Pingnan County (simplified Chinese: 屏南县; traditional Chinese: 屏南縣; pinyin: Píngnán Xiàn) is an inland county in northeastern Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of Mindong (闽东), and lies in the west of Ningde City.
Pingnan County 屏南县 | |
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  Pingnan Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 26°54′29″N 118°59′10″E / 26.908°N 118.986°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administration
editThe population of Pingnan stands at 181 300 residents, of whom 35,700 are urban resident. (2003)[citation needed]
The county covers an area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi), divided into four towns (镇; zhèn) and seven townships (乡; xiāng). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are seated at Gufeng Town (古峰镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
Towns
edit- Gufeng (古峰镇)
- Shuangxi (双溪镇)
- Daixi (黛溪镇)
- Changqiao (长桥镇)
Townships
edit- Pingcheng (屏城乡)
- Tangkou (棠口乡)
- Gantang (甘棠乡)
- Yiling (熙岭乡)
- Luxia (路下乡)
- Shoushan (寿山乡)
- Lingxia (岭下乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Pingnan (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) | 13.3 (55.9) | 16.2 (61.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.8 (80.2) | 29.7 (85.5) | 29.0 (84.2) | 26.3 (79.3) | 22.4 (72.3) | 18.1 (64.6) | 13.7 (56.7) | 21.0 (69.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 22.2 (72.0) | 24.4 (75.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 16.9 (62.4) | 12.6 (54.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 15.7 (60.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.8 (44.2) | 11.3 (52.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 19.1 (66.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 20.4 (68.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 13.1 (55.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | 12.1 (53.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.1 (3.00) | 106.4 (4.19) | 198.7 (7.82) | 182.3 (7.18) | 252.3 (9.93) | 338.8 (13.34) | 190.9 (7.52) | 212.1 (8.35) | 133.9 (5.27) | 58.2 (2.29) | 69.0 (2.72) | 59.2 (2.33) | 1,877.9 (73.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.1 | 15.6 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 186 |
| Average snowy days | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 110.3 | 97.8 | 105.5 | 122.8 | 125.8 | 126.5 | 208.2 | 174.8 | 149.2 | 158.2 | 126.3 | 131.3 | 1,636.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 39 | 41 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
History
editPingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735.[3]
Local historical monuments include the Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao ("long bridge") Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since.[4]
Agriculture
editPingnan is "the capital of summer mushrooms", and the annual produce of Xiangu mushrooms is more than 6,000 tons. It is the largest export base of summer mushrooms in China. Pingnan is also famous for fruits such as Younai plums, seedless persimmons, chinquapis, yangtaos, and Wuyan peas.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ (in Chinese) Ningde China Investment Online
- ^ CHINA’S HISTORIC BRIDGES: ARCHITECTURE OVER WATER. Fujian Province. Images by Ronald G. Knapp, Larissa L. Mentzer, and Jeffrey D. Knapp
- ^ (in Chinese) 宁德之窗-屏南县 Pingnan County
External links
edit- Ningde government website (in English and Chinese)