Jingxing County
County in Hebei, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jingxing County (simplified Chinese: 井陉县; traditional Chinese: 井陘縣; pinyin: Jǐngxíng Xiàn; lit. 'Well Border')[1] is a county of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province.[2]
Jingxing County
井陉县 | |
|---|---|
 Historic architecture in the village of Daliangjiang (大梁江村), a National Historical and Cultural Village | |
 | |
  Jingxing County Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 114°08′43″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Shijiazhuang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 250,989 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 050300 |
| Area code | 0311 |
| Website | www |
When King Mu of Zhou went hunting in the region, he described the terrain as "the surrounding is high while the center is deep, like a well, [making the region] resemble the border of a stove", hence the name of the county.[1]
According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in Dongyuan Village (東元村) during the stone age.
There are 10 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.
Towns:
- Weishui (微水镇), Shang'an (上安镇), Tianchang (天长镇), Xiulin (秀林镇), Nanyu (南峪镇), Weizhou (威州镇), Xiaozuo (小作镇), Nanzhangcheng (南障城镇), Cangyanshan (苍岩山镇), Ceyu (测鱼镇)
Townships:
- Wujiayao Township (吴家窑乡), Beizheng Township (北正乡), Yujia Township (于家乡), Sunzhuang Township (孙庄乡), Nanxing Township (南陉乡), Xinzhuang Township (辛庄乡), Nanwangzhuang Township (南王庄乡)
| Climate data for Jingxing (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
40.6 (105.1) |
42.6 (108.7) |
42.1 (107.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
42.6 (108.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.3 (68.5) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.1 (28.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.5 (77.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
13.4 (56.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.14) |
5.7 (0.22) |
9.6 (0.38) |
24.9 (0.98) |
39.2 (1.54) |
53.3 (2.10) |
127.0 (5.00) |
135.7 (5.34) |
58.2 (2.29) |
28.2 (1.11) |
15.9 (0.63) |
3.3 (0.13) |
504.5 (19.86) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 6.9 | 9.1 | 12.5 | 11.9 | 8.1 | 6.3 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 73.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 12.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 49 | 45 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 72 | 76 | 71 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 147.8 | 155.4 | 200.6 | 223.8 | 251.9 | 217.0 | 173.7 | 177.6 | 183.0 | 177.6 | 152.3 | 148.6 | 2,209.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 57 | 49 | 39 | 43 | 50 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
The 2018 film An Elephant Sitting Still was filmed in Jingxing County.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
