Wansheng District
Wansheng District (simplified Chinese: 万盛区; traditional Chinese: 萬盛區; pinyin: Wànshèng Qū) is a former district of Chongqing Municipality, China.
Wansheng District
万盛区 | |
|---|---|
 Wansheng District in Chongqing | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Land | 566 km2 (219 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 270,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
In October 2011, Wansheng was merged into the much poorer Qijiang County to form the new Qijiang District.[1][2]
Wansheng is a popular tourist destination in Chongqing, attracting tourists to natural attractions such as the Black Valley and Wansheng stone forest.[3] The stone forest of Wansheng is the second largest in China.[4] Before the development of tourism, Wansheng was a major coal producing area, with up to half of coal mined in Chongqing being mined in Wansheng.[5]
Climate
| Climate data for Wansheng (1981−2010 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.9 (98.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.4 (104.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
44.3 (111.7) |
44.3 (111.7) |
37.3 (99.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
44.3 (111.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
23.7 (74.7) |
27.7 (81.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.2 (84.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.8 (46.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.9 (75.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
11.7 (53.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.8 (56.8) |
6.6 (43.9) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 28.0 (1.10) |
26.6 (1.05) |
50.0 (1.97) |
111.0 (4.37) |
169.0 (6.65) |
193.4 (7.61) |
198.5 (7.81) |
178.9 (7.04) |
111.0 (4.37) |
108.2 (4.26) |
62.3 (2.45) |
34.2 (1.35) |
1,271.1 (50.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.1 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 171.5 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 76 | 79 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 29.2 | 45.5 | 82.4 | 106.3 | 118.6 | 111.2 | 195.1 | 193.4 | 141.4 | 68.4 | 56.5 | 29.8 | 1,177.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 9 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 48 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration (precipitation days, snow days, sunshine 1991–2014)[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References
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