Weining Yi, Hui, and Miao Autonomous County

Weining Yi, Hui and Miao Autonomous County (; Nasu: , ; Xiao'erjing: ; Miao: , Latin: ) is a county of Guizhou, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Bijie.

Notable attractions include Majie Ethnic Yi Village (), the historic site of Shimenkan church () and Caohai Lake nature reserve. In the early 20th century, the village of Shimenkan was known as the Overseas Heaven and a sacred civilized area due to the contributions by Rev. Sam Pollard, a British Methodist missionary.

Administrative divisions

Weining is divided into 4 subdistricts, 30 towns, 4 townships and 1 ethnic township:

Subdistricts

Haibian Subdistrict (Ã¦ÂµÂ·Ã¨Â¾Â¹Ã¨Â¡ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Wuligang Subdistrict (Ã¤ÂºÂÃ©ÂÂÃ¥Â²ÂÃ¨Â¡ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Liuqiao Subdistrict (Ã¥ÂÂÃ¦Â¡Â¥Ã¨Â¡ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Shanqiao Subdistrict (Ã©ÂÂÃ¦Â¡Â¥Ã¨Â¡ÂÃ©ÂÂ)

Towns

Caohai Town (Ã¨ÂÂÃ¦ÂµÂ·Ã©ÂÂ)
Yaozhan Town (Ã¥Â¹ÂºÃ§Â«ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Jinzhong Town (Ã©ÂÂÃ©ÂÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Lushan Town (Ã§ÂÂÃ¥Â±Â±Ã©ÂÂ)
Longchang Town (Ã©Â¾ÂÃ¥ÂÂºÃ©ÂÂ)
Heishitou Town (Ã©Â»ÂÃ§ÂÂ³Ã¥Â¤Â´Ã©ÂÂ)
Zhejue Town (Ã¥ÂÂ²Ã¨Â§ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Guanfenghai Town (Ã¨Â§ÂÃ©Â£ÂÃ¦ÂµÂ·Ã©ÂÂ)
Niupeng Town (Ã§ÂÂÃ¦Â£ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Yina Town (Ã¨Â¿Â¤Ã©ÂÂ£Ã©ÂÂ)
Zhongshui Town (Ã¤Â¸ÂÃ¦Â°Â´Ã©ÂÂ)
Longjie Town (Ã©Â¾ÂÃ¨Â¡ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Xueshan Town (Ã©ÂÂªÃ¥Â±Â±Ã©ÂÂ)
Yangjie Town (Ã§Â¾ÂÃ¨Â¡ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Xiaohai Town (Ã¥Â°ÂÃ¦ÂµÂ·Ã©ÂÂ)
Yancang Town (Ã§ÂÂÃ¤Â»ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Dongfeng Town (Ã¤Â¸ÂÃ©Â£ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Ertang Town (Ã¤ÂºÂÃ¥Â¡ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Houchang Town (Ã§ÂÂ´Ã¥ÂÂºÃ©ÂÂ)
Xiushui Town (Ã§Â§ÂÃ¦Â°Â´Ã©ÂÂ)
Shuanglong Town (Ã¥ÂÂÃ©Â¾ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Mazha Town (Ã©ÂºÂ»Ã¤Â¹ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Yulong Town (Ã§ÂÂÃ©Â¾ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Tujie Town (Ã¥ÂÂÃ¨Â¡ÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Haila Town (Ã¦ÂµÂ·Ã¦ÂÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Chahe Town (Ã¥Â²ÂÃ¦Â²Â³Ã©ÂÂ)
Heituhe Town (Ã©Â»ÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¦Â²Â³Ã©ÂÂ)
Jindou Town (Ã©ÂÂÃ¦ÂÂÃ©ÂÂ)
Halahe Town (Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂÃ¦Â²Â³Ã©ÂÂ)
Dougu Town (Ã¦ÂÂÃ¥ÂÂ¤Ã©ÂÂ)

Townships

Shimen Township (Ã§ÂÂ³Ã©ÂÂ¨Ã¤Â¹Â¡)
Yungui Township (Ã¤ÂºÂÃ¨Â´ÂµÃ¤Â¹Â¡)
Bandi Township (Ã¦ÂÂ¿Ã¥ÂºÂÃ¤Â¹Â¡)
Dajie Township (Ã¥Â¤Â§Ã¨Â¡ÂÃ¤Â¹Â¡)

Ethnic township

Xinfa Buyei Ethnic Township (Ã¦ÂÂ°Ã¥ÂÂÃ¥Â¸ÂÃ¤Â¾ÂÃ¦ÂÂÃ¤Â¹Â¡)

Climate

Weining has a subtropical highland climate (KÃÂ¶ppen Cwb). The monthly 24-hour mean temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . Over two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September.

Transportation

Weining is served by the G7611 DuyunÃ¢ÂÂShangri-La Expressway, the WeiningÃ¢ÂÂXuanwei Expressway, the BijieÃ¢ÂÂWeining Expressway, China National Highway 326 and by the Neijiang-Liupanshui Railway. Weining Caohai Airport is under construction.

References

External links

Official website of Weining Government