Xinghua, Jiangsu

This article is about the city. For other uses, see Xinghua (disambiguation).

Xinghua (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化; pinyin: Xīnghuà) is a county-level city under the administration of Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China. It is located in the central part of Jiangsu Province. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Yancheng to the north and east and Yangzhou to the west.

Xinghua 兴化市 Hinghwa
County-level city
Sipai Tower (四牌楼; 四牌樓), the emblem of the Xinghua Ancient City (兴化古城; 興化古城)
Xinghua Location of the city center in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°54′43″N 119°51′09″E[1]
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Taizhou
Area [2]
• Total	2,393.35 km2 (924.08 sq mi)
Population  (2019)[3]
• Total	1,542,600
• Density	640/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	225700

Xinghua's name (兴化) is the abbreviation for "兴盛教化" (xīngshèng jiàohuà) which means "prospering (the Confucian) teaching".^[4]

History

In 920, the Yang Wu state of the Ten Kingdoms separated the northern part of the then Hailing county to establish Xinghua county. The county was downgraded to Zhaoyang township in 1135, but was restored in 1149.

In 1987, the county was turned into a city of Yangzhou. The area was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou until 1996, and then reassign to Taizhou, Jiangsu.

Canola field on water

Administrative divisions

At present, Xinghua City has 29 towns and 5 townships.^[5]

29 towns

Daiyao (戴窑镇) Hechen (合陈镇) Yongfeng (永丰镇) Xinduo (新垛镇) Anfeng (安丰镇) Hainan (海南镇) Diaoyu (钓鱼镇) Dazou (大邹镇) Shagou (沙沟镇) Zhongbao (中堡镇) Lizhong (李中镇) Xijiao (西郊镇) Lincheng (临城镇) Duotian (垛田镇) Zhuhong (竹泓镇)

Shenlun (沈伦镇) Daduo (大垛镇) Huoduo (荻垛镇) Taozhuang (陶庄镇) Changrong (昌荣镇) Maoshan (茅山镇) Zhouzhuang (周庄镇) Chenbao (陈堡镇) Dainan (戴南镇) Zhangguo (张郭镇) Zhaoyang (昭阳镇) Daying (大营镇) Xiaxu (下圩镇) Chengdong (城东镇)

5 townships

Laowei (老圩乡) Zhoufen (周奋乡) Ganggu (缸顾乡)

Xibao (西鲍乡) Linhu ((林湖乡)

Climate

Climate data for Xinghua, elevation 3 m (9.8 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)	19.2 (66.6)	25.3 (77.5)	33.6 (92.5)	32.6 (90.7)	35.8 (96.4)	36.8 (98.2)	37.8 (100.0)	39.7 (103.5)	36.1 (97.0)	31.5 (88.7)	28.0 (82.4)	21.3 (70.3)	39.7 (103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.5 (43.7)	9.0 (48.2)	13.9 (57.0)	20.2 (68.4)	25.6 (78.1)	28.8 (83.8)	31.5 (88.7)	31.0 (87.8)	27.2 (81.0)	22.3 (72.1)	15.7 (60.3)	9.0 (48.2)	20.1 (68.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.4 (36.3)	4.6 (40.3)	9.0 (48.2)	15.0 (59.0)	20.5 (68.9)	24.4 (75.9)	27.8 (82.0)	27.4 (81.3)	23.2 (73.8)	17.7 (63.9)	11.2 (52.2)	4.7 (40.5)	15.7 (60.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−0.7 (30.7)	1.1 (34.0)	5.2 (41.4)	10.6 (51.1)	16.2 (61.2)	20.9 (69.6)	24.8 (76.6)	24.6 (76.3)	20.0 (68.0)	14.0 (57.2)	7.6 (45.7)	1.3 (34.3)	12.1 (53.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−10.0 (14.0)	−10.4 (13.3)	−7.4 (18.7)	0.3 (32.5)	7.1 (44.8)	12.7 (54.9)	17.6 (63.7)	17.7 (63.9)	10.6 (51.1)	2.4 (36.3)	−4.6 (23.7)	−10.3 (13.5)	−10.4 (13.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	39.8 (1.57)	38.8 (1.53)	64.8 (2.55)	62.6 (2.46)	82.8 (3.26)	166.6 (6.56)	234.0 (9.21)	177.6 (6.99)	78.2 (3.08)	53.2 (2.09)	54.3 (2.14)	32.6 (1.28)	1,085.3 (42.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.6	7.7	8.8	7.9	9.7	9.6	12.7	12.0	8.1	7.0	7.4	6.1	104.6
Average snowy days	2.9	2.3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	0.8	7.4
Average relative humidity (%)	73	73	71	70	71	75	80	81	77	73	74	72	74
Mean monthly sunshine hours	145.7	143.5	172.6	197.0	203.4	167.5	193.0	203.9	184.7	184.9	158.0	156.3	2,110.5
Percentage possible sunshine	46	46	46	50	47	39	45	50	50	53	51	51	48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7]all-time extreme temperature[8]

Education

• Chushui Experimental School

Notable people

• Bi Feiyu, fiction writer
• Fan Zhongyan, politician, was once magistrate in Xinghua^[9]
• Hou Yifan, chess grandmaster, born in Xinghua
• Kong Shangren, Qing dynasty dramatist and poet
• Li Jitong (1897–1961), botanist and phytophysiologist^[10]
• Zheng Banqiao, Qing dynasty painter

See also

• Xinghua Campaign