Lingshui Li Autonomous County

Autonomous County in Hainan, People's Republic of China

Lingshui

陵水县

Autonomous County

Location in Hainan

Lingshui

Location of the seat in Hainan

Coordinates: 18°30′22″N 110°02′15″E﻿ / ﻿18.5060°N 110.0375°E﻿ / 18.5060; 110.0375
Country| People's Republic of China
Province| Hainan
Area

• Total

| 1,128 km2 (436 sq mi)
Population

(1999)

• Total

| 318,691
• Density| 280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (China standard time)

Língshuǐ Li Autonomous County is an autonomous county in Hainan, China. It is one of the six autonomous counties of Hainan with a postal code of 572400, and in 1999 a population of 318,691, largely made up of the Li people. Notably the beautiful Niuling (牛岭) mountain delimits the tropical area of the county. A well-known natural sight, part of the Chinese Riviera is Xiangshuiwan or Perfume bay (香水湾). Monkey Island, a popular tourist destination located in Lingshui County, is a state-protected nature reserve for macaques. Lingshui is also home to the military base where a U.S. airplane crew were held during the Hainan Island incident in 2001. In September 2010, officials signed and scheduled the construction of the largest sea world theme park in Asia.[1] The Lingshui Li'an Harbor Ocean Theme Park signing ceremony took place at the Narada Resort in Perfume Bay[2] and the opening is planned for 2013.[3]

## Climate

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Lingshui has a tropical wet and dry climate (Köppen Aw). The average high temperature in the coldest month is 25 °C (77 °F), cold waves are rare, and the Diaoluoshan National Nature Reserve in the territory is home to China's lowland rainforest.

Climate data for Lingshui (1991–2020 normals)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 24.9
(76.8)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 28.1
(82.6)  | 30.4
(86.7)  | 32.2
(90.0)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 32.2
(90.0)  | 32.2
(90.0)  | 31.5
(88.7)  | 29.9
(85.8)  | 27.9
(82.2)  | 25.4
(77.7)  | 29.4
(85.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 20.7
(69.3)  | 21.6
(70.9)  | 23.9
(75.0)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 28.1
(82.6)  | 28.7
(83.7)  | 28.3
(82.9)  | 28.1
(82.6)  | 27.4
(81.3)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 24.3
(75.7)  | 21.7
(71.1)  | 25.4
(77.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 17.8
(64.0)  | 18.9
(66.0)  | 21.2
(70.2)  | 23.6
(74.5)  | 25.2
(77.4)  | 25.9
(78.6)  | 25.6
(78.1)  | 25.3
(77.5)  | 24.6
(76.3)  | 23.4
(74.1)  | 21.8
(71.2)  | 19.1
(66.4)  | 22.7
(72.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 16.1
(0.63)  | 18.4
(0.72)  | 30.3
(1.19)  | 80.2
(3.16)  | 153.2
(6.03)  | 218.4
(8.60)  | 291.8
(11.49)  | 211.9
(8.34)  | 324.0
(12.76)  | 321.4
(12.65)  | 84.1
(3.31)  | 33.5
(1.32)  | 1,783.3
(70.2)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6  | 4.5  | 5.5  | 7.2  | 13.6  | 16.2  | 16.1  | 16.8  | 17.8  | 14.0  | 8.5  | 5.5  | 130.3
Average relative humidity (%)  | 77  | 80  | 81  | 81  | 82  | 83  | 83  | 84  | 83  | 79  | 76  | 74  | 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.2  | 144.0  | 161.0  | 191.7  | 220.2  | 203.3  | 210.2  | 203.5  | 174.2  | 175.4  | 160.3  | 147.0  | 2,151
Percent possible sunshine | 46  | 44  | 43  | 51  | 55  | 51  | 52  | 52  | 48  | 49  | 48  | 43  | 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

## See also

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* List of administrative divisions of Hainan

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Gambling Sites – Best Online Gambling Sites". Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
2. ^ "First signs of the trend in developing Hainan theme parks". Haikou Municipal Government. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
3. ^ "Hainan will build the next ten years theme park (Figure) -- China daily". Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
4. ^ 1991-2020 normals "Climate averages from 1991 to 2020". China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023.
5. ^ 1981-2010 extremes 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data [China Meteorological Data Network - WeatherBk Data] (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.

## External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Lingshui.

* 美丽陵水 [Official Website – Beautiful Lingshui] (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

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Counties|

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* Tunchang County
* Chengmai County
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* Baisha County
* Changjiang County
* Ledong County
* Lingshui County
* Baoting County
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| Provinces|

| Anhui|

* *Hefei
* Wuhu
* Bengbu
* Huainan
* Ma'anshan
* Huaibei
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* Huangshan
* Chuzhou
* Fuyang
* Suzhou
* Lu'an
* Bozhou
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Fujian|

* *Fuzhou
* ★Xiamen
* Putian
* Sanming
* Quanzhou
* Zhangzhou
* Nanping
* Longyan
* Ningde

