Qingzhou
青州市 Tsingchow | |
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 Qingzhou in Weifang | |
  Qingzhou Location of the city center in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°41′07″N 118°28′47″E / 36.6853°N 118.4796°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Weifang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,569 km2 (606 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 963,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 262500 |
Qingzhou (Chinese: 青州; pinyin: Qīngzhōu) Wade–Giles: Tsing-chou, sometimes written as Ching-chow-fu, formerly Yidu County (Yitu) (益都县), is a county-level city, which is located in the west of the prefecture-level city of Weifang, in the central part of Shandong Province, China. Qingzhou is a dynamic industry city, and also grows a great number of farm products. The local government holds an open policy of introduction of foreign capital, and has established strong business relationships with more than fifty countries and regions.
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See also: Qingzhou (ancient China) |
Qingzhou is named after one of the nine provinces that appear in the Yu Gong geography chapter of the classic Book of Documents composed during the Warring States period of Chinese history (403 BC － 221 BC). The history of this centuries old city dates back to ancient times twenty two centuries ago when it was part of the Dongyi area.
As 2012, this city is divided to 3 subdistricts and 9 towns.[1]
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| Climate data for Qingzhou (2010–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
35.9 (96.6) |
38.4 (101.1) |
41.9 (107.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
37.9 (100.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
35.4 (95.7) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.1 (73.6) |
41.9 (107.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.7 (87.3) |
27.0 (80.6) |
20.9 (69.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
1.2 (34.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.8 (58.6) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.0 (77.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
13.7 (56.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.4 (66.9) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
8.9 (48.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
8.6 (47.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.3 (4.5) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
14.0 (57.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.8 (0.35) |
15.0 (0.59) |
14.4 (0.57) |
31.2 (1.23) |
55.9 (2.20) |
76.2 (3.00) |
137.6 (5.42) |
198.2 (7.80) |
57.8 (2.28) |
32.3 (1.27) |
32.6 (1.28) |
12.0 (0.47) |
672 (26.46) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 76.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.9 | 14.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 57 | 54 | 48 | 49 | 55 | 60 | 74 | 78 | 71 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 170.2 | 171.6 | 220.0 | 240.2 | 266.6 | 240.0 | 208.5 | 199.8 | 203.5 | 200.6 | 171.1 | 170.6 | 2,462.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 56 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 47 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
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