Guiping () is a

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 ...

in eastern

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, China. It is under the administration of

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City, located at the confluence of the Qian and Yu rivers, which are the

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's primary north and south tributaries, respectively.

Names

Guiping was formerly known as Xunzhou. From 1855 to 1861 it was the capital of the rebel state of Da Cheng and was called ''Xiujing''.

Geography and climate

Guiping has a monsoon-influenced

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( Köppen ''Cfa''), with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Winter begins dry but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though it is the sunniest time of year. Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . The annual rainfall is around , and is delivered in bulk (~46%) from May to July, when the plum rains occur and often create the risk of flooding. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 13% in March to 53% in September, the city receives 1,596 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Administrative divisions

Guiping administers 21 towns () and 5 townships (): Towns: *

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( Chinese: 木乐镇) * Mugui (木圭镇) * Shizui (石嘴镇) * Youma (油麻镇) * Shepo (社坡镇) * Luoxiu (罗秀镇) * Madong (麻垌镇) * Shebu (社步镇) * Xiawan (下湾镇) * Mugen (木根镇) * Zhongsha (中沙镇) * Dayang (大洋镇) * Dawan (大湾镇) * Baisha (白沙镇) * Shilong (石龙镇) * Mengxu (蒙圩镇) *

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(南木镇) *

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(江口镇) * Jintian (金田镇) * Zijing (紫荆镇) * Xishan (西山镇) Townships: *

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( Chinese: 马皮乡) * Xunwang Township (寻旺乡) * Luobo Township (罗播乡) * Houlu Township (厚禄乡) * Dongxin Township (垌心乡)

References

External links

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Website of the Jintian Uprising

County-level divisions of Guangxi Cities in Guangxi Guigang {{Guangxi-geo-stub

Names

Geography and climate

Administrative divisions

See also

References

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