Ying County

Ying County or Yingxian (simplified Chinese: 应县; traditional Chinese: 應縣; pinyin: Yìng Xiàn) is a county in the north of Shanxi province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou.

Ying County
应县
Ying County in Shuozhou
Ying County in Shuozhou
Shuozhou in Shanxi
Shuozhou in Shanxi
Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 113°11′28″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityShuozhou
Area
  Total1,688 km2 (652 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
243,970
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ying County is best known for the Pagoda of Fogong Temple, which is built in 1056 and was the tallest timber building in the world built before the rise of modern timber skyscrapers in the 2010s.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Yingxian (1981−2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9)
20.1
(68.2)
26.7
(80.1)
36.1
(97.0)
35.8
(96.4)
40.4
(104.7)
39.2
(102.6)
35.6
(96.1)
35.4
(95.7)
29.0
(84.2)
22.4
(72.3)
16.1
(61.0)
40.4
(104.7)
Average high °C (°F) −1.9
(28.6)
2.7
(36.9)
9.2
(48.6)
17.8
(64.0)
24.2
(75.6)
28.3
(82.9)
29.3
(84.7)
27.3
(81.1)
22.9
(73.2)
16.1
(61.0)
7.1
(44.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
15.2
(59.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.8
(14.4)
−5.2
(22.6)
1.7
(35.1)
10.1
(50.2)
17.0
(62.6)
21.3
(70.3)
23.0
(73.4)
20.9
(69.6)
15.7
(60.3)
8.7
(47.7)
−0.2
(31.6)
−7.3
(18.9)
8.0
(46.4)
Average low °C (°F) −16.3
(2.7)
−11.8
(10.8)
−4.8
(23.4)
2.6
(36.7)
9.4
(48.9)
14.2
(57.6)
17.1
(62.8)
15.2
(59.4)
9.3
(48.7)
2.5
(36.5)
−6.0
(21.2)
−13.1
(8.4)
1.5
(34.8)
Record low °C (°F) −27.9
(−18.2)
−26.7
(−16.1)
−20.7
(−5.3)
−10.2
(13.6)
−4.8
(23.4)
2.4
(36.3)
8.7
(47.7)
5.2
(41.4)
−2.1
(28.2)
−9.7
(14.5)
−24.0
(−11.2)
−29.8
(−21.6)
−29.8
(−21.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07)
2.2
(0.09)
10.4
(0.41)
16.5
(0.65)
36.1
(1.42)
52.2
(2.06)
85.9
(3.38)
72.9
(2.87)
52.4
(2.06)
21.7
(0.85)
6.6
(0.26)
1.6
(0.06)
360.3
(14.18)
Average relative humidity (%) 54 48 46 41 42 52 64 69 64 57 54 54 54
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3]

References

  1. Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. Gorvett, Zaria. "'Plyscrapers': The rise of the wooden skyscraper". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. 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.


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