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'''Yangshuo County''' ({{zh|s=阳朔县 |t={{linktext|陽朔|縣}} |p=Yángshuò Xiàn}}) is a [[Counties of China|county]] under the jurisdiction of [[Guilin]] City, in the northeast of [[Guangxi]], China. Its seat is located in [[Yangshuo Town]]. Surrounded by [[karst]] peaks and bordered on one side by the [[Li River]] it is easily accessible by bus or by boat from nearby Guilin.
'''Yangshuo County''' ({{zh|s=阳朔县 |t={{linktext|陽朔|縣}} |p=Yángshuò Xiàn}}) is a [[Counties of China|county]] under the jurisdiction of [[Guilin]] City, in the northeast of [[Guangxi]], [[China]]. Its seat is located in [[Yangshuo Town]]. Surrounded by [[karst]] peaks and bordered on one side by the [[Li River]], it is served by bus and by boat from nearby Guilin.


==History==
==History==
[[File:Yangshuo-Li-River-2019-Luka-Peternel.jpg|thumb|left|View of [[Li River (Guangxi)|Li River]] from Yangshuo. [[Karst]] peaks are visible in the background.]]
[[File:Yangshuo-Li-River-2019-Luka-Peternel.jpg|thumb|left|View of [[Li River (Guangxi)|Li River]] from Yangshuo. [[Karst]] peaks are visible in the background.]]


In the 1980s, the county became popular with foreign people engaging in [[Backpacking (travel)|backpacker tourism]], and organized tours began by the late 1990s. At the time, domestic tourists represented only a small fraction, but they soon outnumbered foreign tourists by a greater margin in 2005. Today, the county is a resort destination for both domestic and foreign travelers.
In the 1980s, the county became popular with foreign visitors engaging in [[Backpacking (travel)|backpacker tourism]], and organized tours began by the late 1990s. At the time, domestic tourists represented only a small fraction of the county's visitors, but they outnumbered foreign tourists by 2005. Today, the county is a resort destination for both domestic and foreign travelers.


The history of West Street dates back to over 1,400 years ago. Since the street is popular with locals and foreigners alike, signs are written in both Chinese and English. Because of the relatively high number of foreign visitors, many locals speak some English unlike most Chinese towns of its size.<ref name="Yangshuo">[http://chinatour.net/guangxi/guilin/attraction/west-street/ "West Street" ChinaTour.Net] Accessed 2014-12-4</ref>
The history of West Street dates back over 1,400 years ago.{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}} Since the street is popular with locals and foreigners alike, signs are written in both Chinese and English. Because of the relatively high number of foreign visitors, many locals speak some English, unlike most Chinese towns of its size.<ref name="Yangshuo">[http://chinatour.net/guangxi/guilin/attraction/west-street/ "West Street" ChinaTour.Net] Accessed 2014-12-4 {{Dead link|date=March 2023}}</ref>


The Yangshuo region has numerous locations for climbing, most easily accessible by bicycle, public bus or taxi-van. The most famous of these [[cliff|crags]] is [[Moon Hill]] with several lines graded 5.13 in the [[Yosemite Decimal System|Yosemite scale]]. Other crags of note include Low Mountain, Twin Gates, Baby Frog, the Egg, Bamboo Grove, and Wine Bottle Cliff.
The Yangshuo region has numerous locations for climbing, and they are accessible by bicycle, public bus, or taxi van. The most famous of these [[cliff|crags]] is [[Moon Hill]], which has several lines graded 5.13 in the [[Yosemite Decimal System|Yosemite scale]]. Other crags of note include Low Mountain, Twin Gates, Baby Frog, the Egg, Bamboo Grove, and Wine Bottle Cliff.


