Qinzhou
Encyclopedia
Qinzhou is a municipal region
in Guangxi
, People's Republic of China
.
The municipality lies on the Gulf of Tonkin
and has a population of 944, 000.
and two counties.
Population data is as of 2009.
-influenced humid subtropical climate
(Köppen
Cwa). Summers are long, hot and humid, though somewhat moderated by the proximity to the Gulf of Tonkin, with a July average of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F). Winters are mild and damp, though comparatively dry, with a 13.6 °C (56.5 °F) average in January.
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in Guangxi
Guangxi
Guangxi, formerly romanized Kwangsi, is a province of southern China along its border with Vietnam. In 1958, it became the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, a region with special privileges created specifically for the Zhuang people.Guangxi's location, in...
, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
.
The municipality lies on the Gulf of Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin
The Gulf of Tonkin is an arm of the South China Sea, lying off the coast of northeastern Vietnam.-Etymology:The name Tonkin, written "東京" in Hán tự and Đông Kinh in romanised Vietnamese, means "Eastern Capital", and is the former toponym for Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam...
and has a population of 944, 000.
Administration
The Qinzhou municipal region comprises two (county-level) districtsDistrict (China)
The term district, in the context of China, is used to refer to several unrelated political divisions in both ancient and modern China....
and two counties.
Population data is as of 2009.
- Qinnan DistrictQinnan DistrictQinnan District is a district of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Qinzhou city....
(钦南区) - pop. 570 000 - Qinbei DistrictQinbei DistrictQinbei District is a district of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Qinzhou city....
(钦北区) - pop. 650 000 - Lingshan CountyLingshan CountyLingshan County is a county in the Qinzhou municipal region, GX.-Administration:Lingshan's executive, legislature and judiciary are seated in Lingcheng Town , together with its CPC and PSB branches.-Town & Township:...
(灵山县) - pop. 1 400 000 - Pubei CountyPubei CountyPubei County is a county in the Qinzhou municipal region of Guangxi Province.-Administration:Pubei's executive, legislature and judiciary are seated in Xiaojiang Town , together with its CPC and PSB branches.-Town / Township:...
(浦北县) - pop. 810 000万
Geography
Qinzhou has a warm, monsoonMonsoon
Monsoon is traditionally defined as a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation, but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with the asymmetric heating of land and sea...
-influenced humid subtropical climate
Humid subtropical climate
A humid subtropical climate is a climate zone characterized by hot, humid summers and mild to cool winters...
(Köppen
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. It was first published by Crimea German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1884, with several later modifications by Köppen himself, notably in 1918 and 1936...
Cwa). Summers are long, hot and humid, though somewhat moderated by the proximity to the Gulf of Tonkin, with a July average of 28.4 °C (83.1 °F). Winters are mild and damp, though comparatively dry, with a 13.6 °C (56.5 °F) average in January.
Economy
Grain cultivation, hog husbandry, fruit growing and fishing are of significance in the surrounding areas.Famous people
- Liu Yongfu (1837-__) soldier of fortune, creator of the Black Flag ArmyBlack Flag ArmyThe Black Flag Army was a splinter remnant of a bandit group recruited largely from soldiers of ethnic Zhuang background, who crossed the border from Guangxi province of China into Upper Tonkin, in the Empire of Annam in 1865. They became known mainly for their fights against French forces in...
- Han FengHan FengHan Feng , born in Qinzhou, Guangxi, People's Republic of China, was a member of the Communist Party of China and a senior official of the China National Tobacco Corporation. In early 2010 he was fired and expelled from the party due to corruption and his love life being exposed on the internet...
(1956- ) Tobacco monopoly apparatchik outed in 2010 as a "Chinese Casanova"