Wenxi County (simplified Chinese: 闻喜县; traditional Chinese: 聞喜縣; pinyin: Wénxǐ Xiàn) is a county in southern Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture level city of Yuncheng. As of 2020 it had a population of roughly 350,000.
Wenxi County
闻喜县 Wensi | |
|---|---|
 Location in Yuncheng | |
  Wenxi Location of the seat in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 35°23′24″N 111°18′27″E / 35.39000°N 111.30750°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuncheng |
| Population (2020) | 355,269 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
The name Wenxi, which means "hearing the glad news", was used as the county name in 111 BC when Emperor Wu of Han, who on his royal progress at this place, heard Han's decisive victory in the Han–Nanyue War.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Wenxi, elevation 468 m (1,535 ft), (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) | 16.6 (61.9) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.9 (105.6) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.0 (100.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
16.5 (61.7) |
40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
27.0 (80.6) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.3 (43.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.7 (28.9) |
2.5 (36.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.8 (58.6) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.6 (79.9) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
13.2 (55.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.7 (19.9) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.1 (1.2) |
−18.7 (−1.7) |
−11.5 (11.3) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
11.5 (52.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
−19.4 (−2.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.4 (0.17) |
8.0 (0.31) |
13.8 (0.54) |
32.6 (1.28) |
48.8 (1.92) |
57.4 (2.26) |
86.2 (3.39) |
86.5 (3.41) |
71.6 (2.82) |
46.5 (1.83) |
19.8 (0.78) |
3.5 (0.14) |
479.1 (18.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 74.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 12 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 57 | 55 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 70 | 75 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 62 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 147.1 | 151.7 | 188.0 | 219.7 | 238.9 | 226.5 | 224.9 | 201.0 | 161.3 | 157.6 | 146.7 | 149.6 | 2,213 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 49 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Archaeology
editIn June 2022, archaeologists announced a discovery of a 2.8 centimetres (1.1 in) long, 5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis in a semi-crypt house at the Shangguo Site in the city of Yuncheng, Wenxi County. Archaeologists theorised that this house may have belonged to the Yangshao culture period, based on the unearthed pottery pieces. According to archaeologist Tian Jianwen, discovery of stone carving chrysalises provided significant information for the study of the silkworm culture in China.[3][4]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China-Xinhua". www.chinaview.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- ^ Büyükyıldırım, Oğuz (2022-07-19). "5,200-year-old stone carving silkworm chrysalis discovered in north China". Arkeonews. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
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