Shiping County

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'''Shiping County''' ({{lang-zh|s=石屏县|p=Shípíng Xiàn}}) is a county in the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture in southeastern Yunnan province, China. It is located about {{convert|240|km|abbr=on}} from Kunming, the provincial capital. The county has a population of approximately 280,000 and its area is {{convert|3037|km2|abbr=on}}.

Shiping County is located in the northwest of Honghe Prefecture and borders Jianshui County to the east, Honghe County across the Honghe River to the south, Yuanjiang County and Xinping County to the west, and Tonghai County and Eshan County to the north.

==Notable sights== The county features many gardens and colorful murals. Yilong Lake, a large fresh water lake with a surface area of 32 square km, is particularly notable for its scenery, including the colorful lotus flowers that bloom on its surface. It is located about {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} east of the county seat.

The Xiushan Temple is located southwest of the county seat. It was constructed during the Tang dynasty and renamed Xiushan Temple during the Ming dynasty.

==Administrative divisions== In the present, Shiping County has 7 towns and 2 townships.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjsj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2019/ |title = 国家统计局 |publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China |language = zh |access-date = 2021-12-07}}</ref> ;7 towns {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * Yilong ({{lang|zh-Hans|异龙镇}}) * Baoxiu ({{lang|zh-Hans|宝秀镇}}) * Baxin ({{lang|zh-Hans|坝心镇}}) * Longpeng ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙朋镇}}) * Longwu ({{lang|zh-Hans|龙武镇}}) * Shaochong ({{lang|zh-Hans|哨冲镇}}) * Niujie ({{lang|zh-Hans|牛街镇}}) {{div col end}} ;2 townships * Xincheng ({{lang|zh-hans|新城乡}}) * Daqiao ({{lang|zh-hans|大桥乡}})

==Ethnic groups== Shiping County has the following ethnic groups (''Shiping County Gazetteer'' 1990:655-669).{{full citation needed|date=September 2018}}

*Yi people **'''Niesupo''' {{lang|zh-hans|聂苏颇}} (exonym: '''Sandaohong''' {{lang|zh-hans|三道红}}; 90,000 people) **'''Niesupo''' (exonym: '''Huayao''' {{lang|zh|花腰}}; 26,000 people) **'''Pula''' {{lang|zh|朴喇}} (about 100 people) **'''Shansu''' {{lang|zh-hans|山苏}} (about 100 people) *Hani people *Dai people *Hui people *Bai people *Han people

==Culture== The county is known throughout China for its traditional dances and songs. The Yi people of Shiping County who live near Yilong Lake perform a form of traditional music called {{lang|zh-Latn|hǎicài qiāng}} ({{lang-zh|labels=no |c=海菜腔 |l=sea grass melody}}).[https://web.archive.org/web/20070311030559/http://www.chinaculture.org/gb/en_focus/2005-08/09/content_71692_6.htm]

==Cuisine== Among the county's culinary specialties is {{lang|zh-Latn|Shípíng dòufu}} ({{lang|zh|石屏豆腐}}). Agricultural products include fruits such as oranges and ''yangmei'' (''Myrica rubra'').

==Notable residents== The Qing dynasty scholar and civil servant Yuan Jiagu ({{lang|zh|袁嘉谷}}; 1872–1937) lived in Shiping County, and his home was named on November 16, 1993, for preservation as a “provincial level cultural relic”.