Gansu|

* *Lanzhou
* Jiayuguan
* Jinchang
* Baiyin
* Tianshui
* Wuwei
* Zhangye
* Pingliang
* Jiuquan
* Qingyang
* Dingxi
* Longnan
* Linxia (Hui)
* Gannan (Tibetan)

Guangdong|

* *★Guangzhou
* ★Shenzhen
* Shaoguan
* Zhuhai
* Shantou
* Foshan
* Jiangmen
* Zhanjiang
* Maoming
* Zhaoqing
* Huizhou
* Meizhou
* Yangjiang
* Shanwei
* Heyuan
* Qingyuan
* Dongguan
* Zhongshan
* Jieyang
* Yunfu

Guizhou|

* *Guiyang
* Liupanshui
* Zunyi
* Anshun
* Bijie
* Tongren
* Qianxinan (Buyei and Miao)
* Qiannan (Buyei and Miao)
* Qiandongnan (Miao and Dong)

Hainan|

* *Haikou
* Sanya
* Danzhou
* Sansha
* *Wuzhishan
* *Qionghai
* *Wenchang
* *Wanning
* *Dongfang
* *Ding'an County
* *Tunchang County
* *Chengmai County
* *Lingao County
* *Baisha County (Li)
* *Changjiang County (Li)
* *Ledong County (Li)
* *Lingshui County (Li)
* *Baoting County (Li and Miao)
* *Qiongzhong County (Li and Miao)

Hebei|

* *Shijiazhuang
* ✧Tangshan
* Qinhuangdao
* Handan
* Xingtai
* Baoding
* Zhangjiakou "Kalgan"
* Chengde
* Cangzhou
* Langfang
* Hengshui

Henan|

* *Zhengzhou
* Kaifeng
* Luoyang
* Pingdingshan
* Anyang
* Hebi
* Xinxiang
* Jiaozuo
* Puyang
* Xuchang
* Luohe
* Sanmenxia
* Nanyang
* Shangqiu
* Xinyang
* Zhoukou
* Zhumadian
* *Jiyuan

Hubei|

* *★Wuhan
* Huangshi
* Shiyan
* Yichang
* Xiangyang
* Ezhou
* Jingmen
* Xiaogan
* Jingzhou
* Huanggang
* Xianning
* Suizhou
* Enshi (Tujia and Miao)
* *Xiantao
* *Qianjiang
* *Tianmen
* *Shennongjia Forestry District

Heilongjiang|

* *★Harbin
* Qiqihar
* Jixi
* Hegang
* Shuangyashan
* Daqing
* Yichun
* Jiamusi
* Qitaihe
* Mudanjiang
* Heihe
* Suihua
* Daxing'anling Prefecture

Hunan|

* *Changsha
* Zhuzhou
* Xiangtan
* Hengyang
* Shaoyang
* Yueyang
* Changde
* Zhangjiajie
* Yiyang
* Chenzhou
* Yongzhou
* Huaihua
* Loudi
* Xiangxi (Tujia and Miao)

Jilin|

* *★Changchun
* Jilin
* Siping
* Liaoyuan
* Tonghua
* Baishan
* Songyuan
* Baicheng
* Yanbian (Korean)

Jiangsu|

* *★Nanjing
* Wuxi
* Xuzhou
* Changzhou
* ✧Suzhou
* Nantong
* Lianyungang
* Huai'an
* Yancheng
* Yangzhou
* Zhenjiang
* Taizhou
* Suqian

Jiangxi|

* *Nanchang
* Jingdezhen
* Pingxiang
* Jiujiang
* Xinyu
* Yingtan
* Ganzhou
* Ji'an
* Yichun
* Fuzhou
* Shangrao

Liaoning|

* *★Shenyang
* ★Dalian
* Anshan
* Fushun
* Benxi
* Dandong
* Jinzhou
* Yingkou
* Fuxin
* Liaoyang
* Panjin
* Tieling
* Chaoyang
* Huludao

Qinghai|

* *Xining
* Haidong
* Haibei (Tibetan)
* Huangnan (Tibetan)
* Hainan (Tibetan)
* Golog "Guolog" (Tibetan)
* Yushu (Tibetan)
* Haixi "Qaidam" (Mongol and Tibetan)

Sichuan|

* *★Chengdu
* Zigong
* Panzhihua
* Luzhou
* Deyang
* Mianyang
* Guangyuan
* Suining
* Neijiang
* Leshan
* Nanchong
* Meishan
* Yibin
* Guang'an
* Dazhou
* Bazhong
* Ziyang
* Ya'an
* Ngawa "Aba" (Tibetan and Qiang)
* Garzê "Ganzi" (Tibetan)
* Liangshan (Yi)

Shaanxi|

* *★Xi'an
* Tongchuan
* Baoji
* Xianyang
* Weinan
* Yan'an
* Hanzhong
* Yulin
* Ankang
* Shangluo

Shandong|

* *★Jinan
* ★Qingdao
* Zibo
* Zaozhuang
* Dongying
* Yantai
* Weifang
* Jining
* Tai'an
* Weihai
* Rizhao
* Linyi
* Dezhou
* Liaocheng
* Binzhou
* Heze

