Xinghua, Jiangsu
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 | |
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 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 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Taizhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,393.35 km2 (924.08 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • 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".
History
In 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
At present, Xinghua City has 29 towns and 5 townships.
- 29 towns
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- 5 townships
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Climate
| Climate data for Xinghua (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) | 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 | |||||||||||||
Education
Notable people
- Bi Feiyu, fiction writer
- Fan Zhongyan, politician, was once magistrate in Xinghua
- Hou Yifan, chess grandmaster, born in Xinghua
- Kong Shangren, Qing dynasty dramatist and poet
- Li Jitong (1897–1961), botanist and phytophysiologist
- Zheng Banqiao, Qing dynasty painter
See also
References
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