The entire county-level city of Enshi has an area of 3,967 square kilometres (1,532 sq mi) and a population of 780,000.[4]
History
The oldest records of Enshi date the Spring and Autumn period of 776 BC. At that time the area was a state known as Bazi, which lasted until 476 BC.[5] Enshi then became a county from 475 to 221, prior to it being absorbed into the Chinese dynasties during the Qi period. [citation needed] In 1925, the city of Enshi formed the Exi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, which in 1935 became the Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture.[5]
Administrative divisions
Enshi City administers five subdistricts, six towns, six townships and one ethnic township:[6]
The one township-level area is the Enshi Daxiagu Landscape Management Division (恩施大峡谷风景管理处).
Tourism
The city is built alongside the Qing River and is surrounded by forest-covered mountains. The city has many hotels, restaurants and spas. Restaurants here in general cater for Chinese tastes; however, there is one western style restaurant called "Mac Home" in the city center. The food in Enshi is spicy and includes many "hot pot"-style dishes as well as smoked pork and chirzo-style sausage meat, spicy fried potatoes and lamb skewers.[citation needed]
There is a beautiful Forest Park in Enshi which offers splendid scenery and views of the city as well as an amusement park. There is an out-door café in the park with hammocks which sells fresh ground coffee. During the summer months there is white water rafting tours available on the river.[citation needed]
The City Center has a shopping district catering for most tastes. There is a local night club located under the "shelter bridge" called the "Soho Times".
Economy
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Climate
Enshi has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (KöppenCfa), with short, cool winters, hot, humid summers, and high humidity year-round. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 5.2 °C (41.4 °F) in January to 26.5 °C (79.7 °F) in August, while the annual mean is 16.3 °C (61.3 °F). More than two-thirds of the annual precipitation of 1,424.7 millimetres (56 in) occurs from May to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 12% in January to 50% in August, the city receives only 1,212 hours of bright sunshine annually; winter is especially overcast while July thru September is the sunniest period of the year.
Climate data for Enshi City, elevation 454 m (1,490 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
^"Profile of Enshi City" (in Chinese). Official website of Enshi city government. Archived from the original on April 22, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.