Jingxing County
Jingxing County (simplified Chinese: 井陉县; traditional Chinese: 井陘縣; pinyin: Jǐngxíng Xiàn; lit. 'Well Border')[1] is a county of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province.
Jingxing County
井陉县 | |
|---|---|
 Historic architecture in the village of Daliangjiang (大梁江村), a National Historical and Cultural Village | |
  Jingxing County Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 114°08′43″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Shijiazhuang |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 050300 |
| Area code | 0311 |
| Website | www |
When King Mu of Zhou went hunting in the region, he described the terrain as "the surrounding is high while the center is deep, like a well, [making the region] resemble the border of a stove", hence the name of the county.[1]
According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in Dongyuan Village (東元村) during the stone age.
Administrative divisions
There are 10 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.
Towns:
- Weishui (微水镇), Shang'an (上安镇), Tianchang (天长镇), Xiulin (秀林镇), Nanyu (南峪镇), Weizhou (威州镇), Xiaozuo (小作镇), Nanzhangcheng (南障城镇), Cangyanshan (苍岩山镇), Ceyu (测鱼镇)
Townships:
- Wujiayao Township (吴家窑乡), Beizheng Township (北正乡), Yujia Township (于家乡), Sunzhuang Township (孙庄乡), Nanxing Township (南陉乡), Xinzhuang Township (辛庄乡), Nanwangzhuang Township (南王庄乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Jingxing (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
40.6 (105.1) |
42.6 (108.7) |
42.1 (107.8) |
39.6 (103.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
32.2 (90.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
42.6 (108.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.3 (55.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.4 (68.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
5.3 (41.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
13.2 (55.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.5 (4.1) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.5 (0.14) |
5.8 (0.23) |
11.9 (0.47) |
18.9 (0.74) |
44.1 (1.74) |
50.7 (2.00) |
113.1 (4.45) |
141.6 (5.57) |
61.4 (2.42) |
25.2 (0.99) |
14.0 (0.55) |
3.3 (0.13) |
493.5 (19.43) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 52 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 56 | 58 | 73 | 78 | 72 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 59 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
Films
The 2018 film An Elephant Sitting Still was filmed in Jingxing County.
References
- 井陉概览
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 November 2022.