Lingui District

Lingui

临桂区
Lingui 临桂区
District
	Coordinates: 25°12′N 110°12′E / 25.200°N 110.200°E
Country	China
Region	Guangxi
Prefecture-level city	Guilin
District seat	Lingui Town (临桂镇)
Area
• Total	2,202 km2 (850 sq mi)
Elevation	162 m (531 ft)
Population (2002)
• Total	450,000
• Density	200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	541100

Lingui District (Chinese: 临桂区; pinyin: Línguì Qū) is the county seat and district administered by Guilin, Guangxi, China, and located midway between Guilin and Yangshuo. The district is mostly rural and hilly, marked by the same dramatic karst topography for which Guilin is famous. Tourist attractions include Snake World, Xiongsheng Tiger and Bear Village, and Crocodile Kingdom.

The district is also known as a center of luohan guo (Siraitia grosvenorii) production.

Olympic diver Li Ting is a native of Lingui.

World record holding Olympic weightlifter Shi Zhiyong is also a native of Lingui.

History

The Shiji and Hanshu state that around 104 BCE, the Han first built fortifications west of the district of Lingui and established the province of Jiuquan (in modern-day Gansu) to facilitate a safe route to the lands of the northwest along the Silk Road.^[1] As a result, more and more envoys were sent through this territory to Anxi, Yancai, Lixuan, Tiaozhi, and Shendu.

Administrative divisions

The district administers 9 towns and 2 ethnic townships:^[2]

Towns

Lingui Town (临桂镇), Liutang (六塘镇), Huixian (会仙镇), Liangjiang (两江镇), Wutong (五通镇), Sitang Town (四塘镇), Zhongyong Town (中庸镇), Nanbianshan Town (南边山镇), Chadong Town (茶洞镇)

Ethnic Townships

Wantian Yao Ethnic Township (宛田瑶族乡), Huangsha Yao Ethnic Township (黄沙瑶族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Lingui District (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	12.1 (53.8)	14.6 (58.3)	17.8 (64.0)	24.0 (75.2)	28.1 (82.6)	30.6 (87.1)	32.8 (91.0)	33.3 (91.9)	31.1 (88.0)	26.7 (80.1)	21.2 (70.2)	15.3 (59.5)	24.0 (75.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	8.7 (47.7)	11.0 (51.8)	14.2 (57.6)	19.8 (67.6)	23.9 (75.0)	26.6 (79.9)	28.3 (82.9)	28.3 (82.9)	26.2 (79.2)	21.8 (71.2)	16.4 (61.5)	11.0 (51.8)	19.7 (67.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	6.2 (43.2)	8.4 (47.1)	11.6 (52.9)	16.7 (62.1)	20.8 (69.4)	23.8 (74.8)	25.1 (77.2)	24.9 (76.8)	22.5 (72.5)	18.1 (64.6)	12.9 (55.2)	7.8 (46.0)	16.6 (61.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	73.6 (2.90)	83.0 (3.27)	156.8 (6.17)	213.5 (8.41)	310.5 (12.22)	450.5 (17.74)	254.0 (10.00)	170.2 (6.70)	71.0 (2.80)	53.6 (2.11)	76.4 (3.01)	53.5 (2.11)	1,966.6 (77.44)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	14.2	14.1	20.3	18.5	18.9	18.9	16.4	13.2	8.4	8.0	9.4	9.9	170.2
Average snowy days	1.0	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	1.7
Average relative humidity (%)	72	73	79	79	80	83	80	77	71	67	69	67	75
Mean monthly sunshine hours	57.2	50.2	52.9	76.6	108.2	110.7	182.1	198.0	178.9	155.5	121.9	101.5	1,393.7
Percent possible sunshine	17	16	14	20	26	27	44	50	49	44	38	31	31
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[3]^[4]

Footnotes

^ Hill (2009), p. 64.
^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：临桂区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 21 September 2023.

References

Hill, John E. (2009) Through the Jade Gate to Rome: A Study of the Silk Routes during the Later Han Dynasty, 1st to 2nd Centuries CE. BookSurge, Charleston, South Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4392-2134-1.

External links

Photos of Lingui scenery

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[1] Hill (2009), p. 64.

[2] 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：临桂区 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.

[cma_graphical-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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