Mei County
County in Shaanxi, People's Republic of China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mei County or Meixian (simplified Chinese: 眉县; traditional Chinese: 眉縣; pinyin: Méi Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoji, in the west of Shaanxi province, China. It is one of the birthplaces of the Western Zhou culture, during which it was known as Taiguo (邰国). In 794 BC Duke Zhuang of Qin established a town known as Yiyi at its location. During the Eastern Han dynasty it became known as Yinwu.[1] In 2003, 27 Zhou culture bronze ding vessels an other bronzeware were found in Lijia village of Mei County.[2]
Mei County
眉县 | |
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 Mei County in Baoji | |
.png) Baoji in Shaanxi | |
| Coordinates (Mei County government): 34°16′29″N 107°45′00″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 863 km2 (333 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation (Mount Taibai sub peak) | 3,771.2 m (12,372.7 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 324,608 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (970/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 722300 |
| Mei County | |||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 眉縣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 眉县 | ||||||||||
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| Name prior to 1986 | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 郿縣 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郿县 | ||||||||||
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Nowadays Mei County is known for its kiwifruit cultivation[3][4] and trout and carp aquaculture.[5]
As 2020, this County is divided to 1 subdistrict, 7 towns and 2 others.[6]
- Subdistricts
- Shoushan Subdistrict (首善街道)
- Towns
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Others
- Shaanxi Mount Taibai Scenic Area (陕西太白山风景区)
- Honghegu Forest Park (红河谷森林公园)
| Climate data for Meixian, elevation 491 m (1,611 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
24.4 (75.9) |
30.5 (86.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.7 (105.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.7 (71.1) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.8 (89.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.0 (66.2) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
1.1 (34.0) |
13.4 (56.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.0 (24.8) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
8.9 (48.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.4 (7.9) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
−16.1 (3.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
9.2 (0.36) |
25.0 (0.98) |
39.6 (1.56) |
59.9 (2.36) |
69.5 (2.74) |
82.8 (3.26) |
102.0 (4.02) |
109.0 (4.29) |
55.5 (2.19) |
17.8 (0.70) |
3.8 (0.15) |
579.3 (22.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 93.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 12.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 73 | 79 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 68 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 133.7 | 127.5 | 164.4 | 190.2 | 201.8 | 195.6 | 191.4 | 159.3 | 122.7 | 124.9 | 133.1 | 138.8 | 1,883.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 42 | 41 | 44 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 39 | 34 | 36 | 43 | 45 | 42 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
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