Yangcheng County

Yangcheng County (simplified Chinese: 阳城县; traditional Chinese: 陽城縣; pinyin: Yángchéng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Henan Province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jincheng and located in the latter's southwest confines. It is home to the AAAAA-rated House of the Huangcheng Chancellor.

Yangcheng County
阳城县
County
The Tower of Rivers and Mountains in the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor in Beiliu
The Tower of Rivers and Mountains in the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor in Beiliu
Yangcheng in Jincheng
Yangcheng in Jincheng
Jincheng in Shanxi
Jincheng in Shanxi
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityJincheng
Population
 (2020[1])
350,474
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions
Towns
NameSimp.Trad.Pinyin
Fengcheng凤城镇鳳城鎮Fèngchéngzhèn
Beiliu北留镇北留鎮Běiliúzhèn
Runcheng润城镇潤城鎮Rùnchéngzhèn
Dingdian町店镇町店鎮Dīngdiànzhèn
Qinchi芹池镇芹池鎮Qínchízhèn
Ciying次营镇次營鎮Cìyíngzhèn
Henghe横河镇橫河鎮Hénghézhèn
Hebei河北镇河北鎮Héběizhèn
Manghe蟒河镇蟒河鎮Mǎnghézhèn
Dongye东冶镇東冶鎮Dōngyězhèn
Townships
Baisang白桑乡白桑鄉Báisāngxiāng
Sitou寺头乡寺頭鄉Sìtóuxiāng
Xihe西河乡西河鄉Xīhéxiāng
Yanli演礼乡演禮鄉Yǎnlǐxiāng
Gulong固隆乡固隆鄉Gùlóngxiāng
Dongfeng董封乡董封鄉Dǒngfēngxiāng
Jialing驾岭乡駕嶺鄉Jiàlǐngxiāng
Subdistricts
Dongcheng东城街道東城街道Dōngchéng Jiēdào
Forest Areas
Yangcheng County Forest阳城县林场陽城縣林場Yángchéngxiàn Línchǎng

Climate
Climate data for Yangcheng (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)		 7.0
(44.6)		 12.9
(55.2)		 20.7
(69.3)		 25.6
(78.1)		 29.3
(84.7)		 30.0
(86.0)		 28.5
(83.3)		 24.2
(75.6)		 18.8
(65.8)		 11.7
(53.1)		 5.3
(41.5)		 18.1
(64.7)
Average low °C (°F) −6.9
(19.6)		 −3.7
(25.3)		 1.3
(34.3)		 7.8
(46.0)		 13.0
(55.4)		 17.3
(63.1)		 20.3
(68.5)		 19.2
(66.6)		 14.0
(57.2)		 7.6
(45.7)		 0.6
(33.1)		 −5.0
(23.0)		 7.1
(44.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 7.3
(0.29)		 11.7
(0.46)		 22.7
(0.89)		 27.6
(1.09)		 57.6
(2.27)		 65.5
(2.58)		 127.3
(5.01)		 116.8
(4.60)		 78.7
(3.10)		 38.4
(1.51)		 18.5
(0.73)		 6.3
(0.25)		 578.4
(22.78)
Source: National Meteorological Center of CMA[2]

The movie Inn of the Sixth Happiness is based on the story of Gladys Aylward's missionary activities in the county.

References
  1. Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. 1981年-2010年（阳城）月平均气温和降水 (in Simplified Chinese). National Meteorological Center of CMA. Retrieved 25 November 2022.


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