Daming County is a county under the jurisdiction of Handan City in far southern Hebei Province, China. It was formerly one of the capitals of the Northern Song.
Daming County
大名县 Taming | |
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 City walls of Daming | |
  Daming Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 36°17′N 115°09′E / 36.283°N 115.150°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Handan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,052 km2 (406 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 47 m (155 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 726,396 |
| • Density | 690/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 056900 |
| Website | dm |
| Daming County | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 大名縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 大名县 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Great Name County Famous County | ||||||||
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| Daming Fu | |||||||||
| Chinese | 大名府 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Seat of Daming Prefecture | ||||||||
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History
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It was formerly known as Beijing under the Northern Song dynasty, who used it as their northern capital.[1] The city served as an important centre for learning during Imperial China. It was renamed to Daming Fu during the Ming Dynasty and stayed unchanged until the Republican era. French Jesuits settled in the city in 1897 and founded a French College (Fawen 法文). A large Gothic church was erected inside the city walls from 1918 to 1921; it became a cathedral in 1935 and is listed as key cultural relic of the People's Republic of China since 2013.[2]
Administrative divisions
editDaming County includes 6 towns, 13 townships, and 1 ethnic township.[3]
Towns:
Townships:
- Shageta Township (沙圪塔乡), Wangcun Township (王村乡), Pushang Township (铺上乡), Huangjinti Township (黄金堤乡), Dajie Township (大街乡), Jiuye Township (旧治乡), Ximuzhuang Township (西未庄乡), Sungandian Township (孙甘店乡), Xifuji Township (西付集乡), Niantou Township (埝头乡), Beifeng Township (北峰乡), Zhangji Township (张集乡), Hongmiao Township (红庙乡), Yingzhen Hui Ethnic Township (营镇回族乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Daming (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) |
24.2 (75.6) |
28.1 (82.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
38.2 (100.8) |
42.5 (108.5) |
41.5 (106.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.0 (100.4) |
35.0 (95.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
42.5 (108.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
8.4 (47.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
32.2 (90.0) |
32.2 (90.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
5.7 (42.3) |
19.8 (67.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.6 (29.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.3 (81.1) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
14.9 (58.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
0.2 (32.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.1 (21.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
8.9 (48.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.3 (−2.7) |
−14.9 (5.2) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
5.1 (41.2) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−17.9 (−0.2) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−19.3 (−2.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) |
7.4 (0.29) |
10.4 (0.41) |
28.8 (1.13) |
39.1 (1.54) |
63.5 (2.50) |
142.7 (5.62) |
104.9 (4.13) |
47.7 (1.88) |
27.9 (1.10) |
19.4 (0.76) |
5.2 (0.20) |
501 (19.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 65.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.5 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 9.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 60 | 58 | 64 | 66 | 62 | 78 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 68 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 138.5 | 145.7 | 194.5 | 210.0 | 235.9 | 211.7 | 176.2 | 181.1 | 175.5 | 172.3 | 145.1 | 140.8 | 2,127.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 47 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 40 | 44 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Theobald, Ulrich. China Knowledge. "Chinese History - Song Dynasty 宋 (960–1279): Map and Geography". Accessed 19 Oct 2012.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：大名县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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