Xinghua (simplified Chinese: 兴化; traditional Chinese: 興化; pinyin: Xīnghuà) is a county-level city under the administration of Taizhou, Jiangsu province, China. It is located in the central part of Jiangsu Province. It borders the prefecture-level cities of Yancheng to the north and east and Yangzhou to the west.
Xinghua
兴化市 Hinghwa | |
|---|---|
 Sipai Tower (四牌楼; 四牌樓), the emblem of the Xinghua Ancient City (兴化古城; 興化古城) | |
  Xinghua Location of the city center in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates: 32°54′43″N 119°51′09″E / 32.9120°N 119.8526°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Taizhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,393.35 km2 (924.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[3] | |
• Total | 1,542,600 |
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 225700 |
Xinghua's name (兴化) is the abbreviation for "兴盛教化" (xīngshèng jiàohuà) which means "prospering (the Confucian) teaching".[4]
History
editIn 920, the Yang Wu state of the Ten Kingdoms separated the northern part of the then Hailing county to establish Xinghua county. The county was downgraded to Zhaoyang township in 1135, but was restored in 1149.
In 1987, the county was turned into a city of Yangzhou. The area was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou until 1996, and then reassign to Taizhou, Jiangsu.
Administrative divisions
editAt present, Xinghua City has 29 towns and 5 townships.[5]
- 29 towns
- 5 townships
Climate
edit| Climate data for Xinghua (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.2 (66.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
32.6 (90.7) |
35.8 (96.4) |
36.8 (98.2) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.8 (101.8) |
36.1 (97.0) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.0 (82.4) |
21.3 (70.3) |
38.8 (101.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.9 (57.0) |
20.2 (68.4) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.2 (81.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
20.1 (68.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.4 (36.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.0 (48.2) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.4 (81.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
15.7 (60.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
5.2 (41.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
14.0 (57.2) |
7.6 (45.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
12.1 (53.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
7.1 (44.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
10.6 (51.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−10.3 (13.5) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39.8 (1.57) |
38.8 (1.53) |
64.8 (2.55) |
62.6 (2.46) |
82.8 (3.26) |
166.6 (6.56) |
234.0 (9.21) |
177.6 (6.99) |
78.2 (3.08) |
53.2 (2.09) |
54.3 (2.14) |
32.6 (1.28) |
1,085.3 (42.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.6 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 7.9 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 12.7 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 104.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 80 | 81 | 77 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 145.7 | 143.5 | 172.6 | 197.0 | 203.4 | 167.5 | 193.0 | 203.9 | 184.7 | 184.9 | 158.0 | 156.3 | 2,110.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 46 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 47 | 39 | 45 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Education
editNotable people
edit- Bi Feiyu, fiction writer
- Fan Zhongyan, politician, was once magistrate in Xinghua[8]
- Hou Yifan, chess grandmaster, born in Xinghua
- Kong Shangren, Qing dynasty dramatist and poet
- Li Jitong (1897–1961), botanist and phytophysiologist[9]
- Zheng Banqiao, Qing dynasty painter
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Xinghua People's Government" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ Taizhou Statistical Yearbook 2012/《泰州统计年鉴2012》.(in Chinese) Accessed 9 July 2014.
- ^ China 2010 Census County-by-county Statistics/《中国2010年人口普查分县资料》.(in Chinese) Accessed 9 July 2014.
- ^ 江苏市县概况 [Overview of Jiangsu's cities and counties] (in Chinese). pp. 394–397. ISBN 978-7-55-373496-5.
- ^ "泰州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Buckley Ebrey, Patricia (1993). Chinese Civilization a sourcebook. Simon and Schuster. p. 200.
- ^ 30 Years' Review of China's Science & Technology, 1949-1979 (World Scientific Publishing Co., 1981), p. 283.
External links
edit- (in Chinese) Official Local Government website
- (in English and Chinese) "Illustrated Album of Yangzhou Prefecture", from 1573 to 1620, has illustrations of Xinghua
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