Huzhu Tu Autonomous County
Huzhu Tu Autonomous County (Chinese: 互助土族自治县; pinyin: Hùzhù Tǔzú Zìzhìxiàn; Tu: Huzhu Mongghul njeenaa dagnagu xan), or in short Huzhu County (互助县; Hùzhù Xiàn), is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Haidong, in the east of Qinghai province, China, bordering Gansu province to the northeast.[1] It has an area of 3,321 km2 (1,282 sq mi) and approximately 370,000 inhabitants (2004). Its seat is the town of Weiyuan (威远镇).
Huzhu
互助县 | |
|---|---|
| 互助土族自治县 Huzhu Tu Autonomous County Huzhu Mongghul njeenaa dagnagu xan | |
 Gönlung Jampa Ling monastery in Huzhu County | |
  Huzhu Location of the seat in Qinghai | |
| Coordinates: 36°51′N 102°06′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Qinghai |
| Prefecture-level city | Haidong |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.huzhu.gov.cn/ |
The monastery of Chuzang, located in the town of Nanmenxia (南门峡镇) some 20 km (12 mi) northwest of the seat of Huzhu County, is listed as a national monument of the People's Republic of China (since 2006).
The Xining Caojiabao Airport (IATA: XNN, ICAO: ZLXN) which serves Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, is located in the county.
Climate
| Climate data for Huzhu (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
30.2 (86.4) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
34.9 (94.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
1.4 (34.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
12.0 (53.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −12.0 (10.4) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−11.1 (12.0) |
3.1 (37.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −19.9 (−3.8) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
1.6 (34.9) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.9 (49.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−5.1 (22.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.3 (−18.9) |
−26.3 (−15.3) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−24.3 (−11.7) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
−31.9 (−25.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.7 (0.11) |
4.1 (0.16) |
15.3 (0.60) |
28.5 (1.12) |
64.5 (2.54) |
76.8 (3.02) |
96.2 (3.79) |
99.3 (3.91) |
77.4 (3.05) |
30.0 (1.18) |
5.7 (0.22) |
2.0 (0.08) |
502.5 (19.78) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 49 | 54 | 56 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 76 | 77 | 72 | 62 | 55 | 63 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
References
- Janhunen, Juha (2006-01-27). The Mongolic Languages. Routledge. pp. 286–287. ISBN 978-1-135-79690-7.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
External links
- Official Website Archived 2011-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Chubsang Gompa