Guide County
Guide County is a county in the east of Qinghai Province, China. It is under the administration of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture. In Tibetan it's known as Trika. In 2015 it had a population of 108,800, of which 37.8% Tibetans, and 16.1% other ethnic minorities.[1] In 2018 the population was 110,900.[2]
Guide County
贵德县 • ཁྲི་ཀ་རྫོང་། | |
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.png.webp) Guide County (light red) within Hainan Prefecture (yellow) and Qinghai | |
  Guide Location of the seat in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates: 35°59′20″N 101°28′16″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Autonomous prefecture | Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,504 km2 (1,353 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Anizhihaishan (阿尼直海山)) | 5,011 m (16,440 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (Songbaxia) | 2,710 m (8,890 ft) |
| Population (2018) | 110,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
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| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 贵德县 | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 貴德縣 | ||||||||||
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| Tibetan | ཁྲི་ཀ་རྫོང་། | ||||||||||
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It is located along the Yellow River, surrounded by hilly terrain on either side of the river valley.[1]
Guide was first established during the Yuan dynasty. The area became part of Ming Dynasty China in 1370. In 1953 it was placed under jurisdiction of Hainan prefecture.[3]
Guide old town
The city's earthen walls and buildings were built between 1375 and 1380. The city was enlarged in 1590. After the founding of the People's Republic, the moats were filled in and the North and South gates were pulled down, as well as the towers. In 2010 work commenced to restore the gates and towers.[4]
Economics
Guide is known in Qinghai as a fruit producing county, in particular for pear cultivation, as it has a relatively mild climate. The Laxiwa Dam in Guide is the largest hydropower station on the upper reaches of the Yellow River.[2]
Administrative divisions
The county seat of Guide is in Heyin town.[1] Guide governs over 4 towns and 3 townships:[2][5]
Towns
Townships
- Hedong (河东乡)
- Xinjie Hui ethnic township (新街回族乡)
- Garang (尕让乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Guide (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.2 (57.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
30.5 (86.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
31.1 (88.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
15.9 (60.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
7.6 (45.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.8 (9.0) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.1 (35.8) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
11.9 (53.4) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.0 (33.8) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
0.7 (33.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.8 (−7.2) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.4 (0.02) |
0.3 (0.01) |
2.1 (0.08) |
13.5 (0.53) |
34.1 (1.34) |
42.3 (1.67) |
52.5 (2.07) |
51.6 (2.03) |
42.4 (1.67) |
12.0 (0.47) |
1.6 (0.06) |
0.5 (0.02) |
253.3 (9.97) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 43 | 40 | 41 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 65 | 61 | 52 | 50 | 53 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[6] | |||||||||||||
Transport
The Guide General Aviation Airport started construction in 2018.[7]
References
- "自然地理". Guide County Government. 11 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "贵德县基本情况（2018年）". www.guide.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- "贵德县情". www.guide.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- "存留在黄河上游的贵德古城". Archived from the original on 2014-08-14.
- "2020年统计用区划代码". www.stats.gov.cn. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- "青海首个通用机场项目开工 2018年竣工并投用_民航资源网". news.carnoc.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
External links
Guide County travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Guide County at Wikimedia Commons