Shixing County

{{redirect|Shixing}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Shixing |native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|始兴县}}}} |other_name = Chihing |postal_code_type = Postal code |settlement_type = County |image_skyline = Shixing Mantang Wei 2014.01.11 14-21-59.jpg |image_caption = Mantang Wei ({{lang|zh-hans|满堂围}}), a fortified Hakka settlement in Aizi, Shixing County |image_map = Shixing map.jpg |map_caption = Location of Shixing in Shaoguan (grey); Shaoguan in Guangdong (yellow) |coordinates = {{coord|24|50|33|N|114|08|37|E|region:CN-44_type:adm3rd_source:kolossus-dewiki|display=it}} |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = People's Republic of China |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Guangdong |subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city |subdivision_name2 = Shaoguan |area_total_km2 = 2174 |population_total = 198,060 |population_as_of = 2020 |population_density_km2 = auto |elevation_ft = |elevation_m = |timezone = China Standard |utc_offset = +8 |website = }} '''Shixing County''' (postal: Chihing; {{zh|s=始兴县|t=始興縣|p=Shǐxìng Xiàn}}) is a county of Shaoguan, Guangdong province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the east. The native variety of Chinese in the area is Hakka.

==Climate==

{{Weather box | width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Shixing, elevation {{convert|144|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | Jan high C = 14.7 | Feb high C = 17.1 | Mar high C = 19.7 | Apr high C = 25.4 | May high C = 29.3 | Jun high C = 31.9 | Jul high C = 34.3 | Aug high C = 33.8 | Sep high C = 31.3 | Oct high C = 27.7 | Nov high C = 22.6 | Dec high C = 17.0 | Jan mean C = 9.9 | Feb mean C = 12.2 | Mar mean C = 15.3 | Apr mean C = 20.7 | May mean C = 24.5 | Jun mean C = 27.0 | Jul mean C = 28.6 | Aug mean C = 28.2 | Sep mean C = 25.8 | Oct mean C = 21.7 | Nov mean C = 16.7 | Dec mean C = 11.3 | Jan low C = 6.6 | Feb low C = 8.9 | Mar low C = 12.3 | Apr low C = 17.4 | May low C = 21.1 | Jun low C = 23.8 | Jul low C = 24.7 | Aug low C = 24.6 | Sep low C = 22.2 | Oct low C = 17.3 | Nov low C = 12.4 | Dec low C = 7.3 | Jan record high C = 27.7 | Jan record low C = -3.8 | Feb record high C = 31.5 | Feb record low C = -1.8 | Mar record high C = 33.5 | Mar record low C = -0.2 | Apr record high C = 34.7 | Apr record low C = 5.6 | May record high C = 36.1 | May record low C = 12.3 | Jun record high C = 37.5 | Jun record low C = 14.9 | Jul record high C = 39.9 | Jul record low C = 19.8 | Aug record high C = 40.4 | Aug record low C = 20.8 | Sep record high C = 38.2 | Sep record low C = 13.9 | Oct record high C = 39.8 | Oct record low C = 5.4 | Nov record high C = 33.6 | Nov record low C = 0.6 | Dec record high C = 29.9 | Dec record low C = -6.0 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 70.4 | Feb precipitation mm = 88.6 | Mar precipitation mm = 174.3 | Apr precipitation mm = 194.4 | May precipitation mm = 246.9 | Jun precipitation mm = 224.9 | Jul precipitation mm = 134.4 | Aug precipitation mm = 153.3 | Sep precipitation mm = 106.8 | Oct precipitation mm = 52.9 | Nov precipitation mm = 59.6 | Dec precipitation mm = 52 | Jan humidity = 75 | Feb humidity = 77 | Mar humidity = 82 | Apr humidity = 81 | May humidity = 82 | Jun humidity = 82 | Jul humidity = 78 | Aug humidity = 80 | Sep humidity = 79 | Oct humidity = 75 | Nov humidity = 75 | Dec humidity = 74 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 11.0 | Feb precipitation days = 12.2 | Mar precipitation days = 17.8 | Apr precipitation days = 16.8 | May precipitation days = 17.9 | Jun precipitation days = 17.7 | Jul precipitation days = 14.2 | Aug precipitation days = 14.9 | Sep precipitation days = 11.2 | Oct precipitation days = 6.5 | Nov precipitation days = 7.9 | Dec precipitation days = 8.1 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 87.0 | Feb sun = 74.8 | Mar sun = 65.3 | Apr sun = 84.4 | May sun = 116.1 | Jun sun = 136.1 | Jul sun = 207.3 | Aug sun = 196.3 | Sep sun = 164.2 | Oct sun = 164.1 | Nov sun = 137.1 | Dec sun = 127.1 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 26 | Feb percentsun = 23 | Mar percentsun = 18 | Apr percentsun = 22 | May percentsun = 28 | Jun percentsun = 33 | Jul percentsun = 50 | Aug percentsun = 49 | Sep percentsun = 45 | Oct percentsun = 46 | Nov percentsun = 42 | Dec percentsun = 39 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 0.4 | Feb snow days = 0.2 | 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 = 0.3 | 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=28 May 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 =28 May 2023}}</ref> all-time October record<ref>{{cite tweet|url=https://x.com/yangyubin1998/status/1576876508240523264 |title=Today's heat wave in the south can only be described as crazy. A total of 12 provincial administrative regions across the country broke the record of the highest temperature in October, 8 provincial capital cities broke the record of the highest temperature in October!|user=yangyubin1998 |number=1576876508240523264 |access-date = 4 January 2026}}</ref> | source = }}

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Category:County-level divisions of Guangdong Category:Shaoguan