Guzhen County
Guzhen County (simplified Chinese: 固镇县; traditional Chinese: 固鎮縣; pinyin: Gùzhèn Xiàn) is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Bengbu city.
Guzhen
固镇县 Kuchen | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Bengbu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,363 km2 (526 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 580,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 233700 |
| Website | 固镇县人民政府 |
Administrative divisions
In the present, Guzhen County has 8 towns and 3 townships.[1]
- 8 Towns
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- 3 Townships
Climate
| Climate data for Guzhen (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
30.1 (86.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.9 (102.0) |
37.2 (99.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
20.4 (68.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
15.6 (60.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
9.9 (49.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
15.3 (59.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
4.5 (40.1) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.5 (74.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.3 (6.3) |
−13.8 (7.2) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 25.0 (0.98) |
30.9 (1.22) |
48.8 (1.92) |
47.0 (1.85) |
73.9 (2.91) |
123.1 (4.85) |
260.2 (10.24) |
121.1 (4.77) |
81.6 (3.21) |
48.4 (1.91) |
39.7 (1.56) |
17.8 (0.70) |
917.5 (36.12) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 71 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
History
- A 4500-year-old city in what is called as the Nanchengzi Ruins is found in this county.
- At the end of the Qin dynasty (202 BC), the battle of Chu and Han happened in Guzhen, leaving the "besieged on all sides", "Farewell My Concubine" and other stories.
- During the Taihe period, the Northern Wei dynasty established a town called Guyang, which then evolved into Guzhen County.
- On October 31, 1964, each part of Xuxian, Lingbi, Huaiyuan, Wuhe formed the Administrative Region Establishment of Guzhen County. On July 1, 1965, Guzhen county was under the administration of Xuxian area; 1983 is Bengbu City.
Place of interest
- Gaixia ruins (the provincial cultural relics protection units)
- Yangcheng Valley site
- Ancient battlefield site
References
- 蚌埠市-行政区划王 (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 14 November 2022.
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