==Administrative divisions==
<br><gallery class=center caption="Yangshuo County">
Yangshuo County is divided into 6 towns and 3 townships:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/45/03/450321.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：阳朔县| publisher = [[National Bureau of Statistics of China]]| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}</ref>
Yangshuo-Li-Fluss-14-Floesse-2012-gje.jpg|Li river
;Towns
Yangshuo-18-Spieglung im Teich-2012-gje.jpg|Waterfront
*Yangshuo ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=阳朔镇}})
Yangshuo-20-Gasse-2012-gje.jpg|Street in Yangshuo
*Baisha ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=白沙镇}})
Yangshuo2.jpg|The town of Yangshuo
*Fuli ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=福利镇}})
Yangshuo-Markt-04-2012-gje.jpg|Market of Yangshuo
*Xingping ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=兴坪镇}})
Yangshuo-Mushan-12-Dorfteich-2012-gje.jpg|Mushan village
*Putao ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=葡萄镇}})
Yangshuo-Landpartie-92-Reisfeld-Berge-2012-gje.jpg|Farming between karst peaks
*Gaotian ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=高田镇}})
Yangshuo-Landpartie-70-Hausbesuch-Gastgeber-2012-gje.jpg|Farmer's home

Original-1020068.jpg|View of [[Moon Hill]]
;Townships
Yangshuo-Impression Sanjie Liu-72-2012-gje.jpg|Impression [[Liu Sanjie]]
*[[Jinbao Township, Guangxi|Jinbao]] ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=金宝乡}})
</gallery>
*[[Puyi Township, Guangxi|Puyi]] ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=普益乡}})
*[[Yangdi Township, Guangxi|Yangdi]] ({{Lang-zh|labels=no|s=杨堤乡}})

==Climate==

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|Jan high C = 13.1
|Feb high C = 15.6
|Mar high C = 18.7
|Apr high C = 24.6
|May high C = 28.8
|Jun high C = 31.2
|Jul high C = 33.4
|Aug high C = 33.5
|Sep high C = 31.5
|Oct high C = 27.4
|Nov high C = 22.0
|Dec high C = 16.2
|Jan mean C = 9.1
|Feb mean C = 11.5
|Mar mean C = 14.6
|Apr mean C = 20.1
|May mean C = 24.0
|Jun mean C = 26.6
|Jul mean C = 28.2
|Aug mean C = 28.0
|Sep mean C = 26.0
|Oct mean C = 21.8
|Nov mean C = 16.5
|Dec mean C = 11.1
|Jan low C = 6.6
|Feb low C = 8.8
|Mar low C = 12.0
|Apr low C = 17.0
|May low C = 20.9
|Jun low C = 23.7
|Jul low C = 24.8
|Aug low C = 24.5
|Sep low C = 22.3
|Oct low C = 17.9
|Nov low C = 12.9
|Dec low C = 7.9
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 75.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 71.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 131.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 192.2
|May precipitation mm = 264.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 302.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 181.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 151.4
|Sep precipitation mm = 63.0
|Oct precipitation mm = 58.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 65.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 53.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 13.1
|Feb precipitation days = 13.1
|Mar precipitation days = 18.1
|Apr precipitation days = 16.8
|May precipitation days = 17.7
|Jun precipitation days = 18.8
|Jul precipitation days = 15.9
|Aug precipitation days = 14.1
|Sep precipitation days = 8.5
|Oct precipitation days = 6.7
|Nov precipitation days = 8.4
|Dec precipitation days = 9.2
|year precipitation days =
|Jan humidity = 77
|Feb humidity = 78
|Mar humidity = 83
|Apr humidity = 83
|May humidity = 83
|Jun humidity = 85
|Jul humidity = 81
|Aug humidity = 80
|Sep humidity = 76
|Oct humidity = 72
|Nov humidity = 73
|Dec humidity = 72
|Jan sun = 59.2
|Feb sun = 52.4
|Mar sun = 48.2
|Apr sun = 77.1
|May sun = 113.4
|Jun sun = 123.7
|Jul sun = 187.5
|Aug sun = 189.7
|Sep sun = 167.2
|Oct sun = 154.2
|Nov sun = 122.1
|Dec sun = 103.6
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 18
| Feb percentsun = 16
| Mar percentsun = 13
| Apr percentsun = 20
| May percentsun = 27
| Jun percentsun = 30
| Jul percentsun = 45
| Aug percentsun = 48
| Sep percentsun = 46
| Oct percentsun = 43
| Nov percentsun = 37
| Dec percentsun = 32
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 0.3
|Feb snow days = 0.2
|Mar snow days = 0
|Apr snow days = 0
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0
|Nov snow days = 0
|Dec snow days = 0.1
|year snow days =
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}}


