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County in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Huangmaizhai Waterfall
Jiexi County (Chinese: 揭西; pinyin: Jiēxī) is a county of eastern Guangdong province, China. It is under the administration of Jieyang City.
Immigrants from Jiexi form a large overseas Chinese population who speak the Hepo dialect of Hakka (70%), mainly in Sarawak, Johor and Negeri Sembilan (Malaysia), and Bangka Belitung, Sumatra (Indonesia). Other people from Jiexi speak the Chaoshan Min (30%).[1] In the late 18th and early 19th century, settlers from Jiexi county formed the Lintian kongsi republic, an autonomous polity named after a temple in Jiexi dedicated to the Lords of the Three Mountains in Jieyang (Chinese: 揭阳霖田祖庙).[2]
Jiexi is home to the Huangmanzhai waterfalls. There are ambitions to make Jiexi County a more attractive tourist destination following investment in 2010.[3]
The Lords of the Three Mountains, also Kings of the Three Mountains) are a triad Taoist deities worshiped in Southern China (mainly Teochew people) and the part of Hakka people in Taiwan.[4] The Three Mountains refer to 3 mountains in Jiexi County:[5]
- Jin Mountain (巾山) - protected by the Great Lord
- Ming Mountain (明山) - protected by the Second Lord
- Du Mountain (獨山) - protected by the Third Lord
From both Guangzhou and Hong Kong the county is about 400 kilometres (250 mi) away.[3]
Climate data for Jiexi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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Record high °C (°F)
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29.8 (85.6)
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32.2 (90.0)
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33.3 (91.9)
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36.4 (97.5)
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37.7 (99.9)
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38.2 (100.8)
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39.2 (102.6)
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38.3 (100.9)
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37.6 (99.7)
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36.0 (96.8)
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35.0 (95.0)
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30.6 (87.1)
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39.2 (102.6)
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Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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19.4 (66.9)
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20.3 (68.5)
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22.6 (72.7)
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26.5 (79.7)
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29.6 (85.3)
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31.6 (88.9)
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33.3 (91.9)
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33.0 (91.4)
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31.9 (89.4)
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29.3 (84.7)
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25.6 (78.1)
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21.1 (70.0)
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27.0 (80.6)
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Daily mean °C (°F)
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13.9 (57.0)
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15.2 (59.4)
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17.8 (64.0)
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21.8 (71.2)
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25.1 (77.2)
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27.3 (81.1)
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28.4 (83.1)
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28.0 (82.4)
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27.0 (80.6)
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24.1 (75.4)
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20.2 (68.4)
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15.6 (60.1)
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22.0 (71.7)
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Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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10.3 (50.5)
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11.8 (53.2)
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14.5 (58.1)
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18.5 (65.3)
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22.0 (71.6)
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24.5 (76.1)
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25.2 (77.4)
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25.0 (77.0)
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23.8 (74.8)
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20.4 (68.7)
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16.3 (61.3)
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11.8 (53.2)
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18.7 (65.6)
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Record low °C (°F)
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0.6 (33.1)
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3.0 (37.4)
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3.7 (38.7)
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9.4 (48.9)
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15.7 (60.3)
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19.4 (66.9)
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21.0 (69.8)
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22.4 (72.3)
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17.8 (64.0)
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12.8 (55.0)
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4.4 (39.9)
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−0.5 (31.1)
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−0.5 (31.1)
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Average precipitation mm (inches)
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44.3 (1.74)
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57.3 (2.26)
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99.7 (3.93)
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162.4 (6.39)
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236.2 (9.30)
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384.0 (15.12)
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336.7 (13.26)
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370.8 (14.60)
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214.4 (8.44)
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53.5 (2.11)
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39.2 (1.54)
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38.1 (1.50)
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2,036.6 (80.19)
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Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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7.2
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10.3
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13.9
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14.7
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17.7
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20.6
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17.8
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19.1
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12.7
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6.2
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5.4
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6.1
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151.7
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Average relative humidity (%)
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73
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76
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79
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80
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81
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84
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81
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82
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79
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73
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73
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70
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78
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Mean monthly sunshine hours
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143.0
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105.4
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97.1
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104.9
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128.3
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148.8
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201.5
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184.9
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178.6
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185.9
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170.1
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158.8
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1,807.3
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Percent possible sunshine
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42
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33
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26
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27
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31
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37
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49
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47
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49
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52
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52
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48
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41
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Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]
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