Jiangshan
江山市
Kiangshan
County-level city
Xiakou
Xiakou
Jiangshan is located in Zhejiang
Jiangshan
Jiangshan
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28°44′10″N 118°37′30″E / 28.73611°N 118.62500°E / 28.73611; 118.62500
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityQuzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Mount Jianglang of Jiangshan
Jianglang mountain (江郎山), Jiangshan

Jiangshan (Chinese: 江山; pinyin: Jiāngshān) is a county-level city located in Quzhou prefecture-level city, in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the west. Located about 250 kilometers southwest of Hangzhou, the provincial capital, it is the only county-level city in Quzhou. In 1999, Jiangshan's population stood at 563,196. The city is named aptly: Jiang means river and Shan means mountain; a river runs through the city and scenic Mt. Jianglang sits on its border.[1]

USA Today described Jiangshan as a "fairly prosperous city in one of China's most developed provinces".[2]

The Jiangshanian Age of the Cambrian Period of geological time is named for Jiangshan.

Administrative division

It has 3 Subdistricts, 11 Towns, 5 Townships,[3] 13 residential communities, and 292 administrative villages:

Climate

Climate data for Jiangshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.1
(75.4) 		28.2
(82.8) 		34.1
(93.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		37.0
(98.6) 		37.3
(99.1) 		41.2
(106.2) 		40.3
(104.5) 		40.0
(104.0) 		36.6
(97.9) 		32.2
(90.0) 		24.5
(76.1) 		41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 9.8
(49.6) 		12.4
(54.3) 		16.5
(61.7) 		22.7
(72.9) 		27.3
(81.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		34.0
(93.2) 		33.5
(92.3) 		29.5
(85.1) 		24.3
(75.7) 		18.4
(65.1) 		12.4
(54.3) 		22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		8.0
(46.4) 		11.8
(53.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		22.4
(72.3) 		25.2
(77.4) 		29.0
(84.2) 		28.5
(83.3) 		24.8
(76.6) 		19.5
(67.1) 		13.6
(56.5) 		7.8
(46.0) 		17.8
(64.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		4.8
(40.6) 		8.3
(46.9) 		13.7
(56.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		22.1
(71.8) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		21.3
(70.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		10.1
(50.2) 		4.5
(40.1) 		14.3
(57.8)
Record low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−3.1
(26.4) 		1.6
(34.9) 		9.7
(49.5) 		13.6
(56.5) 		18.9
(66.0) 		18.1
(64.6) 		12.7
(54.9) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−7.5
(18.5) 		−7.5
(18.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 89.3
(3.52) 		105.6
(4.16) 		195.1
(7.68) 		219.5
(8.64) 		230.8
(9.09) 		362.0
(14.25) 		160.4
(6.31) 		131.9
(5.19) 		72.6
(2.86) 		51.7
(2.04) 		92.6
(3.65) 		71.7
(2.82) 		1,783.2
(70.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.6 13.4 18.0 16.3 16.4 17.7 11.9 12.6 8.3 7.6 10.6 10.6 157
Average snowy days 2.3 1.8 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.0 5.8
Average relative humidity (%) 78 78 78 77 77 82 75 76 76 74 78 76 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 85.4 89.2 101.4 121.6 142.6 124.5 223.0 210.4 175.1 160.0 123.0 112.6 1,668.8
Percent possible sunshine 26 28 27 31 34 30 53 52 48 45 38 35 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Education

Among the handful of schools in Jiangshan is Jiangshan Experimental Primary School, which is part of Zhejiang University's Global TEFL network. The program sends native English-speakers to their network schools to teach English for periods of 2–4 weeks.[6] Aside from these teachers, Jiangshan sees few Westerners because of its relative geographical obscurity. Jiangshan High School is also in Jiangshan.[2]

Transportation

The area is served by Jiangshan railway station.

References

  1. ^ "Zhejiang." (Archive) China Daily.
  2. ^ a b "Asiana crash deaths ID'd as 2 Chinese teens." (Contributing: Sunny Yang; The Associated Press). USA Today. July 7, 2013. Retrieved on July 7, 2013. "Teacher Ye Lianjun told Chinese television that there were 34 people traveling in the Jiangshan Middle School group — five teachers and 29 students."
  3. ^ 2020年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：江山县级市 [2020 Statistical and Urban-Rural Division Codes: Jiangshan county-level city]. www.stats.gov.cn (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  6. ^ About « An American in Jiangshan
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