County in Sichuan, People's Republic of China
Qu County or Quxian (simplified Chinese: 渠县; traditional Chinese: 渠縣; pinyin: Qú Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Dazhou.
History
Formerly known as Dangqu (宕渠), the county is best known for historic monuments. Namely, a partially preserved mausoleum complex, featuring gate towers, or que, belonging to the Shen (沈) family, which dates back to the Han Dynasty.[1][2]
From 2014 to 2018, the Han dynasty site of Chengba (城坝遗址) near Tuxi in Qu county was excavated. A number of eave tiles with Chinese characters "dangqu" (宕渠) have been found, leading archaeologists to believe that this was the site of the Han dynasty city of Dangqu.[3]
Climate
Qu County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa).
| Climate data for Quxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
|
Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
19.8
(67.6)
|
22.6
(72.7)
|
31.0
(87.8)
|
37.0
(98.6)
|
37.3
(99.1)
|
37.6
(99.7)
|
39.6
(103.3)
|
42.7
(108.9)
|
42.5
(108.5)
|
35.9
(96.6)
|
25.7
(78.3)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
42.7
(108.9)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
12.9
(55.2)
|
18.1
(64.6)
|
23.6
(74.5)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
29.5
(85.1)
|
32.9
(91.2)
|
33.3
(91.9)
|
27.9
(82.2)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
9.1
(48.4)
|
13.2
(55.8)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
21.9
(71.4)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
27.9
(82.2)
|
27.7
(81.9)
|
23.4
(74.1)
|
18.0
(64.4)
|
13.2
(55.8)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
17.7
(63.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
4.4
(39.9)
|
6.3
(43.3)
|
9.8
(49.6)
|
14.4
(57.9)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
21.5
(70.7)
|
24.2
(75.6)
|
23.8
(74.8)
|
20.3
(68.5)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
6.1
(43.0)
|
14.6
(58.3)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−2.4
(27.7)
|
−1.3
(29.7)
|
0.5
(32.9)
|
4.0
(39.2)
|
9.5
(49.1)
|
14.1
(57.4)
|
18.3
(64.9)
|
17.3
(63.1)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
4.1
(39.4)
|
0.7
(33.3)
|
−3.3
(26.1)
|
−3.3
(26.1)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
13.9
(0.55)
|
17.4
(0.69)
|
43.3
(1.70)
|
79.3
(3.12)
|
153.5
(6.04)
|
178.5
(7.03)
|
179.8
(7.08)
|
144.4
(5.69)
|
139.7
(5.50)
|
101.1
(3.98)
|
46.2
(1.82)
|
17.1
(0.67)
|
1,114.2
(43.87)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
8.3
|
8.2
|
10.0
|
11.9
|
14.2
|
15.4
|
12.4
|
10.2
|
13.1
|
15.1
|
10.5
|
8.8
|
138.1
|
| Average snowy days
|
0.6
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
0.8
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
86
|
82
|
78
|
78
|
79
|
83
|
80
|
77
|
83
|
87
|
88
|
88
|
82
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
33.8
|
43.5
|
91.2
|
126.0
|
128.7
|
121.7
|
187.7
|
193.6
|
110.2
|
66.6
|
52.2
|
32.3
|
1,187.5
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
10
|
14
|
24
|
32
|
30
|
29
|
44
|
48
|
30
|
19
|
17
|
10
|
26
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]
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