傣族自治县 Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County | |
| .png.webp) Location of Xinping County (pink) and Yuxi City (yellow) within Yunnan | |
| Country | People's Republic of China | 
| Province | Yunnan | 
| Prefecture-level city | Yuxi | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,114 km2 (430 sq mi) | 
| Population | |
| • Total | 260,035 | 
| • Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) | 
| Postal code | 653400 | 
| Area code(s) | 0877 | 
| Website | www | 
Administrative divisions
    
Xinping Yi and Dai Autonomous County has 2 subdistricts, 4 towns and 6 townships.[1]
- 2 subdistricts
- Guishan (桂山街道)
- Gucheng (古城街道)
- 4 towns
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- 6 townships
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Ethnic groups
    
The Xinping County Gazetteer (1993:106, 118) lists the following Yi and Hani subgroups.
- Yi: 111,555 (1987); subgroups are Niesu 聂苏, Nasu 纳苏, Chesu 车苏, Lalu 腊鲁, Lawu 拉乌, Mili 咪利, Micha 密查, Xiangtang 香堂, Luowu 罗武, Menghua 蒙化
- Hani: 9,547 (1987)
- Kaduo 卡多: Wajiao 挖窖[2] of Jianxing 建兴乡; Wasi 瓦寺[3] and Baizhi 柏枝[4] of Pingzhang 平掌乡; Shengli 胜利[5] of Mosha 漠沙乡
- Nuobi 糯比 and Suobi 梭比: Meiziqing 梅子箐[6] of Jianxing 建兴乡; Dazhai 大寨 of Fuxing 复兴
- Woni 窝尼: Yani 亚尼[7] of Pingdian 平甸
- Duota 堕塔: Xinzhai 新寨村[8] of Panlong 盘龙
- Biyue 碧约: Mowei 磨味[9] of Jianxing 建兴乡
 
There are various Tai ethnic groups in Xinping County.[10] They numbered 40,890 (15.54%) of the total population of Xinping County as of 2000, and include the following subgroups.[11]
- Tai Kha 傣卡 (Chinese Dai 汉傣): in Mosha Town 漠沙镇 and Yaojie Town 腰街镇
- Tai Sa 傣沙 (Tai Xa): in Mosha Township 漠沙镇
- Tai Ya 傣雅 (Tai Yalun 傣雅伦): in Gasa Town 嘎洒镇 and Shuitang Township 水塘镇
These three groups are known as the 花腰傣, or 'Flowery-waisted Tai' due to the style of their women's clothing. Local Tai languages include the Yuánxīn 元新 dialect of Tai Hongjin.
The Damuyu Flowery-Waist Dai Cultural and Ecological Tourist Village (大沐浴花腰傣文化生态旅游村) is located in Longhe Village 龙河村, Mosha Township 漠沙镇.
Climate
    
| Climate data for Xinping (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.8 (76.6) | 28.7 (83.7) | 30.9 (87.6) | 33.0 (91.4) | 33.5 (92.3) | 31.6 (88.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 31.2 (88.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 29.2 (84.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 25.3 (77.5) | 33.5 (92.3) | 
| Average high °C (°F) | 18.3 (64.9) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 27.1 (80.8) | 26.9 (80.4) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 17.5 (63.5) | 23.7 (74.7) | 
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.0 (51.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.8 (71.2) | 21.4 (70.5) | 20.1 (68.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 17.5 (63.6) | 
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.8 (42.4) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 13.8 (56.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.8 (65.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 10.0 (50.0) | 6.4 (43.5) | 13.2 (55.7) | 
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.6 (30.9) | 1.0 (33.8) | −0.8 (30.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | 9.0 (48.2) | 13.5 (56.3) | 14.0 (57.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 0.9 (33.6) | −2.7 (27.1) | −2.7 (27.1) | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.7 (0.62) | 18.1 (0.71) | 20.1 (0.79) | 41.2 (1.62) | 102.7 (4.04) | 138.7 (5.46) | 174.9 (6.89) | 174.4 (6.87) | 109.5 (4.31) | 87.0 (3.43) | 49.7 (1.96) | 19.6 (0.77) | 951.6 (37.47) | 
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 63 | 55 | 57 | 68 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center | |||||||||||||
References
    
- "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=250266
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=250339
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=250343
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=250299
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=250553
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=250286
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=250528
- http://www.ynszxc.gov.cn/villagePage/vIndex.aspx?departmentid=250265
- Edmondson, Jerold A. 2008. "Shan and other Northern Tier Southeast Tai languages of Myanmar and China: Themes and Variations." In Diller, Anthony, Jerold Edmondson, & Yongxian Luo, (eds.) The Tai–Kadai languages. London: Routledge.
- 新平县旅游局 (2004). 花腰傣之乡:新平体脸游. ISBN 7-81068-883-9.
- Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer Editorial Committee, ed. (1992). 新平彝族傣族自治縣民族 [Xinping County Ethnic Gazetteer]. Kunming: 云南民族出版社 [Yunnan Nationalities Press].