Hechi 河池 Hozciz
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Hozciz Si 河池市
Location of Hechi Prefecture within Guangxi
Hechi Location of Hechi Prefecture within Guangxi
Coordinates: 24°41′34″N 108°05′06″E / 24.69278°N 108.085°E / 24.69278; 108.085Coordinates: 24°41′34″N 108°05′06″E / 24.69278°N 108.085°E / 24.69278; 108.085
Country	China
Province	Guangxi
Area
• Total	13,700 sq mi (35,500 km2)
Population (2004)
• Total	3,830,000
Time zone	China standard time (UTC+8)
Website	http://www.gxhc.gov.cn/

Hechi (Zhuang: Hozciz; Chinese: 河池; pinyin: Héchí) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China.

Geography and climate[link]

Hechi is located in northwestern Guangxi province on the southern end of the Yunnan-Guizhou Highlands. The area is 35,500 km². The northwestern part of Hechi is the highest elevation with the city slowly sloping down to the southeast. Hechi is very mountainous with ranges including in the north the Jiuwangda Mountains, in the northwest the Phoenix Mountains, in the east the Fengling Mountains, in the west, the Duyang Mountains, and in the southwest the Green Dragon Mountains. The tallest mountain is "Nameless Peak" with an elevation of 1693 m.

Hechi has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with short, mild winters, and long, hot, humid summers. Though conditions in winter are still damp, rainfall is actually low and much of the year's rainfall occurs from May to August. January, the coolest month, averages 10.9 °C (51.6 °F), while July, the hottest month, averages 28.1 °C (82.6 °F); the annual average is 20.5 °C (68.9 °F). Annual sunlight is 1450 to 1600 hours. Average annual recipitation is 1200 to 1600 mm but can be up to 2500 mm.

Administration[link]

Hechi has 1 urban district, 1 city, 4 counties, and 5 autonomous counties.

City:

• Yizhou (宜州市)

Urban District:

• Jinchengjiang District (金城江区)

Counties:

• Nandan County (南丹县）
• Tian'e County (天峨县）
• Donglan County (东兰县）
• Fengshan County (凤山县）

Autonomous counties:

• Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County (环江毛南族自治县)
• Du'an Yao Autonomous County (都安瑶族自治县)
• Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County (罗城仫佬族自治县)
• Bama Yao Autonomous County (巴马瑶族自治县)
• Dahua Yao Autonomous County (大化瑶族自治县)

Demographics[link]

In 2004 Hechi's population was 3,830,000. Ethnic groups include Zhuang, Han, Yao, Mulao, Maonan, Miao, Dong, and Shui. It is home to Guangxi's largest ethnic minority population.

Economy[link]

Minerals[link]

Hechi is one of Guangxi's most important mineral producers. All of Hechi's counties have large quantities of high quality mineral resources. They include but are not limited to tin, antimony, gold, zinc, indium, copper, iron, silver, manganese, and arsenic. It is a major source of gold for both China and the global market. Limestone and marble are also produced

Water[link]

Due to Hechi's tropical wet climate, water power is also a major resource. Each year, more than 25 km³ of water flows through Hechi; 13% of all of Guangxi's water. There are more than 630 streams, creeks, and rivers with a combined length of more than 5,130 km. Hydropwer facilities on these rivers produce more than 10 gigawatts of electricity; half of Guangxi's hydropower energy.

Agriculture[link]

Hechi's climate, weather, and soil make it a major agricultural center. More than 400 types of crops including oranges, pineapple, corn, lotus root, casava, sugarcane, tobacco, vegetables, melons, mulberry, mushrooms and more than 100 different kinds of rice are grown here. Sugarcane is a major crop with more than 220,000 tons of refined sugar produced each year from 360 km² of cane. "Oil" plants such as peanuts, sesame, and grape are also important.

Fruit make up a significant portion of Hechi's agriculture. There are more than 200 kinds of fruit found here. 80% of tropical Asia's fruits are grown in Hechi alone. 120,000 tons of fruit are grown annually on more than 310 km² of land.

Forestry[link]

Forest products are another important industry. Hechi has more than 10,000 km² of forest. More than 200 species of wild plants can be used in Chinese medicine.

Flora fauna[link]

Due to its tropical wet climate, Hechi has an amazing level of biodiversity. There are more than 1800 species of plants, 150 species of trees, 700 species of insects, 50 species of fish, and 60 species of land animals, many of which are rare and protected. Animals such as langurs, pangolins, and wild cats can be found in Hechi's forested mountains.

External links[link]

• Official Website(Chinese)

Una Vida
Una Vida Location within New Mexico today
Coordinates	36°2′1.32″N 107°54′44.64″W / 36.0337°N 107.9124°W / 36.0337; -107.9124
Location
Country	USA
Region	San Juan County, New Mexico
History
Culture	Chacoan civilization
First occupied	900
Excavation and maintenance
Responsible body	private
Architecture

Una Vida is an archaeological site located in Chaco Canyon, San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. Its construction began around 900 AD and it is one of the three earliest Chacoan Anasazi great houses; it. Comprising at least two stories and 124 rooms,^[1] it shares an arc or D-shaped design with its contemporaries, Peñasco Blanco and Pueblo Bonito, but has a unique "dog leg" addition made necessary by topography. It is located in one of the canyon's major side drainages, near Gallo Wash, and was massively expanded after 930 AD.^[2]

The site is surrounded by Anasazi rock art and petroglyphs that depict human figures, solar signs, and geometric forms. It was first recorded in the mid-19th century by US military that were surveying the area of modern New Mexico.

Etymology[link]

Una Vida means "One Life" in the Spanish language.

Chaco Road[link]

Chaco Road is a network of roads (for travel and trade) which radiated from great house sites, such as Pueblo Bonito, Chetro Ketl and Una Vida. This road lead to smaller sites on the periphery of Chaco Canyon.

Citations[link]

References[link]

• Fagan, B (2005), Chaco Canyon: Archaeologists Explore the Lives of an Ancient Society, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-517043-1 .
• Maestri,N. Una Vida, Chaco Canyon. web.2011.

• Kantner, John, 2004, Ancient Puebloan Southwest, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. UK.

• Vivian, R. Gwinn and Bruce Hilpert, 2002, The Chaco Handbook. An Encyclopedic Guide. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City.

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