Niya County

History

In the early 20th century, Aurel Stein carried out several expeditions in the area including exploration of the ancient Niya ruins.

In 1945, Minfeng Shezhiju (民豐設治局) was established. In 1947, the area became Minfeng County.

In 2012, the township of Yawatongguz (Yawatongguzi) was established.

In early 2015, a joint report issued by the Water Conservancy Office of Hotan prefecture and the regional Water Conservancy Department reported that up to 80 percent of the population of the county did not have access to clean drinking water.

In June 2015 in the lead-up to Ramadan, a beer festival was held in the county leading to condemnation from Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the World Uyghur Congress.

In September 2015, residents of the county were reported to be subject to new rules concerning unacceptable given names for Uyghur children.

On December 8, 2019, County Communist Party Committee Vice Secretary (县委副书记) and County Magistrate (县长) Ëziz Eli (艾则孜·艾力) penned a criticism of the Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act.

Geography

The northern part of the county is located in the Taklamakan Desert and consists of large areas of sand dunes. The population centers on oases around rivers flowing down from the mountains in the southern part of the county.

Climate

Minfeng has a typical Xinjiang cool arid climate (Köppen BWk), featuring hot summers, freezing winters, substantial diurnal temperature ranges and minimal precipitation year-round. , on average, Minfeng experienced blowing dust or sand on 189 days in a year and visibility below 4.8 km for more than half of winter and summer as well as for thirty to forty percent of spring. The lowest spring time temperature recorded in Minfeng was −22 °C.

|Jan record high C = 19.2 |Jan record low C = -25.8 |Feb record high C = 22.3 |Feb record low C = -23.7 |Mar record high C = 33.2 |Mar record low C = -11.4 |Apr record high C = 36.1 |Apr record low C = -2.7 |May record high C = 37.7 |May record low C = 0.7 |Jun record high C = 40.8 |Jun record low C = 6.9 |Jul record high C = 41.8 |Jul record low C = 11.1 |Aug record high C = 41.7 |Aug record low C = 6.2 |Sep record high C = 37.8 |Sep record low C = 1.4 |Oct record high C = 32.3 |Oct record low C = -6.6 |Nov record high C = 25.7 |Nov record low C = -12.8 |Dec record high C = 21.5 |Dec record low C = -19.8

Administrative divisions

The county includes one town and six townships:

Economy

The economy is primarily based on agriculture and livestock farming. Products of the county include corn, wheat, cotton and sheep wool. Industries in the county include electronics, agriculture technology, food processing, carpets and construction.

Demographics

As of 2015, out of the 38,492 residents, 34,900 of the county were Uyghur, 3,509 were Han Chinese and 83 were from other ethnic groups.

As of 1999, 90.94% of the population of Niya (Minfeng) County was Uyghur and 8.91% of the population was Han Chinese.

Transportation

• China National Highway 315
• Tarim Desert Highway
• Minfeng railway station serving Hotan–Ruoqiang railway

Gallery

File:New Mosque - Minfeng.jpg|New Mosque - Minfeng. File:Ruins of desert Cathay - personal narrative of explorations in Central Asia and westernmost China (1912) (14596524608).jpg|Niya men (1912) File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nj-44-3rd-ed.jpg|Map including Minfeng (labeled as MIN-FENG (NIYA BAZAR)) and surrounding region in the International Map of the World (ATC, 1971) File:NJ-44-12 Takla Makan Desert.jpg|Map including Niya (labeled as MIN-FENG (NI-YA)) (ATC, 1971) File:Txu-oclc-6654394-ni-45-4th-ed.jpg|Map including the southern part of Minfeng/Niya County and the county's border with Tibet (DMA, 1975) File:NJ-44-16 Kola China.jpg|Map including part of Niya (Minfeng) County (DMA, 1979) File:Operational Navigation Chart G-7, 6th edition.jpg|Map including Minfeng (labeled as Minfeng (Min-feng)) and surrounding region (DMA, 1980) File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-7b.jpg|Map including Niya (labeled as Minfeng) (DMA, 1990)

Notes

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