==Landmarks==
==Landmarks==
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==Sister cities==
==Sister cities==
Yangshuo has [[town twinning|city partnerships]] with the following cities and/or regions:
Yangshuo has [[town twinning|city partnerships]] with the following cities and/or regions:
*{{flagicon|US}} [[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]], [[Kentucky]], United States (1994)
*[[Morehead, Kentucky|Morehead]], [[Kentucky]], United States (1994)
*{{flagicon|US}} [[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]], [[South Dakota]], United States (2000)
*[[Rapid City, South Dakota|Rapid City]], [[South Dakota]], United States (2000)
*{{flagicon|Slovenia}} [[Bled]], [[Upper Carniola]], Slovenia (2009)
*[[Bled]], [[Upper Carniola]], Slovenia (2009)
*{{flagicon|France}} [[Annecy-le-Vieux]], [[Haute Savoie]], France (2011)
*[[Annecy-le-Vieux]], [[Haute Savoie]], France (2011)

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" caption="Yangshuo County">
Yangshuo-Li-Fluss-14-Floesse-2012-gje.jpg|Li river
Yangshuo-18-Spieglung im Teich-2012-gje.jpg|Waterfront
Yangshuo-20-Gasse-2012-gje.jpg|Street in Yangshuo
Yangshuo2.jpg|The town of Yangshuo
Yangshuo-Markt-04-2012-gje.jpg|Market of Yangshuo
Yangshuo-Mushan-12-Dorfteich-2012-gje.jpg|Mushan village
Yangshuo-Landpartie-92-Reisfeld-Berge-2012-gje.jpg|Farming between karst peaks
Yangshuo-Landpartie-70-Hausbesuch-Gastgeber-2012-gje.jpg|Farmer's home
Original-1020068.jpg|View of [[Moon Hill]]
Yangshuo-Impression Sanjie Liu-72-2012-gje.jpg|Impression [[Liu Sanjie]]
</gallery>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Yangshuo}}
{{Commons category|Yangshuo}}
{{Wiktionary|Yangshuo}}
{{Wikivoyage|Yangshuo}}
{{Wikivoyage|Yangshuo}}
*[http://www.yangshuo.gov.cn/ Official website of Yangshuo County]
*[http://www.yangshuo.gov.cn/ Official website of Yangshuo County]
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[[Category:Yangshuo County| ]]
[[Category:Yangshuo County| ]]
[[Category:Administrative divisions of Guilin]]
[[Category:Administrative divisions of Guilin]]
[[Category:Counties of Guangxi]]

Latest revision as of 07:32, 23 September 2024

Yangshuo County
阳朔县
Yangso
County
Aerial view of Yangshuo from across the Li River
Aerial view of Yangshuo from across the Li River
Yangshuo is located in Guangxi
Yangshuo
Yangshuo
Location of the seat in Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°47′N 110°30′E / 24.783°N 110.500°E / 24.783; 110.500
CountryChina
Autonomous regionGuangxi
Prefecture-level cityGuilin
County seatYangshuo Town
Area
 • Total
1,428 km2 (551 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
3,000,000
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
541900
Area code0773
Websitewww.yangshuo.gov.cn

Yangshuo County (simplified Chinese: 阳朔县; traditional Chinese: 陽朔縣; pinyin: Yángshuò Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Guilin City, in the northeast of Guangxi, China. Its seat is located in Yangshuo Town. Surrounded by karst peaks and bordered on one side by the Li River, it is served by bus and by boat from nearby Guilin.

