Guzhang County

Guzhang County 古丈县 (Chinese)
County
Location of Guzhang County within Xiangxi
Guzhang Location of the seat in Hunan
Coordinates: 28°37′01″N 109°57′04″E[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hunan
Autonomous prefecture	Xiangxi
Area [2]
• Total	1,286.23 km^2 (496.62 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	144,800
• Density	110/km^2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	4163XX

Guzhang County (simplified Chinese: 古丈县; traditional Chinese: 古丈縣; pinyin: Gǔzhàng Xiàn) is a county of Hunan Province, China. The county is the 2nd least populous administrative unit of the counties or county-level cities (after Shaoshan City) in the province, it is under the administration of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.

Located in the northwest of Hunan and in the east of Xiangxi Prefecture, the county is bordered to the north by Yongshun County, to the east by Yuanling County, to the south by Luxi County and Jishou City, and to the west by Baojing County. Guzhang County covers an area of 1,286.47 km² (496.71 sq mi), and as of 2015, it had a registered population of 143,182 and a resident population of 131,900.^[4] The county has 7 towns under its jurisdiction, and the county seat is Guyang (古阳镇).^[5]

Ethnic groups

Guzhang County includes the following ethnic groups (Wu 2007, 2010).

• Xiang (乡)
• Miao (苗; Hmong pronunciation: [bɤ˧ kɑu˦˩])
  • Shen Miao (深苗; Hmong pronunciation: [sɔŋ˥ miau˥]): in Shanzhao (山枣) and Yezhu (野竹). Also called "Gelao" (仡佬). Their language is also called Zhang ((章话, 章语).
  • Qian Miao (浅苗; Hmong pronunciation: [tshai˦˩ miau˥]): in Morong (默戎) and Pingba (坪坝).

Geology

The Guzhangian Age of the Cambrian Period is named after Guzhang County. In particular, the Louyixi Global boundary Stratotype Section and Point is named after the Louyixi Town in Guzhang County.^[6]

Climate

Climate data for Guzhang, elevation 302 m (991 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	23.6 (74.5)	29.8 (85.6)	33.3 (91.9)	35.6 (96.1)	35.5 (95.9)	36.5 (97.7)	39.7 (103.5)	39.6 (103.3)	38.3 (100.9)	34.7 (94.5)	29.8 (85.6)	23.7 (74.7)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	11.5 (52.7)	16.2 (61.2)	22.3 (72.1)	26.2 (79.2)	29.2 (84.6)	32.3 (90.1)	32.5 (90.5)	28.5 (83.3)	22.4 (72.3)	17.3 (63.1)	11.6 (52.9)	21.6 (70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.0 (41.0)	7.1 (44.8)	11.0 (51.8)	16.5 (61.7)	20.7 (69.3)	24.2 (75.6)	26.9 (80.4)	26.5 (79.7)	22.6 (72.7)	17.1 (62.8)	12.0 (53.6)	7.0 (44.6)	16.4 (61.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	4.3 (39.7)	7.8 (46.0)	12.9 (55.2)	17.1 (62.8)	21.0 (69.8)	23.3 (73.9)	22.9 (73.2)	19.2 (66.6)	14.1 (57.4)	9.0 (48.2)	4.2 (39.6)	13.2 (55.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.8 (23.4)	−4.7 (23.5)	−1.9 (28.6)	1.6 (34.9)	8.1 (46.6)	11.8 (53.2)	16.7 (62.1)	14.6 (58.3)	11.8 (53.2)	3.4 (38.1)	−2.0 (28.4)	−4.4 (24.1)	−4.8 (23.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	51.9 (2.04)	55.5 (2.19)	92.2 (3.63)	130.2 (5.13)	206.7 (8.14)	215.4 (8.48)	212.9 (8.38)	140.4 (5.53)	98.7 (3.89)	103.9 (4.09)	69.7 (2.74)	35.5 (1.40)	1,413 (55.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12.7	13.3	16.2	16.4	17.6	16.3	13.8	12.1	10.1	14.5	11.9	10.6	165.5
Average snowy days	5.1	3.1	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1.9	11.2
Average relative humidity (%)	81	81	81	82	83	85	82	81	81	84	84	80	82
Mean monthly sunshine hours	55.1	54.1	75.1	99.6	116.1	114.8	191.8	194.7	134.7	95.1	87.1	70.8	1,289
Percentage possible sunshine	17	17	20	26	28	27	45	48	37	27	27	22	28
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

References

• Wu, Yunji (伍云姬) (2007). Xiāngxī wǎ xiāng huà fēngsú míngwù cǎi tú diǎn 湘西瓦乡话风俗名物彩图典 [Xiangxi Waxianghua multicolor dictionary of customs and artifacts] (in Simplified Chinese). Hunan Normal University Press. ISBN 978-7-81081-814-8.
• Wu, Yunji (伍云姬); Shen, Ruiqing (沈瑞清) (2010). 湘西古丈瓦乡话调查报告 [An Investigative Report of Waxianghua of Guzhang County, Xiangxi Prefecture] (in Simplified Chinese). Shanghai Educational Press (上海教育出版社). ISBN 978-7-54442-859-0.

1. "Guzhang" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
2. 《湘西土家族苗族自治州土地利用总体规划（2006–2020年）》 [Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Land Use Plan (2006–20)] (in Simplified Chinese).
3. 古丈县概况地图 [Guzhang County overview map] (in Chinese). Xiangxi Prefecture People's Government. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
4. about the population of Guzhang County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Guzhang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年古丈县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): guzhang.gov.cn or ahmhxc.com
5. the divisions of Guzhang County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Guzhang County on November 30, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意古丈县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕115号): rednet.cn Archived 2018-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com
6. Shanchi Peng; Loren E. Babcock; Jingxun Zuo1; Huanling Lin; Xuejian Zhu1; Xianfeng Yang; Richard A. Robison; Yuping Qi; Gabriella Bagnoli; Yong'an Chen (March 2012). "The Global Boundary Stratotype Section and Point(GSSP) of the Guzhangian Stage (Cambrian) in the Wuling Mountains, Northwestern Hunan, China" (PDF). Episodes. 32 (1). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
7. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
8. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.