Lucheng District, Changzhi
Lucheng (Chinese: 潞城; pinyin: Lùchéng) is a District in Changzhi, in south-eastern Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China. As a division of Changzhi City, it covers an area of 615 km² and has a population of 210,000. Lucheng's economy is driven by coal industry and limestone mining.
Lucheng
潞城区 | |
|---|---|
  Lucheng Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 36°19′N 113°13′E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Changzhi |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
A village in Lucheng county, Zhangzhuangcun (张庄村, pinyin: Zhāngzhuāngcūn), sometimes translated as Long Bow Village, was made famous by the book Fanshen written by William H. Hinton. The book chronicles the changes Zhangzhuangcun underwent after the defeat of occupying Japanese forces by the communist Eighth Route Army and the ensuing land reform movement by the Chinese Communist Party during second Chinese civil war. Hinton documented his return to Zhangzhuangcun years later in Shenfan, chronicling what had happened in the years since and describing how the Cultural Revolution affected the village.
History
- In 1994, its title changed from Lucheng County to Lucheng City (a county-level city under the administration of Changzhi) with approval by the State Council.
- In 2018, its title changed to Lucheng District.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Lucheng (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.9 (73.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.7 (38.7) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.3 (22.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
2.8 (37.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.9 (12.4) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
17.8 (64.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
4.0 (39.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.3 (0.17) |
7.8 (0.31) |
16.3 (0.64) |
24.6 (0.97) |
48.7 (1.92) |
59.9 (2.36) |
128.7 (5.07) |
107.6 (4.24) |
62.0 (2.44) |
35.6 (1.40) |
15.8 (0.62) |
4.7 (0.19) |
516 (20.33) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 54 | 54 | 54 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 62 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
References
- "山西长治市部分行政区划调整：上党区、屯留区和潞城区亮相". 2018-09-30.
- 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.
External links
- Official website, in Chinese
- Official statistics, in Chinese
- Chinese Pig Under the Roof (Changzhi Revolution Story)