Bijie () is a

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China ...

in northwestern

Guizhou Province Guizhou (; formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked province in the southwest region of the People's Republic of China. Its capital and largest city is Guiyang, in the center of the province. Guizhou borders the autonomous region of Guangxi to ...

, China, bordering

Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or "Western China" by Protestant missions) is a province in Southwest China occupying most of the ...

to the north and

Yunnan Yunnan , () is a landlocked province in the southwest of the People's Republic of China. The province spans approximately and has a population of 48.3 million (as of 2018). The capital of the province is Kunming. The province borders the C ...

to the west. The Daotianhe Reservoir, located to the north of the town was commissioned in 1965 with a rated annual capacity of 6.5 million cubic meters. On 10 November 2011, the former Bijie Prefecture () was converted to a prefecture-level city, and the former

county-level city A county-level municipality (), county-level city or county city, formerly known as prefecture-controlled city (1949–1970: ; 1970–1983: ), is a county-level administrative division of the People's Republic of China. County-level ...

of Bijie was rechristened

Qixingguan District Qixingguan District () is the seat of the city of Bijie, Guizhou Guizhou (; Postal romanization, formerly Kweichow) is a landlocked Provinces of China, province in the Southwest China, southwest region of the China, People's Republic of C ...

Geography and climate

Bijie borders

Zunyi Zunyi () is a prefecture-level city in northern Guizhou province, People's Republic of China, situated between the provincial capital Guiyang to the south and Chongqing to the north, also bordering Sichuan to the northwest. Along with Guiyang an ...

to the east,

Anshun Anshun () is a prefecture-level city located in southwestern Guizhou province, southwest China, near the Huangguoshu Waterfall, the tallest in China. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 2,297,339. The city proper had a population o ...

and Liupanshui to the south,

Zhaotong Zhaotong () is a prefecture-level city located in the northeast corner of Yunnan province, China, bordering the provinces of Guizhou to the south and southeast and Sichuan to the northeast, north, and west. History Zhaotong has historic and ...

and Qujing (

) to the west, and Luzhou (

) to the north. It spans latitude 26°21′−27°46′ N and longitude 105°36′−106°43′ E, and is marked heavily by the presence of the Wumeng Mountains () as well as karst topography. The Wu, Beipan, and Chishui Rivers are the most important rivers that originate here. The highest elevation is Jiucaiping (), at , on the border of Hezhang and Weining counties. Due to its low latitude and elevation above , Bijie has a

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally 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 annual latitudinal osci ...

-influenced

subtropical highland climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ...

(

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''Cwb''), bordering on a humid subtropical climate (Köppen ''Cwa'') with very warm, rainy summers and cool, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is . Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 206 days of the year, but over half of the annual total () occurs from June to August. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 15% in January to 44% in August, the city receives 1,218 hours of bright sunshine annually; spring is sunnier and features warmer daytime temperatures than autumn.

Administration

Bijie City consists of one district, one county-level city, five counties and one autonomous county. These are: *

(); * Qianxi City (); *

Dafang County Dafang (), called Dading () until 1958, is a county of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie Bijie () is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Guizhou Province, China, bordering Sichuan to the north and Yunnan to ...

(); * Jinsha County (); *

Zhijin County Zhijin County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie in west-central Guizhou province, China. History Zhijin has been inhabited since the Qin, populated mainly by the Gelao. After the Jin, the Yi move ...

(); *

Nayong County Nayong County () is a county in the west of Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of Bijie city. It is rich in natural resources: coal, lead, zinc, marble, sulfur, iron, fluorite, dolomite, limestone and others. A significant port ...

(); *

Hezhang County Hezhang () is a county in the northwest of Guizhou province, China, bordering Yunnan to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie. Ethnic groups The ''Hezhang County Gazetteer'' (2001:105-108) lists the follow ...

(); *

Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County Weining Yi Hui and Miao Autonomous County (; Xiao'erjing: ) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie. Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village () and the historic site of Shime ...

().

Demographics

According to the 2010 Sixth National Census, Bijie City had a

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population of 6,536,370, an increase of 208,899 (3.3% or 0.33% annually), 3,400,195 (52.02%) of which were male, producing a male-female ratio of 108.42:100. Children aged 0−14 numbered 2,029,934人 (31.06%), persons aged 15−64 numbered 4,018,583 (61.48), and seniors 65+ numbered 487,853 (7.46%). The urban population stood at 1,711,222 (26.18%). Persons of Han ethnicity numbered 4,824,015 (73.80%), while minorities formed the other 26.20%.

Transport

At present the backbone of the transport network in Bijie City is formed by China National Highways 321 and 326. , Bijie is the only prefecture-level city of Guizhou to lack rail service; this changed with the 2020 opening of the Leshan (Sichuan)−Guiyang Railway (). Other projected rail lines are Bijie− Shuicheng− Xingyi () and

(Yunnan)− Weining−Bijie− Jinsha−

. The city is served by the

Bijie Feixiong Airport Bijie Feixiong Airport is an airport serving the city of Bijie in Guizhou Province, China. It is located in Dafang County, from the city center. Construction began in May 2011 with a total investment of 1.05 billion CNY, and the airport was o ...

Historical sites

Notable historical sites in Bijie include the following: ;Historical inscriptions *Ma'an Mountain, Qianxi Yi Cliff Inscription (): located in Bakuaitian, Chengguan Township, Qianxi () *Wopo, Hezhang Cliff Inscription (): located in Xique, Wopo Township, Hezhang () *Qixingguan, Bijie Cliff Inscription (): located in Qixing Township (), along the border between Hezhang County and Qixingguan District *Chekaiqing, Nayong Chinese-Yi Cliff Inscription (): located in Kaiqing, Poqi Township, Zhikun District () *Guanyindong, Jinsha Buddha Image Cliff Inscription (): located in Yankong (), near the local elementary school *Qianxi "Reverse Cliff Inscription" (): located in Zhongguan, Zhongjian Township () *Dafang Shuixi Dadu River Bridge Inscription (): located on the banks of the Dadu River () between Huangnitang (), Dafang County, and Aoshui Township (), Qianxi County *Dafang Hejia Bridge Yi Inscription (): located on the banks of the Mudu River () in Shishu Township () *Dafang Mayi River Bridge Inscription (): located on the Mayi River Bridge () in Songhe Township () *Dafang Yi Ancestral Origin Inscription (): located in Qingjiao, Shishu Township ()

References

External links

Official government website of Bijie City
{{Authority control Cities in Guizhou Prefecture-level divisions of Guizhou