Deqing County, Zhejiang
Deqing (Chinese: 德清县; pinyin: Déqīng Xiàn) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Huzhou, in the northwest of Zhejiang province. As of 2020 census, its population was 548,568 all living in the built-up (or metro) area. Deqing is very close to Hangzhou and Shaoxing, so it is becoming de facto a suburb of the two cities. It is being conurbated soon and even a Metro Line is planned in the middle term to link both cities.[1]
Deqing
德清县 Tehtsing | |
|---|---|
 Aerial photographs of Deqing County seat | |
  Deqing Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 30°32′33″N 119°58′39″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Huzhou |
| Area | |
| • County | 937.7 km2 (362.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 937.7 km2 (362.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • County | 548,568 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 548,568 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Geography
Located in the middle of the plain between the Hangzhou Bay and the Taihu, most of Deqing County is flat, criss-crossed by numerous canals. The western end of the county is mountainous. There, the popular tourist areas of Moganshan 莫干山 is located. Moganshan is a scenic mountain, an hour from Hangzhou, with many pre-World War II villas built by foreigners, along with one of Chiang Kai-shek's Guomindang compounds.
Zisiqiao (子思桥) Village, located within Deqing County's Xinshi Town, is renowned as a center of snake farming. The locals have been raising snakes since the 1980s; currently, about 800 people in Zisiqiao work in snake farming industry, raising some three million snakes a year. Live snakes are supplied to specialty restaurants; dried or preserved in alcohol, they are sold to manufacturers of traditional Chinese medicines; snake-infused wine is made as well.[2][3] The village is nicknamed "Snake Village" by the media, and Deqing Snake Culture Museum is a local tourist attraction.[2][4]
Administrative divisions
Towns:[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Deqing (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.8 (100.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
39.5 (103.1) |
39.8 (103.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
29.8 (85.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.9 (84.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.9 (82.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.1 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
6.1 (43.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
2.4 (36.3) |
12.8 (55.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.1 (2.96) |
80.6 (3.17) |
131.9 (5.19) |
107.2 (4.22) |
120.1 (4.73) |
208.5 (8.21) |
188.3 (7.41) |
155.1 (6.11) |
126.5 (4.98) |
75.3 (2.96) |
69.7 (2.74) |
46.1 (1.81) |
1,384.4 (54.49) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 77 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[6] | |||||||||||||
Religion
Yunxiu Temple is a Buddhist temple in Xiazhuhu Subdistrict.
Transportation
Deqing has two railway stations, normal trains serve through Deqing West railway station, which located on the Xuancheng–Hangzhou railway, with fairly frequent, although not particularly fast, passenger service to Hangzhou and Hefei.[7] High speed trains serve Deqing railway station, on the Nanjing-Hangzhou high-speed railway.
Tourist attractions
The county houses many ancient bridges, such as Sengjia Bridge and Qinghe Bridge.
Notes
- 杭德轻轨取消“云会站”？请看官方答复 | 仁和房产
- China's 'Snake Village' seeks New Year riches, AFP, 2013-02-10
- 世界第一蛇村：800人与300万条蛇的神奇生活 [World's No. 1 Snake Village: mysterious life of 800 people and over 3 million snakes]. Sina Travel. 2010-10-21.
- 蛇文化博物馆可以让你看得“头皮发麻 [Snake Culture Museum will make your hair stand on end]. Retrieved 2012-05-07.
- "湖州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- Deqing West schedule (in Chinese)