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Gutian County
古田县
Kutien
County
Location in Ningde City
Location in Ningde City
Gutian is located in Fujian
Gutian
Gutian
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°37′N 118°51′E / 26.617°N 118.850°E / 26.617; 118.850
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityNingde
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Area code352200
Gutian North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway, opened in 2015.

Gutianⓘ (simplified Chinese: 古田县; traditional Chinese: 古田縣; pinyin: Gǔtián Xiàn; Foochow Romanized: Kŭ-chèng Gâing) is a county lying in the northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Ningde City and is located in the southwest part of the municipality. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", as Zhu Xi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there. It is also known as Kutien or Kucheng.

History

The county was set up in the Tang Dynasty by Liujiang in 741 AD. Since Zhuxi, one of the famous scholars in China, lived there, it is also called "the town of the former worthy."

In 1895 the county was the site of a massacre of Christian missionaries.

Geography

The Min River (Fujian) runs through Gutian, covering a distance of 35 kilometres (22 mi).

Climate

Climate data for Gutian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.3
(81.1) 		32.4
(90.3) 		33.7
(92.7) 		33.9
(93.0) 		36.0
(96.8) 		37.0
(98.6) 		40.0
(104.0) 		39.0
(102.2) 		37.7
(99.9) 		34.1
(93.4) 		32.7
(90.9) 		28.4
(83.1) 		40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.8
(58.6) 		16.5
(61.7) 		19.4
(66.9) 		24.2
(75.6) 		27.7
(81.9) 		30.4
(86.7) 		33.5
(92.3) 		32.9
(91.2) 		30.2
(86.4) 		26.3
(79.3) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.7
(62.1) 		24.5
(76.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.6
(49.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		14.0
(57.2) 		18.6
(65.5) 		22.4
(72.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		27.8
(82.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		24.9
(76.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		16.1
(61.0) 		11.2
(52.2) 		19.1
(66.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		10.4
(50.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		18.7
(65.7) 		22.0
(71.6) 		23.7
(74.7) 		23.4
(74.1) 		21.2
(70.2) 		16.7
(62.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		7.5
(45.5) 		15.4
(59.7)
Record low °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8) 		−3.2
(26.2) 		−3.4
(25.9) 		3.6
(38.5) 		9.2
(48.6) 		13.2
(55.8) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		12.1
(53.8) 		3.9
(39.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−6.9
(19.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.3
(2.65) 		97.9
(3.85) 		181.0
(7.13) 		176.3
(6.94) 		229.1
(9.02) 		285.4
(11.24) 		131.3
(5.17) 		165.9
(6.53) 		105.2
(4.14) 		50.8
(2.00) 		61.4
(2.42) 		49.1
(1.93) 		1,600.7
(63.02)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.5 13.6 17.9 16.5 17.6 17.9 12.5 16.2 11.4 6.7 7.9 9.3 159
Average snowy days 0.2 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0.8
Average relative humidity (%) 77 77 77 75 77 79 74 76 75 72 75 76 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 107.9 99.1 103.5 126.4 137.0 139.4 227.1 201.3 172.7 168.7 128.9 125.9 1,737.9
Percent possible sunshine 33 31 28 33 33 34 54 50 47 48 40 39 39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

Scenic Areas

There are a number of scenic areas in Gutian.

Subdivision

Gutian has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 7 villages. It has a total population of 430,000.

Agriculture

Gutian county is known as "The Land of Fungi" (食用菌之乡). Fungal exports include snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis) (白木耳) and shiitake (Lentinula edodes) (香菇). Other exports include perch (鲈鱼), carp (鲤鱼), honey peaches (水蜜桃), reddish slab stones (桃花红石板材) and Younai plums (油柰).

Communications and public works

Gutian's transportation systems include railways, highways and seaways. Waifu (外福) Railway is 33.2 km (20.6 mi)long. Abundant water resources have led to the building of the first national underground hydropower station, Gutian Xishui Hydroelectric Power Station, which has the largest volume in East China.

Miscellaneous

Gutian is the original home of many countrymen residing abroad. The number of overseas Chinese from this area amounts to more than 200,000, many now resident in Sitiawan, Perak in Malaysia. It is also a "national model county", which is famous for its culture, physical education and broadcasting TV programs.

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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