Yongsheng County

Yongsheng County
永胜县
County
Location of Yongsheng County (red) and Lijiang City (pink) within Yunnan
Location of Yongsheng County (red) and Lijiang City (pink) within Yunnan
Yongsheng is located in Yunnan
Yongsheng
Yongsheng
Location of the seat in Yunnan
Coordinates: 26°41′20.25″N 100°44′49.56″E / 26.6889583°N 100.7471000°E / 26.6889583; 100.7471000
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceYunnan
PrefectureLijiang City
Area
 • County
4,950 km2 (1,910 sq mi)
 • Urban
9.42 km2 (3.64 sq mi)
Elevation
2,140 m (7,020 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • County
406,757
 • Density82.2/km2 (213/sq mi)
 • Urban
103,437
 • Ethnic minorities
140,012
Time zoneUTC+8 (CST)
Postal code
674200
Area code0888
Vehicle registration云P
WebsiteArchived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine

Yongsheng County (simplified Chinese: 永胜县; traditional Chinese: 永勝縣; pinyin: Yǒngshèng Xiàn) is located in the northwest of Yunnan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Lijiang. In 2019 the county had a population of 406,757 including 34.42% ethnic minorities.

The Chenghai Lake is located in Yongsheng. Yongsheng has a strong agricultural output consisting especially of fruits including pomegranate, oranges, grapes, mangoes, longan, and Sugar-apple.

Yongsheng County borders Huaping County to the east, Dayao County to the southeast, Yulong County and Heqing County to the west, Ninglang County and Gucheng District to the north and Binchuan County to the south.

Administrative divisions

Yongsheng County has 9 towns and 6 ethnic townships.

9 towns
6 ethnic townships

Ethnic groups

Map including Yongsheng (labeled as YUNG-SHENG (YUNGPEH) 永勝) (AMS, 1954)

The Yongsheng County Gazetteer (1989:637) lists the following ethnic Yi subgroups. Population statistics are as of 1985.

Climate

Climate data for Yongsheng, elevation 2,131 m (6,991 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) 21.2
(70.2)		 23.5
(74.3)		 25.8
(78.4)		 29.9
(85.8)		 31.2
(88.2)		 31.4
(88.5)		 29.8
(85.6)		 28.6
(83.5)		 27.6
(81.7)		 27.3
(81.1)		 23.4
(74.1)		 20.8
(69.4)		 31.4
(88.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.5
(58.1)		 16.9
(62.4)		 19.8
(67.6)		 23.0
(73.4)		 24.6
(76.3)		 24.7
(76.5)		 23.7
(74.7)		 23.6
(74.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 20.7
(69.3)		 17.4
(63.3)		 14.7
(58.5)		 20.5
(68.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9)		 9.0
(48.2)		 12.0
(53.6)		 15.4
(59.7)		 18.5
(65.3)		 20.0
(68.0)		 19.2
(66.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 17.3
(63.1)		 14.7
(58.5)		 10.1
(50.2)		 6.7
(44.1)		 14.0
(57.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)		 1.6
(34.9)		 4.6
(40.3)		 8.0
(46.4)		 12.9
(55.2)		 16.0
(60.8)		 16.1
(61.0)		 15.4
(59.7)		 14.0
(57.2)		 10.5
(50.9)		 4.3
(39.7)		 0.2
(32.4)		 8.6
(47.5)
Record low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)		 −6.3
(20.7)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 0.3
(32.5)		 2.5
(36.5)		 9.4
(48.9)		 10.5
(50.9)		 8.4
(47.1)		 2.5
(36.5)		 3.1
(37.6)		 −2.7
(27.1)		 −7.1
(19.2)		 −7.1
(19.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.7
(0.30)		 5.2
(0.20)		 9.2
(0.36)		 13.7
(0.54)		 56.1
(2.21)		 120.8
(4.76)		 255.9
(10.07)		 229.4
(9.03)		 151.2
(5.95)		 64.8
(2.55)		 12.8
(0.50)		 2.1
(0.08)		 928.9
(36.55)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.5 2.8 3.9 5.2 10.0 15.2 22.4 21.1 18.3 10.9 3.2 1.2 116.7
Average snowy days 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.2 1.1
Average relative humidity (%) 57 51 49 51 58 72 82 84 83 77 71 66 67
Mean monthly sunshine hours 234.3 218.8 230.7 225.1 208.3 156.6 114.5 131.6 126.9 175.5 215.5 233.4 2,271.2
Percentage possible sunshine 71 68 62 58 50 38 27 33 35 50 67 72 53
Source: China Meteorological Administration All-time October high

References

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  5. ↑ "永胜县永北镇南华居委会新营上下自然村". Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
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  8. ↑ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  9. ↑ "Sina Visitor System" 【离谱的气温】今天南方高温继续发展，福建江西浙江站点包揽高温榜前十，上榜门槛提升到了38.2℃，福建建宁39.3℃排名第一。浙江上海安徽四川云南有28站气温打破10月最高气温纪录。杭州福州南昌长沙南京武汉上海共7个省会直辖市，创最晚高温日纪录。杭州南昌武汉上海刷新1951年以来全年高温日数最多纪录。南昌未来7天高温不断，今年高温日数将达到80天，就算兑现5天，高温日数也将达到78天，将创造新的省会首府直辖市全年高温日数纪录——2022年福州74天，已经觉得不可思议，2024年重庆77天，感觉是神迹。结果转眼今年又要见证新纪录诞生。而且福州未来再加5天，也将达到75天，创造当地全年高温日数新纪录。并且南方未来多个城市的高温，也将继续改写最晚高温日纪录。武汉长沙福州报出12日还有高温，杭州和南昌在13日还有高温。而且看最低气温，南昌和杭州报7日晨28℃，也是10月罕见，可能破纪录。总之，异常强的副热带高压，让南方热得一点不像10月，依然像盛夏的7-8月。而北方地区，在冷空气和阴雨影响，气温明显偏低，并创立秋后新低。白天最高气温的偏低程度尤其明显。华北等地，8-9日的白天，冷得也不像10月，更像11月。总之，未来气温就是主打一个离谱，南方热到怀疑人生，北方冷得有些发蒙。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 6 October 2025.