Jiexi
揭西县
County
Jiexi is located in Guangdong
Jiexi
Jiexi
Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23°25′52″N 115°50′31″E / 23.431°N 115.842°E / 23.431; 115.842
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityJieyang
Area
 • Total1,279 km2 (494 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
825,313
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Jiexi County
Simplified Chinese揭西县
Traditional Chinese揭西縣
Jiexi county's famous landscape Huangmanzhai Waterfall.
Huangmaizhai Waterfall

Jiexi County (Chinese: 揭西; pinyin: Jiēxī) is a county of eastern Guangdong province, China. It is under the administration of Jieyang City.

Immigrants from Jiexi form a large overseas Chinese population who speak the Hepo dialect of Hakka (70%), mainly in Sarawak, Johor and Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia), and Bangka Belitung, Sumatra (Indonesia). Other people from Jiexi speak the Chaoshan Min (30%).[1] In the late 18th and early 19th century, settlers from Jiexi county formed the Lintian kongsi republic, an autonomous polity named after a temple in Jiexi dedicated to the Lords of the Three Mountains in Jieyang (揭阳霖田祖庙).[2]

Jiexi is home to the Huangmanzhai waterfalls. There are ambitions to make Jiexi County a more attractive tourist destination following investment in 2010.[3]

The Lords of the Three Mountains (Chinese: 三山國王; pinyin: Sānshān Guówáng, also Kings of the Three Mountains) are a triad Taoist deities worshiped in Southern China (mainly Teochew people) and the part of Hakka people in Taiwan.[4] The Three Mountains refer to 3 mountains in Jiexi County:[5]

  1. Jin Mountain (巾山) - protected by the Great Lord
  2. Ming Mountain (明山) - protected by the Second Lord
  3. Du Mountain (獨山) - protected by the Third Lord

Geography

From both Guangzhou and Hong Kong the county is about 400 kilometres (250 mi) away.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Jiexi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 29.8
(85.6)		 32.2
(90.0)		 33.3
(91.9)		 36.4
(97.5)		 37.7
(99.9)		 38.2
(100.8)		 39.2
(102.6)		 38.3
(100.9)		 37.6
(99.7)		 36.0
(96.8)		 35.0
(95.0)		 30.6
(87.1)		 39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 19.4
(66.9)		 20.3
(68.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 26.5
(79.7)		 29.6
(85.3)		 31.6
(88.9)		 33.3
(91.9)		 33.0
(91.4)		 31.9
(89.4)		 29.3
(84.7)		 25.6
(78.1)		 21.1
(70.0)		 27.0
(80.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 13.9
(57.0)		 15.2
(59.4)		 17.8
(64.0)		 21.8
(71.2)		 25.1
(77.2)		 27.3
(81.1)		 28.4
(83.1)		 28.0
(82.4)		 27.0
(80.6)		 24.1
(75.4)		 20.2
(68.4)		 15.6
(60.1)		 22.0
(71.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5)		 11.8
(53.2)		 14.5
(58.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 22.0
(71.6)		 24.5
(76.1)		 25.2
(77.4)		 25.0
(77.0)		 23.8
(74.8)		 20.4
(68.7)		 16.3
(61.3)		 11.8
(53.2)		 18.7
(65.6)
Record low °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1)		 3.0
(37.4)		 3.7
(38.7)		 9.4
(48.9)		 15.7
(60.3)		 19.4
(66.9)		 21.0
(69.8)		 22.4
(72.3)		 17.8
(64.0)		 12.8
(55.0)		 4.4
(39.9)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 −0.5
(31.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 44.3
(1.74)		 57.3
(2.26)		 99.7
(3.93)		 162.4
(6.39)		 236.2
(9.30)		 384.0
(15.12)		 336.7
(13.26)		 370.8
(14.60)		 214.4
(8.44)		 53.5
(2.11)		 39.2
(1.54)		 38.1
(1.50)		 2,036.6
(80.19)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 7.2 10.3 13.9 14.7 17.7 20.6 17.8 19.1 12.7 6.2 5.4 6.1 151.7
Average relative humidity (%) 73 76 79 80 81 84 81 82 79 73 73 70 78
Mean monthly sunshine hours 143.0 105.4 97.1 104.9 128.3 148.8 201.5 184.9 178.6 185.9 170.1 158.8 1,807.3
Percent possible sunshine 42 33 26 27 31 37 49 47 49 52 52 48 41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Jiexi - China". Stad.
  2. ↑ Bingling, Yuan. "Chapter 1 THE RISE OF THE KONGSI SOCIETIES".
  3. 1 2 Guangdong Special :Jiexi looks to leisure and tourism, Zhan Laoji, China Daily, 2011-06-01 10:13, retrieved Feb 2016
  4. ↑ (PDF). Taiwan Government Information Office. 2010: 295 http://www.gio.gov.tw/taiwan-website/5-gp/yearbook/2010/20Religion.pdf. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Chiu, Yenkuei (2011). "Temple of the Lords of the Three Mountains". Encyclopedia of Taiwan. Council for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  6. ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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