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 / 36.317°N 113.217°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
edit- 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
edit| Climate data for Lucheng, elevation 948 m (3,110 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 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) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| 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) | 4.5 (0.18) |
9.4 (0.37) |
11.0 (0.43) |
33.5 (1.32) |
47.5 (1.87) |
66.9 (2.63) |
140.6 (5.54) |
103.8 (4.09) |
59.6 (2.35) |
35.7 (1.41) |
19.3 (0.76) |
4.4 (0.17) |
536.2 (21.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 86.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 20.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 61 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 151.4 | 150.7 | 181.3 | 209.4 | 228.8 | 194.9 | 177.3 | 173.0 | 155.0 | 163.0 | 157.3 | 152.5 | 2,094.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 51 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official website, in Chinese[permanent dead link]
- Official statistics, in Chinese
- Chinese Pig Under the Roof (Changzhi Revolution Story)
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