History

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View of Li River from Yangshuo. Karst peaks are visible in the background.

In the 1980s, the county became popular with foreign visitors engaging in backpacker tourism, and organized tours began by the late 1990s. At the time, domestic tourists represented only a small fraction of the county's visitors, but they outnumbered foreign tourists by 2005. Today, the county is a resort destination for both domestic and foreign travelers.

The history of West Street dates back over 1,400 years ago.[citation needed] Since the street is popular with locals and foreigners alike, signs are written in both Chinese and English. Because of the relatively high number of foreign visitors, many locals speak some English, unlike most Chinese towns of its size.[1]

The Yangshuo region has numerous locations for climbing, and they are accessible by bicycle, public bus, or taxi van. The most famous of these crags is Moon Hill, which has several lines graded 5.13 in the Yosemite scale. Other crags of note include Low Mountain, Twin Gates, Baby Frog, the Egg, Bamboo Grove, and Wine Bottle Cliff.

Administrative divisions

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Yangshuo County is divided into 6 towns and 3 townships:[2]

Towns
  • Yangshuo (阳朔镇)
  • Baisha (白沙镇)
  • Fuli (福利镇)
  • Xingping (兴坪镇)
  • Putao (葡萄镇)
  • Gaotian (高田镇)
Townships

Climate

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Climate data for Yangshuo (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6) 		15.6
(60.1) 		18.7
(65.7) 		24.6
(76.3) 		28.8
(83.8) 		31.2
(88.2) 		33.4
(92.1) 		33.5
(92.3) 		31.5
(88.7) 		27.4
(81.3) 		22.0
(71.6) 		16.2
(61.2) 		24.7
(76.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.1
(48.4) 		11.5
(52.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		20.1
(68.2) 		24.0
(75.2) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.2
(82.8) 		28.0
(82.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		11.1
(52.0) 		19.8
(67.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		12.0
(53.6) 		17.0
(62.6) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		24.8
(76.6) 		24.5
(76.1) 		22.3
(72.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		12.9
(55.2) 		7.9
(46.2) 		16.6
(61.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 75.0
(2.95) 		71.7
(2.82) 		131.2
(5.17) 		192.2
(7.57) 		264.7
(10.42) 		302.8
(11.92) 		181.9
(7.16) 		151.4
(5.96) 		63.0
(2.48) 		58.6
(2.31) 		65.8
(2.59) 		53.9
(2.12) 		1,612.2
(63.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.1 13.1 18.1 16.8 17.7 18.8 15.9 14.1 8.5 6.7 8.4 9.2 160.4
Average snowy days 0.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.6
Average relative humidity (%) 77 78 83 83 83 85 81 80 76 72 73 72 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 59.2 52.4 48.2 77.1 113.4 123.7 187.5 189.7 167.2 154.2 122.1 103.6 1,398.3
Percent possible sunshine 18 16 13 20 27 30 45 48 46 43 37 32 31
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Landmarks

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Li River in Yangshuo

See also

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Sister cities

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Yangshuo has city partnerships with the following cities and/or regions:

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  • Yangshuo County
  • Li river
    Li river
  • Waterfront
    Waterfront
  • Street in Yangshuo
    Street in Yangshuo
  • The town of Yangshuo
    The town of Yangshuo
  • Market of Yangshuo
    Market of Yangshuo
  • Mushan village
    Mushan village
  • Farming between karst peaks
    Farming between karst peaks
  • Farmer's home
    Farmer's home
  • View of Moon Hill
    View of Moon Hill
  • Impression Liu Sanjie
    Impression Liu Sanjie

References

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  1. ^ "West Street" ChinaTour.Net Accessed 2014-12-4 [dead link‍]
  2. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：阳朔县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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