Jing County, Anhui
Jing County or Jingxian (simplified Chinese: 泾县; traditional Chinese: 涇縣; pinyin: Jīng Xiàn) is a county in the south of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Xuancheng. It has a population of 360,000 and an area of 2,059 km2 (795 sq mi). The government of Jing County is located in Jingchuan Town.
Jingxian
泾县 | |
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.JPG.webp) Jingxian Railway Station | |
 Jing County is the westernmost division in this map of Xuancheng | |
.png.webp) Xuancheng in Anhui | |
| Coordinates: 30°41′19″N 118°25′12″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Xuancheng |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,054.5 km2 (793.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 307,000 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (390/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 242500 |
Jing County has jurisdiction over eleven towns and four townships.
The county is known for its production of Xuan paper and its historic villages.[1]
Administrative divisions
Jing County is divided to 7 towns and 2 townships.[2]
- Towns
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- Townships
- Changqiao Township (昌桥乡)
- Tingxi Township (汀溪乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Jingxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.8 (78.4) |
29.4 (84.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.0 (95.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
38.7 (101.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.4 (102.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.3 (86.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.3 (59.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.5 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
5.6 (42.1) |
9.8 (49.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −0.2 (31.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
11.9 (53.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) |
−10.8 (12.6) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
6.7 (44.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
8.6 (47.5) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
−15.4 (4.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.3 (2.89) |
78.9 (3.11) |
137.3 (5.41) |
142.2 (5.60) |
159.7 (6.29) |
241.9 (9.52) |
209.1 (8.23) |
166.8 (6.57) |
110.4 (4.35) |
82.9 (3.26) |
76.6 (3.02) |
45.6 (1.80) |
1,524.7 (60.05) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 77 | 80 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] | |||||||||||||
Tourism
Tourist spots
Preservation of the county's historic villages has been challenging. According to a local official, "The key to preserving villages such as Chaji ... was to convince villagers to stay and not move away to work in the big cities."[4][5] Tourist facilities for visitors to Chaji "have been built on the periphery of the ancient village to retain its pastoral landscape."[6]
Daguan Pagoda
Former Headquarter of New Fourth Army in Jingxian
Zhaji Village
References
- "Introduction to the Xuan Paper Making in Anhui China". China Culture Tour.com. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "南京市-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 14 November 2022.
- "Ancient Chinese villages 'rotting away' for lack of money". South China Morning Post. 2015-01-30. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- "Chaji Ancient Buildings (Jing County) - 2019". TripAdvisor. 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - "Traditional Chinese villages in urgent need of preservation". DAWN.COM. 2015-01-31. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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