| Dao County 道县 | |
|---|---|
| County | |
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  DaoxianLocation of the seat in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 25°31′37″N 111°36′04″E / 25.527°N 111.601°E / 25.527; 111.601 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Yongzhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,441.03 km (942.49 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 605,799 |
| • Density | 250/km (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4253XX |
Dao County (simplified Chinese: 道县; traditional Chinese: 道縣; pinyin: Dào Xiàn) is a county in Hunan Province, China, it is under the administration of Yongzhou prefecture-level City.
Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the northeastern border of Guangxi. The county borders to the northeast by Shuangpai County, to the east by Ningyuan County, to the south by Jianghua County, to the southwest by Jiangyong County, to the northwest and the north by Guanyang and Quanzhou Counties of Guangxi. Dao County covers 2,448 km (945 sq mi), as of 2015, It had a registered population of 802,800 and a resident population of 624,600. The county has 11 towns, four townships and 7 subdistricts under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Lianxi (濂溪街道).
History
Forces of the Taiping Rebellion stopped by Daozhou on their way to Changsha and Wuchang, Hubei. They convinced 20,000 locals to join the rebellion.
The Dao County Massacre of 1967
Main article: Daoxian massacreThe 1967 mass killing in Dao County, known as the Dao County Massacre, lasted 66 days from August 13 to October 17, 1967. It resulted in 4,519 dead, of whom 4,193 were killed outright and 326 were forced to commit suicide.
There are two principal features of this massacre. The first one is that it took place during the Cultural Revolution. The other is that nearly 90 percent of the victims were labeled as "class enemies", i.e., the so-called Black Five Categories (landlords, rich peasants, counter-revolutionaries, "bad elements," and rightists) and their family members.
Administrative divisions
- 7 subdistricts
- Dongmen (东门街道)
- Futang (富塘街道)
- Lianxi (濂溪街道)
- Shangguan (上关街道)
- Wanjiazhuang (万家庄街道)
- Xizhou (西洲街道)
- Yingjiang (营江街道)
- 11 towns
- Baimadu (白马渡镇)
- Baimangpu (白芒铺镇)
- Ganziyuan (柑子园镇)
- Gongba (蚣坝镇)
- Meihua (梅花镇)
- Qiaotou (桥头镇)
- Qingtang (清塘镇)
- Shouyan (寿雁镇)
- Simaqiao (四马桥镇)
- Xianglinpu (祥霖铺镇)
- Xianzijiao (仙子脚镇)
- 1 township
- Lefutang (乐福堂乡)
- 3 Yao ethnic township
- Hengling (横岭瑶族乡)
- Hongtangying (洪塘营瑶族乡)
- Zhangyitang (审章塘瑶族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Daoxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.2 (100.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
32.7 (90.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
39.5 (103.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.2 (52.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
23.8 (74.8) |
28.0 (82.4) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
23.5 (74.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.6 (74.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
19.1 (66.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
7.4 (45.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
15.9 (60.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 82.4 (3.24) |
89.6 (3.53) |
174.2 (6.86) |
215.2 (8.47) |
264.2 (10.40) |
223.9 (8.81) |
145.9 (5.74) |
141.2 (5.56) |
52.6 (2.07) |
67.4 (2.65) |
79.8 (3.14) |
57.8 (2.28) |
1,594.2 (62.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.8 | 13.8 | 19.1 | 17.5 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 158.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 58.1 | 55.8 | 59.5 | 93.7 | 120.0 | 137.7 | 221.2 | 198.4 | 155.3 | 133.5 | 118.5 | 99.1 | 1,450.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 53 | 50 | 42 | 38 | 37 | 30 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Transport
See also
References
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- "Daoxian" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- Yongzhou City Land Use Plan (2006–20)/《永州市土地利用总体规划（2006-2020年）》.(in Chinese) Accessed 8 July 2014.
- 永州市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报. TJCN.org (in Chinese). China Statistical Information Network/中国统计信息网. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- the population of Dao County in 2015, according to the Statistical Communiqué of Dao County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development - (2015年道县国民经济和社会发展统计公报): yzcity.gov.cn Archived 2017-02-01 at the Wayback Machine or yztj.gov.cn Archived 2017-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- the divisions of Dao County in 2015, according to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Dao County on November 16, 2015 - 《湖南省民政厅关于同意道县乡镇区划调整方案的批复》(湘民行发〔2015〕22号): rednet.cn, also see 《湖南省乡镇区划调整改革109个县市区批复方案》: people.com Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com
- 《血的神话——公元1967年湖南道县文革大屠杀纪实》（作者: 谭合成） see 65book.com Archived 2017-01-20 at the Wayback Machine; 湖南道县“文革”杀人大案揭秘, see news.qq.com Archived 2019-07-31 at the Wayback Machine; 文革道县周边大屠杀, see
- "The Dao County Massacre of 1967 | Sciences Po Mass Violence and Resistance - Research Network". dao-county-massacre-1967.html. 2019-04-15. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links
| Township-level divisions of Dao County (November 16, 2015 - present) | |
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| county seat: Lianxi (濂溪街道) | |
| 7 subdistricts | |
| 11 towns | |
| a township |
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| 3 Yao ethnic townships |
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