Pingnan County
屏南县 | |
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  Pingnan Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 26°54′29″N 118°59′10″E / 26.908°N 118.986°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Pingnan County (simplified Chinese: 屏南县; traditional Chinese: 屏南縣; pinyin: Píngnán Xiàn) is an inland county in northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of Mindong (闽东), and lies in the west of Ningde City.
The population of Pingnan stands at 181 300 residents, of whom 35,700 are urban resident. (2003)[citation needed]
The county covers an area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi), divided into four towns (镇; zhèn) and seven townships (乡; xiāng). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are seated at Gufeng Town (古峰镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
| Climate data for Pingnan (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
21.0 (69.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.7 (60.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.1 (53.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.1 (3.00) |
106.4 (4.19) |
198.7 (7.82) |
182.3 (7.18) |
252.3 (9.93) |
338.8 (13.34) |
190.9 (7.52) |
212.1 (8.35) |
133.9 (5.27) |
58.2 (2.29) |
69.0 (2.72) |
59.2 (2.33) |
1,877.9 (73.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.1 | 15.6 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 186 |
| Average snowy days | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 110.3 | 97.8 | 105.5 | 122.8 | 125.8 | 126.5 | 208.2 | 174.8 | 149.2 | 158.2 | 126.3 | 131.3 | 1,636.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 39 | 41 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Pingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735.[3]
Local historical monuments include the Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao ("long bridge") Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since.[4]
Pingnan is "the capital of summer mushrooms", and the annual produce of Xiangu mushrooms is more than 6,000 tons. It is the largest export base of summer mushrooms in China. Pingnan is also famous for fruits such as Younai plums, seedless persimmons, chinquapis, yangtaos, and Wuyan peas.[5]