Shanxi|

* *Taiyuan
* Datong
* Yangquan
* Changzhi
* Jincheng
* Shuozhou
* Jinzhong
* Yuncheng
* Xinzhou
* Linfen
* Lüliang

Taiwan|

* *Taibei
* Gaoxiong
* Xinbei
* Taizhong
* Tainan
* Taoyuan

Yunnan|

* *Kunming
* Qujing
* Yuxi
* Baoshan
* Zhaotong
* Lijiang
* Pu'er
* Lincang
* Chuxiong (Yi)
* Honghe (Hani and Yi)
* Wenshan (Zhuang and Miao)
* Xishuangbanna (Dai)
* Dali (Bai)
* Dehong (Dai and Jingpo)
* Nujiang (Lisu)
* Dêqên (Tibetan)

Zhejiang|

* *★Hangzhou
* ★Ningbo
* ✧Wenzhou
* Jiaxing
* Huzhou
* Shaoxing
* Jinhua
* Quzhou
* Zhoushan
* Taizhou
* Lishui

Autonomous
regions|

| Guangxi|

* *Nanning
* Liuzhou
* Guilin
* Wuzhou
* Beihai
* Fangchenggang
* Qinzhou
* Guigang
* Yulin
* Baise
* Hezhou
* Hechi
* Laibin
* Chongzuo

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Ningxia|

* *Yinchuan
* Shizuishan
* Wuzhong
* Guyuan
* Zhongwei

Inner
Mongolia|

* *Hohhot
* ✧Baotou
* Wuhai
* Chifeng "Ulankhad"
* Tongliao
* Ordos
* Hulunbuir
* Bayannur "Bayannao'er"
* Ulanqab
* Hinggan League
* Xilingol League
* Alxa League "Ālāshàn League"

Xinjiang|

* *Ürümqi
* Karamay
* Turpan
* Hami
* Changji (Hui)
* Bortala (Mongol)
* Bayingolin (Mongol)
* Kizilsu (Kyrgyz)
* ( ☆Ili (Kazakh)
* Tacheng Prefecture
* Altay Prefecture )
* Aksu Prefecture
* Kashgar "Kashi" Prefecture
* Hotan Prefecture
* *Shihezi
* *Aral
* *Tumxuk
* *Wujiaqu
* *Beitun
* *Tiemenguan
* *Shuanghe
* *Kokdala
* *Kunyu
* *Huyanghe
* *Xinxing

Tibet|

* *Lhasa
* Shigatse "Xigazê"
* Chamdo "Qamdo"
* Nyingchi "Linzhi"
* Shannan
* Nagqu
* Ngari Prefecture

| Direct-administered municipalities|

* Beijing
* Tianjin
* Shanghai
* Chongqing

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Special administrative regions|

* Hong Kong
* Macau

See also: List of prefectures in China, List of cities in China

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Prefectures, counties,
and banners|

| Bai|

* Dali Prefecture
* Lanping County

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Bouyei|

* Qiannan Prefecture
* Qianxinan Prefecture
* Guanling County
* Zhenning County
* Ziyun County

Dai|

* Xishuangbanna Prefecture
* Dehong Prefecture
* Gengma County
* Jinggu County
* Jinping County
* Menglian County
* Shuangjiang County
* Xinping County
* Yuanjiang County

Dongxiang|

* Dongxiang County
* Jishishan County

Gelao|

* Longlin County
* Daozhen County
* Wuchuan County

Hani|

* Honghe Prefecture
* Jiangcheng County
* Mojiang County
* Ning'er County
* Yuanjiang County
* Zhenyuan County

Kazakh|

* Ili Prefecture
* Altay Prefecture
* Tacheng Prefecture
* Aksai County
* Barkol County
* Mori County

Lahu|

* Lancang County
* Menglian County
* Shuangjiang County
* Zhenyuan County

Li|

* Baisha County
* Baoting County
* Changjiang County
* Ledong County
* Lingshui County
* Qiongzhong County

Lisu|

* Nujiang Prefecture
* Weixi County

Qiang|

* Ngawa Prefecture
* Beichuan County

Salar|

* Jishishan County
* Xunhua County

Monguor|

* Datong County
* Huzhu County
* Minhe County

Va|

* Cangyuan County
* Gengma County
* Menglian County
* Shuangjiang County
* Ximeng County

other prefectures|

* Dehong Prefecture (Jingpo)
* Kizilsu Prefecture (Kyrgyz)

other banners|

* Morin'dawa Banner (Daur)
* Evenk Banner (Evenk)
* Oroqen Banner (Oroqen)

other counties|

* Shuangjiang County (Blang)
* Jishishan County (Bonan)
* Huanjiang County (Maonan)
* Luocheng County (Mulao)
* Yulong County (Nashi)
* Gongshan County (Derung and Nu)
* Lanping County (Pumi)
* Jingning County (She)
* Tashkurgan County (Tajik)
* Qapqal County (Sibe)
* Sandu County (Sui)
* Sunan County (Yugur)

Ethnic minority autonomous areas
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Tibetan
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