==Climate==

{{Weather box | width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Shiping, elevation {{convert|1479|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | Jan high C = 18.9 | Feb high C = 21.4 | Mar high C = 24.9 | Apr high C = 27.1 | May high C = 27.9 | Jun high C = 28.0 | Jul high C = 27.3 | Aug high C = 27.4 | Sep high C = 26.4 | Oct high C = 24.0 | Nov high C = 21.6 | Dec high C = 18.7 | Jan mean C = 11.8 | Feb mean C = 14.1 | Mar mean C = 17.6 | Apr mean C = 20.3 | May mean C = 22.1 | Jun mean C = 23.1 | Jul mean C = 22.6 | Aug mean C = 22.2 | Sep mean C = 21.1 | Oct mean C = 18.6 | Nov mean C = 15.0 | Dec mean C = 12.0 | Jan low C = 6.9 | Feb low C = 8.4 | Mar low C = 11.6 | Apr low C = 14.6 | May low C = 17.5 | Jun low C = 19.6 | Jul low C = 19.5 | Aug low C = 19.1 | Sep low C = 17.8 | Oct low C = 15.2 | Nov low C = 10.8 | Dec low C = 7.6 | Jan record high C = 25.5 | Jan record low C = -2.4 | Feb record high C = 27.9 | Feb record low C = 1.3 | Mar record high C = 30.1 | Mar record low C = -0.3 | Apr record high C = 32.0 | Apr record low C = 6.5 | May record high C = 33.3 | May record low C = 9.6 | Jun record high C = 32.1 | Jun record low C = 13.1 | Jul record high C = 32.8 | Jul record low C = 14.9 | Aug record high C = 31.8 | Aug record low C = 13.1 | Sep record high C = 32.1 | Sep record low C = 10.5 | Oct record high C = 29.5 | Oct record low C = 7.1 | Nov record high C = 27.7 | Nov record low C = 0.7 | Dec record high C = 25.2 | Dec record low C = -2.2 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 29.3 | Feb precipitation mm = 18.9 | Mar precipitation mm = 24.8 | Apr precipitation mm = 57.4 | May precipitation mm = 87.2 | Jun precipitation mm = 128.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 174.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 165.0 | Sep precipitation mm = 85.4 | Oct precipitation mm = 73.0 | Nov precipitation mm = 38.5 | Dec precipitation mm = 19.8 | Jan humidity = 73 | Feb humidity = 65 | Mar humidity = 60 | Apr humidity = 62 | May humidity = 68 | Jun humidity = 75 | Jul humidity = 81 | Aug humidity = 81 | Sep humidity = 79 | Oct humidity = 80 | Nov humidity = 78 | Dec humidity = 77 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 5.0 | Feb precipitation days = 4.5 | Mar precipitation days = 5.3 | Apr precipitation days = 9.1 | May precipitation days = 12.5 | Jun precipitation days = 15.2 | Jul precipitation days = 19.7 | Aug precipitation days = 18.9 | Sep precipitation days = 12.9 | Oct precipitation days = 11.4 | Nov precipitation days = 5.6 | Dec precipitation days = 4.1 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 208.0 | Feb sun = 217.2 | Mar sun = 232.0 | Apr sun = 234.9 | May sun = 209.5 | Jun sun = 144.7 | Jul sun = 117.6 | Aug sun = 133.6 | Sep sun = 137.4 | Oct sun = 143.7 | Nov sun = 187.7 | Dec sun = 184.3 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 62 | Feb percentsun = 67 | Mar percentsun = 62 | Apr percentsun = 62 | May percentsun = 51 | Jun percentsun = 36 | Jul percentsun = 28 | Aug percentsun = 34 | Sep percentsun = 38 | Oct percentsun = 40 | Nov percentsun = 57 | Dec percentsun = 56 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 0.2 | Feb snow days = 0 | Mar snow days = 0 | Apr snow days = 0 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0 | Nov snow days = 0 | Dec snow days = 0 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=20 September 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =20 September 2023 |title=Experience Template }}</ref> All-time Nov Record low<ref>{{cite web|url=https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/1994387360478564746 |title=Affected by cold air and typhoon, 9 stations in southwest China broke their November lows over the past two days: Yushu -21.7, Luhuo -16.9, Xiaojin -6.4, Eshan -2, Yuxi -1.1, Shiping 0.7, Ning'er 1.9, Nanjian 2.5, and Yongde 3.7C @extremetemps |publisher=yangyubin1998 on Twitter |language = en-us | access-date = 28 November 2025 }}</ref> | source = }}

==See also== *Zhengying, a village in Baoxiu, Shiping

==References== {{Reflist}}

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