Shanghang County
上杭县
County
Shanghang long-distance bus station
Shanghang long-distance bus station
Shanghang is located in Fujian
Shanghang
Shanghang
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 25°02′58″N 116°25′12″E / 25.0495°N 116.4201°E / 25.0495; 116.4201
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityLongyan
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Shanghang (simplified Chinese: 上杭县; traditional Chinese: 上杭縣; pinyin: Shàngháng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siôngháng Gnuâi; Hakka: Sông-hông-yen) is a county in southwest Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong Province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longyan.

Doufu Gan, local snack

Transportation

Part of Shanghang County is accessed by China National Highway 319, coming west from Xinluo District (新罗区), the municipal seat. The county seat, conventionally called Shanghang itself but officially Linjiang Town (临江镇), is reached by Route 205. The Ganzhou–Longyan Railway passes through western Shanghang.

Tourism

The county's most famous cultural-historical attraction is in the town of Gutian (古田镇), namely the site of the Gutian Congress in December 1929.

Administration

The county administers 17 towns (镇; zhèn), 3 townships (Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng), and 2 ethnic townships (Chinese: 民族乡; pinyin: mínzú xiāng).[1]

Towns

Shanghang County's 17 towns are as follows:[1]

Townships

Shanghang County's 3 townships are as follows:[1]

Ethnic Townships

Shanghang County's 2 ethnic (She ethnic) townships are as follows:[1]

Climate

Climate data for Shanghang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8) 		32.5
(90.5) 		31.7
(89.1) 		34.5
(94.1) 		36.1
(97.0) 		37.4
(99.3) 		38.9
(102.0) 		39.0
(102.2) 		37.9
(100.2) 		36.4
(97.5) 		35.0
(95.0) 		29.5
(85.1) 		39.0
(102.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.7
(62.1) 		18.5
(65.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		25.8
(78.4) 		29.1
(84.4) 		31.4
(88.5) 		33.8
(92.8) 		33.4
(92.1) 		31.7
(89.1) 		28.3
(82.9) 		23.8
(74.8) 		18.5
(65.3) 		26.0
(78.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 10.9
(51.6) 		13.1
(55.6) 		16.1
(61.0) 		20.8
(69.4) 		24.3
(75.7) 		26.6
(79.9) 		28.2
(82.8) 		27.7
(81.9) 		26.1
(79.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		17.7
(63.9) 		12.4
(54.3) 		20.5
(69.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 7.2
(45.0) 		9.5
(49.1) 		12.8
(55.0) 		17.4
(63.3) 		20.9
(69.6) 		23.5
(74.3) 		24.5
(76.1) 		24.3
(75.7) 		22.6
(72.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		13.5
(56.3) 		8.5
(47.3) 		16.9
(62.4)
Record low °C (°F) −2.3
(27.9) 		−0.1
(31.8) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		7.1
(44.8) 		13.2
(55.8) 		15.3
(59.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		14.6
(58.3) 		8.4
(47.1) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−5.0
(23.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.4
(2.46) 		86.2
(3.39) 		165.9
(6.53) 		179.8
(7.08) 		242.7
(9.56) 		291.1
(11.46) 		151.9
(5.98) 		237.4
(9.35) 		114.4
(4.50) 		41.3
(1.63) 		46.8
(1.84) 		45.5
(1.79) 		1,665.4
(65.57)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.6 11.3 16.8 15.9 17.2 19.2 14.0 17.0 10.7 5.7 6.0 6.8 149.2
Average snowy days 0.3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.5
Average relative humidity (%) 73 75 79 78 79 81 76 79 76 70 71 70 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 117.0 94.7 87.3 99.4 122.2 129.6 209.5 195.0 184.0 184.9 159.6 144.5 1,727.7
Percent possible sunshine 35 30 23 26 29 32 50 49 50 52 49 44 39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

International cooperation

List of Shanghang County's sister and twin cities:[4]

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b c d 2019年统计用区划代码 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2019. Archived from the original on 8 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  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.
  4. ^ "Grad Bor 3. oktobra slavi svoj dan. Dolaze gosti iz Ukrajine, Makedonije i Rumunije, ali ne i Francuzi, Crnogorci i Kinezi" (website). Istmedia. Retrieved 2 October 2019.

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