Xingren

Xingren is a county-level city of southwestern Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions
Xingren has 6 subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 ethnic township:


 * subdistricts
 * Donghu Subdistrict (东湖街道)
 * Chengnan Subdistrict (城南街道)
 * Zhenwushan Subdistrict (真武山街道)
 * Chengbei Subdistrict (城北街道)
 * Luguan Subdistrict (陆官街道)
 * Yipintianyuan Subdistrict (薏品田园街道)


 * towns
 * Tunjiao Town (屯脚镇)
 * Baling Town (巴铃镇)
 * Baide Town (百德镇)
 * Yuzhang Town (雨樟镇)
 * Panjiazhuang Town (潘家庄镇)
 * Huilong Town (回龙镇)
 * Xiashan Town (下山镇)
 * Xinlongchang Town (新龙场镇)
 * Dashan Town (大山镇)
 * Mamaya Town (马马崖镇)
 * Boyang Town (波阳镇


 * ethnic townships
 * Luchuying Hui Ethnic Township (鲁础营回族乡)

Geography and climate
Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1300 m, Xingren has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) with very warm, rainy summers and mild, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 6.6 °C in January to 22.3 °C in July, while the annual mean is 15.7 °C. Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 175 days of the year, but over 75% of the annual total (1294 mm) occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in January to 40% in April, the county receives 1,441 hours of bright sunshine annually, with spring and summer sunnier than autumn and winter.