Yangcheng County (simplified Chinese: 阳城县; traditional Chinese: 陽城縣; pinyin: Yángchéng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Henan Province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jincheng and located in the latter's southwest confines. It is home to the AAAAA-rated House of the Huangcheng Chancellor.
Yangcheng County 阳城县 | |
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 Yangcheng in Jincheng | |
.png) Jincheng in Shanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Jincheng |
| Population (2020[1]) | 350,474 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
History
In 2002, two EPB officials in Yangcheng County were sent to jail for failing to stop a chemical plant from putting toxic waste into the drinking-water system.[2]
Administrative divisions
| Towns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Simp. | Trad. | Pinyin |
| Fengcheng | 凤城镇 | 鳳城鎮 | Fèngchéngzhèn |
| Beiliu | 北留镇 | 北留鎮 | Běiliúzhèn |
| Runcheng | 润城镇 | 潤城鎮 | Rùnchéngzhèn |
| Dingdian | 町店镇 | 町店鎮 | Dīngdiànzhèn |
| Qinchi | 芹池镇 | 芹池鎮 | Qínchízhèn |
| Ciying | 次营镇 | 次營鎮 | Cìyíngzhèn |
| Henghe | 横河镇 | 橫河鎮 | Hénghézhèn |
| Hebei | 河北镇 | 河北鎮 | Héběizhèn |
| Manghe | 蟒河镇 | 蟒河鎮 | Mǎnghézhèn |
| Dongye | 东冶镇 | 東冶鎮 | Dōngyězhèn |
| Townships | |||
| Baisang | 白桑乡 | 白桑鄉 | Báisāngxiāng |
| Sitou | 寺头乡 | 寺頭鄉 | Sìtóuxiāng |
| Xihe | 西河乡 | 西河鄉 | Xīhéxiāng |
| Yanli | 演礼乡 | 演禮鄉 | Yǎnlǐxiāng |
| Gulong | 固隆乡 | 固隆鄉 | Gùlóngxiāng |
| Dongfeng | 董封乡 | 董封鄉 | Dǒngfēngxiāng |
| Jialing | 驾岭乡 | 駕嶺鄉 | Jiàlǐngxiāng |
| Subdistricts | |||
| Dongcheng | 东城街道 | 東城街道 | Dōngchéng Jiēdào |
| Forest Areas | |||
| Yangcheng County Forest | 阳城县林场 | 陽城縣林場 | Yángchéngxiàn Línchǎng |
Climate
| Climate data for Yangcheng, elevation 660 m (2,170 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 5.7 (42.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | 12.4 (54.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | −4.6 (23.7) | 7.5 (45.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.3 (0.33) | 12.4 (0.49) | 16.2 (0.64) | 38.5 (1.52) | 49.8 (1.96) | 62.8 (2.47) | 139.8 (5.50) | 102.2 (4.02) | 77.1 (3.04) | 39.3 (1.55) | 20.4 (0.80) | 5.1 (0.20) | 571.9 (22.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 82.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 17.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.3 | 174.6 | 207.4 | 233.4 | 255.4 | 238.1 | 216.1 | 200.9 | 176.2 | 181.4 | 175.6 | 180.4 | 2,413.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Popular culture
The movie Inn of the Sixth Happiness is based on the story of Gladys Aylward's missionary activities in the county.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yangcheng County.
Look up Yangcheng in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)
- Photos of Yangcheng showing sites mentioned in 'The Small Woman' and the Inn of Eight Happinesses (2006)
35°29′10″N 112°24′53″E / 35.48611°N 112.41472°E