Lanxi, Zhejiang

Lanxi, alternately known as Lanchi and Lanki, is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jinhua in west-central Zhejiang Province, east-central China.

Lanxi 兰溪市 Lanchi
County-level city
Juren Tower in memorial of Cao Juren [zh] (曹聚仁) on the top of Mountain Hengfeng, lying in the southwest of downtown Lanxi
Location of Lanxi City within Jinhua
Lanxi Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 29.208°N 119.458°E / 29.208; 119.458[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city	Jinhua
Area
• Total	1,312.44 km2 (506.74 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	574,801
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	http://www.lanxi.gov.cn/

Lanxi
Simplified Chinese	兰溪市
Traditional Chinese	蘭谿市
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Lánxī Shì Bopomofo ㄌㄢˊ ㄒㄧ ㄕˋ Wade–Giles Lanchi Shih Wu Romanization lae平 chi平 zy上 Hakka Romanization Lhài-qit-sṳ Yue: Cantonese Jyutping Lam4kei1 si5 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Lâm-qi-chhī Eastern Min Fuzhou BUC Luà-qie̤k

The city executive, legislature and judiciary are at Lanjiang Subdistrict (兰江街道), together with the CPC and PSB branches. The town lies on the Lan River (Lanjiang), a tributary of the Fuchun River, both north-flowing; the Fuchun River empties into Hangzhou Bay.

Population history

Year	Population
2013	666,700
2017	660,000

Night skyline

Administration

Towns (镇; zhèn)

• Huangdian (黄店)
• Zhuge (诸葛)
• Majian (馬澗)
• Youbu (游埠)

Notice that Lanjiang Zhen had been cancelled and changed into Lanjiang Jiedao.

Subdistricts (街道; jiēdào)

• Lanjiang (兰江)
• Chixi (赤溪)
• Nyubu (女埠)

Notice that some of the area of Nyubu had been accepted by Lanjiang Jiedao.

• Yunshan (云山)
• Yongchang (永昌)
• Shanghua (上华)

Townships (乡; xiāng)

• Shuiting She Ethnic Township (水亭畲族乡)

Famous Villages

• Zhuge Village

Climate

Climate data for Lanxi, elevation 50 m (160 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	24.2 (75.6)	28.2 (82.8)	33.5 (92.3)	34.1 (93.4)	37.5 (99.5)	38.1 (100.6)	41.4 (106.5)	41.3 (106.3)	39.5 (103.1)	36.8 (98.2)	31.3 (88.3)	24.3 (75.7)	41.4 (106.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	9.9 (49.8)	12.7 (54.9)	16.9 (62.4)	23.1 (73.6)	27.8 (82.0)	29.9 (85.8)	34.7 (94.5)	34.2 (93.6)	29.8 (85.6)	24.8 (76.6)	18.8 (65.8)	12.5 (54.5)	22.9 (73.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)	5.9 (42.6)	8.2 (46.8)	12.1 (53.8)	17.9 (64.2)	22.8 (73.0)	25.6 (78.1)	30.0 (86.0)	29.4 (84.9)	25.2 (77.4)	19.9 (67.8)	14.1 (57.4)	8.0 (46.4)	18.3 (64.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	3.2 (37.8)	5.0 (41.0)	8.6 (47.5)	14.0 (57.2)	19.0 (66.2)	22.5 (72.5)	26.3 (79.3)	25.8 (78.4)	21.8 (71.2)	16.3 (61.3)	10.7 (51.3)	4.9 (40.8)	14.8 (58.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−5.1 (22.8)	−4.5 (23.9)	−2.5 (27.5)	3.0 (37.4)	10.2 (50.4)	14.0 (57.2)	19.0 (66.2)	19.1 (66.4)	13.3 (55.9)	4.8 (40.6)	−0.7 (30.7)	−6.1 (21.0)	−6.1 (21.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	83.9 (3.30)	89.8 (3.54)	162.6 (6.40)	164.3 (6.47)	184.4 (7.26)	292.3 (11.51)	144.0 (5.67)	126.6 (4.98)	75.8 (2.98)	50.8 (2.00)	71.3 (2.81)	64.3 (2.53)	1,510.1 (59.45)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	13.2	13.0	16.4	15.2	15.0	16.8	10.9	12.8	10.0	7.4	10.0	9.9	150.6
Average snowy days	3.1	2.3	0.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.3	7.3
Average relative humidity (%)	75	73	73	71	71	77	69	70	72	70	73	72	72
Mean monthly sunshine hours	83.0	87.8	102.0	121.8	139.3	115.8	217.9	200.3	151.3	142.8	112.7	108.6	1,583.3
Percentage possible sunshine	26	28	27	31	33	28	51	50	41	41	35	34	35
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]