Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County () is an autonomous county of northeastern Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Hezhou City.
Administrative divisions As of January 2016, Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County has nine towns and three townships under its jurisdiction. The county seat is Fuyang Town.
Name Chinese character Population (2015) Area (Km2) Notes Baisha 15,000 98.85 Chengbei 21,125 120 Chaodong 33,850 217.42 Fuli 21,000 90 Fuyang 76,000 205.2 Gucheng 20,600 42.65 Gepo 17,810 93.56 Lianshan 27,000 107.5 Mailing 26,000 207 Shijia Township 13,400 91.13 Liujia Township 17,000 109 Xinhua Township 18,500 103.6
Geography Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County is located in the northeastern Guangxi, on the border with Hunan. It is surrounded by Jiangyong County on the north, Gongcheng Yao Autonomous County on the west, Jianghua Yao Autonomous County on the east, and Zhongshan County on the south. It has an area of approximately .
Most of the county is in the upper basin of the Fuchuan River (), a tributary of the He River (Guangxi) (, Hejiang). The Fuchuan is dammed near the southern border of the county. The dam forms the Guishi Reservoir (), which is used to irrigate agricultural land not only in Fuchuan County itself, but also in Zhongshan County and Babu District to the south.
Mountains The main mountains in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County are Mount Xiling, Mount Gupo, Mount Tiantang, and Huangsha Ridge.
Rivers and streams There are over twenty rivers and streams in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County. Among them, the main rivers are the Fuchuan River, Baisha River and Xiushui River (Guangxi).
Climate Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate, with an average annual temperature of , total annual rainfall of , a frost-free period of 318 days and annual average sunshine hours in 1973.6 hours. The highest temperature ever recorded in the county was on 21 July 1971, and the coldest was on 31 January 1969.
Languages Languages of Fuchuan County include the following.Fuchuan County Gazetteer 富川瑶族自治县志
Mien 勉话 Chinese Fuyang 富阳话 Minjia 民家话 Qidu 七都话 Badu 八都话 Jiudu 九都话 Wuzhou 梧州话 Hakka 客家话 Baoqing 保庆话
Culture The lusheng (mouth reed organ) is played by the Lowland Yao people (Pingdi Yao 平地瑶) of Dajing Village 大井村 and Humaling Village 虎马岭村 of Xinhua Township (新华乡), Fuchuan County.陈东云. 2016. 论富川平地瑶芦笙长鼓舞的舞蹈特征. 《北方音乐》 2016年第2期9-9,共1页.
Transport Luoyang–Zhanjiang Railway
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