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Minqing
闽清县
Mintsing
County
Minqing is located in Fujian
Minqing
Minqing
Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°13′N 118°52′E / 26.217°N 118.867°E / 26.217; 118.867
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityFuzhou
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Minqing County
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese閩清縣
Simplified Chinese闽清县
Foochow name
FoochowMìng-chiăng

Minqing County is a county in the eastern Fujian Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital.

History

Fire from the soldiers at Meicheng (then romanized "Min-tsing") turned back an expedition by Karl Gützlaff and Edwin Stevens to explore and evangelize in Fujian's tea country in 1835.[1]

Division

Minqing County includes the towns of Meicheng (梅城镇), Bandong (坂东镇), Chiyuan (池园镇), Meixi (梅溪镇), Baizhang (白樟镇), Baizhong (白中镇), Tazhuang (塔庄镇), Dongqiao (东桥镇), Xiongjiang (雄江镇), Jinsha (金沙镇), and Shenghuang (省璜镇) and the townships of Yunlong (云龙乡), Shanglian (上莲乡), Sanxi (三溪乡), Xiazhu (下祝乡), and Kulin (桔林乡).

Climate

Climate data for Minqing (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8) 		31.9
(89.4) 		36.3
(97.3) 		36.7
(98.1) 		38.6
(101.5) 		39.2
(102.6) 		42.3
(108.1) 		40.7
(105.3) 		39.9
(103.8) 		36.3
(97.3) 		33.6
(92.5) 		28.5
(83.3) 		42.3
(108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		20.4
(68.7) 		25.3
(77.5) 		28.9
(84.0) 		31.9
(89.4) 		35.3
(95.5) 		34.6
(94.3) 		32.0
(89.6) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.2
(73.8) 		18.3
(64.9) 		26.0
(78.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3) 		12.4
(54.3) 		15.0
(59.0) 		19.7
(67.5) 		23.5
(74.3) 		26.7
(80.1) 		29.3
(84.7) 		28.8
(83.8) 		26.6
(79.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		17.9
(64.2) 		13.1
(55.6) 		20.6
(69.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4) 		9.0
(48.2) 		11.3
(52.3) 		15.7
(60.3) 		19.7
(67.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		25.0
(77.0) 		24.8
(76.6) 		22.7
(72.9) 		18.2
(64.8) 		14.2
(57.6) 		9.5
(49.1) 		16.8
(62.2)
Record low °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		5.2
(41.4) 		9.2
(48.6) 		13.3
(55.9) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.3
(66.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		6.3
(43.3) 		1.2
(34.2) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−4.1
(24.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 56.1
(2.21) 		78.8
(3.10) 		131.6
(5.18) 		155.8
(6.13) 		199.9
(7.87) 		260.8
(10.27) 		156.7
(6.17) 		168.3
(6.63) 		123.9
(4.88) 		45.8
(1.80) 		52.2
(2.06) 		42.7
(1.68) 		1,472.6
(57.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 9.8 12.6 16.2 15.6 17.0 17.5 12.3 15.1 10.6 6.6 8.1 8.3 149.7
Average snowy days 0.1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.3
Average relative humidity (%) 73 74 74 74 76 79 73 75 73 71 74 73 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 98.1 89.8 99.6 115.8 127.6 131.9 219.1 197.9 168.8 154.0 118.7 109.7 1,631
Percent possible sunshine 30 28 27 30 31 32 52 49 46 43 37 34 37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation

The county is served by Minqing North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. The Nanping–Fuzhou railway passes through the county but there is no passenger service. The last passenger station, Minqing railway station, was closed in 2016.

References

  1. ^ Wylie, Alexander (1867), "Edwin Stevens", Memorials of Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, pp. 84–5.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
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