Lüchun County (simplified Chinese: 绿春县; traditional Chinese: 綠春縣; pinyin: Lǜchūn Xiàn) is located in Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, in the south of Yunnan province, China, bordering Vietnam's Lai Châu Province to the south.
Lüchun County 绿春县 | |
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  Lüchun Location of the seat in Yunnan | |
| Coordinates: 22°59′38″N 102°23′31″E / 22.994°N 102.392°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Yunnan |
| Prefecture | Honghe |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,167 km2 (1,223 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 200,000 |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
| Postal code | 662500 |
| Area code | 0873 |
| Website | www |
Administrative divisions
In the present, Lüchun County has 4 towns and 5 townships.[1]
- 4 towns
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- 5 townships
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Ethnic groups
The Lüchun County Gazetteer (1992) lists the following ethnic Hani subgroups (highlighted in bold) and their respective locations.
- Ha'ou 哈欧
- Qidi 期弟, Asong 阿松
- Niukong 牛孔, Dashuigou 大水沟, Daheishan 大黑山
- Guozuo 果作
- Biyue 碧约, Kaduo 卡多, Ximoluo 西摩洛
- Niukong 牛孔, Daheishan 大黑山, Banpo 半坡, Qimaba 骑马坝 (districts 区)
- Baihong 白宏
- Dashuigou District 大水沟区
Ethnic Yi subgroups (all of which speak Southern Yi language varieties according to Lüchun 1992) and their respective locations are:
- Achang 阿常
- Niukong 牛孔
- Pulian 普连
- Qimaba 骑马坝, Daxing 大兴, Gekui 戈奎
- Alu 阿鲁
- Dashuigou 大水沟
The Luoluopo 倮倮颇 (lo33 lo55 pho21) or Luopo 倮颇 (lo55 pho21) are found in Luopan Shangzhai 罗盘上寨,[11] Jinping County and in Zhongzhai 中寨,[12] Dashuigou 大水沟 Township, Lüchun County.[13] The Luopo of Jinping believe that their ancestors had migrated from Pu'er and Mojiang County, while the Luopo of Lüchun believe that their ancestors had migrated from Dali.[13]
Climate
| Climate data for Lüchun, elevation 1,643 m (5,390 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.2 (77.4) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 31.2 (88.2) | 29.3 (84.7) | 29.6 (85.3) | 30.2 (86.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 27.8 (82.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 31.2 (88.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.7 (63.9) | 20.0 (68.0) | 22.9 (73.2) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.6 (76.3) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.2 (68.4) | 17.5 (63.5) | 22.4 (72.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 19.2 (66.6) | 20.1 (68.2) | 20.5 (68.9) | 20.3 (68.5) | 20.3 (68.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 14.7 (58.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.3 (63.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) | 10.4 (50.7) | 13.3 (55.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.8 (62.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 11.5 (52.7) | 9.0 (48.2) | 14.2 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 1.6 (34.9) | −1.1 (30.0) | 6.2 (43.2) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.3 (55.9) | 14.7 (58.5) | 14.0 (57.2) | 9.7 (49.5) | 7.6 (45.7) | 3.0 (37.4) | −1.2 (29.8) | −1.2 (29.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43.6 (1.72) | 27.8 (1.09) | 46.9 (1.85) | 96.1 (3.78) | 241.1 (9.49) | 362.5 (14.27) | 421.6 (16.60) | 290.8 (11.45) | 194.8 (7.67) | 162.0 (6.38) | 68.5 (2.70) | 40.1 (1.58) | 1,995.8 (78.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 12.1 | 19.1 | 25.0 | 27.1 | 24.4 | 19.0 | 16.2 | 7.8 | 5.5 | 174.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 66 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206.8 | 217.4 | 232.8 | 220.3 | 186.0 | 104.0 | 93.0 | 121.4 | 128.3 | 129.9 | 175.8 | 181.4 | 1,997.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 67 | 62 | 58 | 45 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 54 | 55 | 46 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[14][15] | |||||||||||||
References
- Lüchun County Gazetteer Editorial Committee (ed). 1992. Lüchun County Gazetteer 绿春县志. Kunming: Yunnan People's Press 云南民族出版社.