Minqing County

The title Minqing was sometimes applied to the county seat at Meicheng. Not to be confused with Minqin County in Gansu.

Minqing County is a county in the eastern Fujian Province, China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital.

Minqing 闽清县 Mintsing
County
Minqing Location in Fujian
Coordinates: 26°13′N 118°52′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Fuzhou
Area
• Total	1,495 km2 (577 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	256,181
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Minqing County
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	閩清縣
Simplified Chinese	闽清县
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Mǐnqīng Xiàn Wade–Giles Min-ch'ing Hsien
Foochow name
Foochow	Mìng-chiăng

History

Fire from the soldiers at Meicheng (then romanized "Min-tsing") turned back an expedition by Karl Gützlaff and Edwin Stevens to explore and evangelize in Fujian's tea country in 1835.^[1]

Division

Minqing County includes the towns of Meicheng (梅城镇), Bandong (坂东镇), Chiyuan (池园镇), Meixi (梅溪镇), Baizhang (白樟镇), Baizhong (白中镇), Tazhuang (塔庄镇), Dongqiao (东桥镇), Xiongjiang (雄江镇), Jinsha (金沙镇), and Shenghuang (省璜镇) and the townships of Yunlong (云龙乡), Shanglian (上莲乡), Sanxi (三溪乡), Xiazhu (下祝乡), and Kulin (桔林乡).

Climate

Climate data for Minqing (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	28.2 (82.8)	31.9 (89.4)	36.3 (97.3)	36.7 (98.1)	38.6 (101.5)	39.2 (102.6)	42.3 (108.1)	40.7 (105.3)	39.9 (103.8)	36.3 (97.3)	33.6 (92.5)	28.5 (83.3)	42.3 (108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.2 (61.2)	17.6 (63.7)	20.4 (68.7)	25.3 (77.5)	28.9 (84.0)	31.9 (89.4)	35.3 (95.5)	34.6 (94.3)	32.0 (89.6)	27.8 (82.0)	23.2 (73.8)	18.3 (64.9)	26.0 (78.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.3 (52.3)	12.4 (54.3)	15.0 (59.0)	19.7 (67.5)	23.5 (74.3)	26.7 (80.1)	29.3 (84.7)	28.8 (83.8)	26.6 (79.9)	22.3 (72.1)	17.9 (64.2)	13.1 (55.6)	20.6 (69.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.0 (46.4)	9.0 (48.2)	11.3 (52.3)	15.7 (60.3)	19.7 (67.5)	23.1 (73.6)	25.0 (77.0)	24.8 (76.6)	22.7 (72.9)	18.2 (64.8)	14.2 (57.6)	9.5 (49.1)	16.8 (62.2)
Record low °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	−2.1 (28.2)	−2.3 (27.9)	5.2 (41.4)	9.2 (48.6)	13.3 (55.9)	20.2 (68.4)	19.3 (66.7)	13.6 (56.5)	6.3 (43.3)	1.2 (34.2)	−4.1 (24.6)	−4.1 (24.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	56.1 (2.21)	78.8 (3.10)	131.6 (5.18)	155.8 (6.13)	199.9 (7.87)	260.8 (10.27)	156.7 (6.17)	168.3 (6.63)	123.9 (4.88)	45.8 (1.80)	52.2 (2.06)	42.7 (1.68)	1,472.6 (57.98)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.8	12.6	16.2	15.6	17.0	17.5	12.3	15.1	10.6	6.6	8.1	8.3	149.7
Average snowy days	0.1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	0.3
Average relative humidity (%)	73	74	74	74	76	79	73	75	73	71	74	73	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	98.1	89.8	99.6	115.8	127.6	131.9	219.1	197.9	168.8	154.0	118.7	109.7	1,631
Percent possible sunshine	30	28	27	30	31	32	52	49	46	43	37	34	37
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation

The county is served by Minqing North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. The Nanping–Fuzhou railway passes through the county but there is no passenger service. The last passenger station, Minqing railway station, was closed in 2016.

References

1. Wylie, Alexander (1867), "Edwin Stevens", Memorials of Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, pp. 84–5.
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.