Xianghe County
香河县 Siangho | |
|---|---|
 Xianghe in Langfang | |
.png) Langfang in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′40″N 117°00′22″E / 39.761°N 117.006°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Langfang |
| Seat | Shuyang Town (淑阳镇) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 458 km2 (177 sq mi) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 310,000 |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 065400 |
| Area code | 0316 |
| Website | www |
Xianghe County (simplified Chinese: 香河县; traditional Chinese: 香河縣; pinyin: Xiānghé Xiàn) is a county of central Hebei province. It is under the administration of Langfang prefecture-level city. Xianghe has 7 towns and 2 townships. It is 45 kilometres (28 mi) southeast of Beijing.
Sanhe city, Dachang Hui Autonomous County and Xianghe County form the "Northern Three Counties of Langfang", an exclave of Hebei province surrounded by the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin.
Towns:[1]
Townships:[1]
| Climate data for Xianghe (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.2 (−6.2) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
5.3 (0.21) |
7.5 (0.30) |
21.4 (0.84) |
40.4 (1.59) |
77.0 (3.03) |
163.6 (6.44) |
114.1 (4.49) |
49.4 (1.94) |
29.4 (1.16) |
15.3 (0.60) |
2.6 (0.10) |
528.9 (20.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 64.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 9.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 54 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.7 | 179.1 | 228.2 | 240.2 | 267.1 | 231.7 | 203.8 | 216.2 | 213.4 | 200.9 | 163.8 | 161.7 | 2,481.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
The "Grand Epoch City" located in the Xianghe Economic & Technical Development Zone of Hebei Province[4] is a 1/6th scale model of the old walled city of Beijing. It covers an area of 200 hectares (490 acres) and contains temples, fountains, ponds, a 27-hole golf course among other things and has hundred of thousands of replicas; all within the "city's" walls.[5]
Its total area covers 2,660,000 square metres (29,000,000 sq ft) with 470,000 square metres (5,100,000 sq ft) of building floor space. The city was built with a total investment of RMB 3 billion (approx. $481.3 million USD).[4]
