Xingren is a county-level city of southwestern Guizhou province, China. It is under the administration of the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.

Administrative divisions

Xingren has 6 subdistricts, 11 towns and 1 ethnic township:

Geography and climate

Due to its low latitude and elevation above 1300 m, Xingren has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), bordering on a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb) with very warm, rainy summers and mild, damp winters. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 6.6 °C in January to 22.3 °C in July, while the annual mean is 15.7 °C. Rainfall is very common year-round, occurring on 175 days of the year, but over 75% of the annual total (1294 mm) occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 24% in January to 40% in April, the county receives 1,441 hours of bright sunshine annually, with spring and summer sunnier than autumn and winter.