Yanjin County, Yunnan

Place in Yunnan, People's Republic of China

Yanjin County

盐津县

Location of Yanjin County (red) and Zhaotong City (pink) within Yunnan

Coordinates: 28°06′32″N 104°14′02″E﻿ / ﻿28.109°N 104.234°E﻿ / 28.109; 104.234
Country| People's Republic of China
Province| Yunnan
Prefecture-level city| Zhaotong
Area

• Total

| 1,416 km2 (547 sq mi)
Population

• Total

| 453,096
• Density| 320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+8 (CST)
Postal code|

657500

Area code| 0870
Website| www.ynyj.gov.cn

Yanjin County (simplified Chinese: 盐津县; traditional Chinese: 鹽津縣; pinyin: Yánjīn Xiàn) is located in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north and east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.

Situated on the banks of the narrow Heng River[1][a] valley, a tributary of the Yangtze, the town of Yanjing, Yanjin's county seat, has been referred to as the "World's Narrowest City."[2][3] The buildings of the city are situated on tall pillars, which is a preemptive measure toward water-level rise during periods of heavy flooding.[4] Videos of the city routinely go viral because of its uniqueness and the surrounding natural environment, attracting much attention to the city.[4]

The city is within the valley, along with a highway and a railway but does not have a high-speed train.

Daily slow train service 5635/5636 between Neijiang 内江 and Zhaotong 昭通 passes through Yanjin 盐津 and Yanjingbei 盐津北 (Yanjin North) stations. Neijiang is pretty close to Chengdu. Yanjinbei Station is closer to the city center.

## History

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Since at least the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE), the area of Yanjin was home to the Bo people.[5]

During a Duanwu Festival celebration in the late 1800s or early 1900s at Yanjin, a bridge that spanned the  Heng River collapsed and four hundred people were drowned.[6] This led to the bridge being rebuilt with walls and a roof.[6] The county was named after the city of Yanjin when it was formed in 1917.[4]

In July 2006, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake left 22 dead, 106 injured and more than 6,000 homes demolished.[7]

In 2021, management practices to institute an urban rain flood ecosystem were underway in Yanjin through use of the sponge city approach to prepare for high flooding.[8]

## Climate

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Climate data for Yanjin, elevation 449 m (1,473 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Record high °C (°F)  | 22.2
(72.0)  | 36.8
(98.2)  | 38.6
(101.5)  | 37.0
(98.6)  | 40.1
(104.2)  | 40.0
(104.0)  | 40.8
(105.4)  | 41.4
(106.5)  | 42.0
(107.6)  | 32.8
(91.0)  | 28.0
(82.4)  | 23.0
(73.4)  | 42.0
(107.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 11.4
(52.5)  | 14.3
(57.7)  | 19.4
(66.9)  | 25.0
(77.0)  | 28.2
(82.8)  | 29.8
(85.6)  | 32.5
(90.5)  | 32.4
(90.3)  | 27.8
(82.0)  | 22.0
(71.6)  | 18.4
(65.1)  | 12.9
(55.2)  | 22.8
(73.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)  | 8.2
(46.8)  | 10.3
(50.5)  | 14.3
(57.7)  | 19.0
(66.2)  | 22.1
(71.8)  | 24.2
(75.6)  | 26.4
(79.5)  | 26.1
(79.0)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 18.3
(64.9)  | 14.4
(57.9)  | 9.7
(49.5)  | 18.0
(64.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 6.3
(43.3)  | 7.9
(46.2)  | 11.1
(52.0)  | 15.2
(59.4)  | 18.3
(64.9)  | 21.0
(69.8)  | 22.8
(73.0)  | 22.6
(72.7)  | 20.1
(68.2)  | 16.3
(61.3)  | 12.2
(54.0)  | 7.8
(46.0)  | 15.1
(59.2)
Record low °C (°F)  | −0.5
(31.1)  | −0.2
(31.6)  | 1.8
(35.2)  | 6.2
(43.2)  | 10.8
(51.4)  | 15.8
(60.4)  | 16.8
(62.2)  | 16.9
(62.4)  | 13.1
(55.6)  | 6.0
(42.8)  | 3.2
(37.8)  | −1.3
(29.7)  | −1.3
(29.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 18.5
(0.73)  | 21.2
(0.83)  | 37.1
(1.46)  | 61.0
(2.40)  | 88.5
(3.48)  | 153.0
(6.02)  | 230.9
(9.09)  | 254.6
(10.02)  | 124.0
(4.88)  | 68.3
(2.69)  | 26.3
(1.04)  | 18
(0.7)  | 1,101.4
(43.34)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.2  | 14.6  | 16.2  | 15.7  | 16.9  | 19.3  | 18.8  | 17.5  | 17.8  | 21.1  | 15.2  | 15.6  | 204.9
Average snowy days  | 0.2  | 0.2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0.2  | 0.6
Average relative humidity (%)  | 82  | 81  | 78  | 76  | 76  | 82  | 82  | 82  | 84  | 87  | 83  | 83  | 81
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.2  | 37.0  | 64.8  | 91.9  | 94.1  | 78.6  | 127.5  | 130.4  | 65.3  | 35.6  | 43.4  | 34.2  | 835
Percentage possible sunshine | 10  | 12  | 17  | 24  | 22  | 19  | 30  | 32  | 18  | 10  | 14  | 11  | 18
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]

Zhonghe town in Yanjin County

## Administrative divisions

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Yanjin County has 6 towns and 4 townships.[11]

6 towns

* Yanjing (盐井镇)
* Pu'er (普洱镇)
* Dousha (豆沙镇)

* Zhonghe (中和镇)
* Miaoba (庙坝镇)
* Shizi (柿子镇)

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4 townships

* Xinglong (兴隆乡)
* Luoyan (落雁乡)

* Tantou (滩头乡)
* Niuzhai (牛寨乡)

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## Notes

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1. ^ Often miscited as the  Nanxi river, which is in fact a different river in southern Yunnan.

## References

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1. ^ Kim, Nanny (2020). Mountain rivers, mountain roads : transport in southwest China, 1700-1850. Leiden: Brill. p. 286\. ISBN 978-90-04-41617-8. OCLC 1117311272.
2. ^ "Have You Seen the World's Narrowest City? It's In China". News18. August 13, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
3. ^ "Yanjin, the narrowest city in the world". EuroWeeklyNews. September 13, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
4. ^ a b c "The Nanxi River City Is The World's Narrowest City". Indie88. 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
5. ^ Ti 4 Chieh Tʻai Hsüeh Yen Chiu Kuo Chi Hui i Lun Wen Chi. Yün-nan sheng she hui kʻo hsüeh yüan Tung nan Ya yen chiu so. 1990. p. 177.
6. ^ a b Kim, Nanny (2020). Mountain rivers, mountain roads : transport in southwest China, 1700-1850. Leiden: Brill. pp. 286–89\. ISBN 978-90-04-41617-8. OCLC 1117311272.
7. ^ "Briefly: High seas halt search for tsunami victims - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune". The New York Times. July 23, 2006. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023.
8. ^ Zhou, Yixin; Sharma, Ashutosh; Masud, Mehedi; Gaba, Gurjot Singh; Dhiman, Gaurav; Ghafoor, Kayhan Zrar; AlZain, Mohammed A. (2021). "Urban Rain Flood Ecosystem Design Planning and Feasibility Study for the Enrichment of Smart Cities". Sustainability. 13 (9): 5205. doi:10.3390/su13095205. ISSN 2071-1050.
9. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
10. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
11. ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.

## External links

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