Chenzhou (Chinese: 郴州; pinyin: Chēnzhōu) is a prefecture-level city located in the south of Hunan province, China, bordering the provinces of Jiangxi to the east and Guangdong to the south. Its administrative area covers 19,317 square kilometres (7,458 sq mi), 9.2% of the provincial area, and its total population reached 4,581,779 in the 2010 census, 26% of them living in urban areas, 74% of them live in rural areas.[3]
Chenzhou
郴州市 | |
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Chenzhou Location of the city center in Hunan | |
Coordinates (Chenzhou municipal government): 25°46′12″N 113°00′58″E / 25.770°N 113.016°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Municipal seat | Beihu District |
Area | |
• Prefecture-level city | 19,317 km2 (7,458 sq mi) |
• Urban (2017)[1] | 580.00 km2 (223.94 sq mi) |
Population (2010 census) | |
• Prefecture-level city | 4,581,778 |
• Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
• Urban (2020)[1] | 960,000 |
GDP[2] | |
• Prefecture-level city | CN¥ 298.1 billion US$ 44.2 billion |
• Per capita | CN¥ 64,279 US$ 9,558 |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 423000 |
Area code | 0735 |
ISO 3166 code | CN-HN-10 |
License plate prefixes | 湘L |
Website | en |
Chenzhou is a historical city dating back from the Qin dynasty. The area was historically named Guiyang (simplified Chinese: 桂阳; traditional Chinese: 桂陽; pinyin: Guìyáng) Commandery before being renamed to the current name in the year 735 during the Tang dynasty. The Chinese character 郴, meaning "City in the Forest", uniquely refers to only the area. Known to be popular among the literacy circle of the Tang courts, poets such as Wang Changling, Du Fu, Han Yu, Liu Yuxi and Qin Guan have visited and wrote poems to the natural beauty of the area.
According to unsourced claims from Jung Chang and Jon Halliday in their book Mao: The Unknown Story, Chenzhou, along with neighboring Leiyang city was razed in 1928 by troops (Chinese Red Army) under the command of Zhu De, who was following directives which originated in Moscow and passed on by higher officials of the Chinese Communist Party. The strategy was to leave large numbers of peasants from the cities with no option but to join communist uprisings. [citation needed]
Chenzhou was the site of a large investigation when its municipal government and party committee, led by Secretary Li Dalun, was charged on multiple counts of corruption in June 2006. [citation needed]
Chenzhou is situated at the juncture of Hunan and Guangdong provinces at the foot of small Qitian Mountains of the Nanling Mountain Range. Places of interest, natural scenic spots, ancient relics and buildings make for over 100 tourism spots in the city. The major ones are the Suxian Hill, the Wanhuayan, the Dongjiang Lake, and the Wugai Mountain Hunting Field.
Chenzhou has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfa), with four distinct seasons. Spring is subject to heavy rainfall, while the summers are long, hot, and humid with lesser rainfall, and autumn is comfortable and rather dry. Winter is rather brief, but cold snaps occur with temperatures occasionally dropping below freezing, and while not heavy, rain can be frequent.
Climate data for Chenzhou (1991–2015 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 27.0 (80.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.0 (100.4) |
40.3 (104.5) |
40.5 (104.9) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
27.4 (81.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.9 (75.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.1 (55.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
28.3 (82.9) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
18.7 (65.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.8 (51.4) |
5.5 (41.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
Record low °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
2.2 (36.0) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 80.0 (3.15) |
97.8 (3.85) |
156.1 (6.15) |
169.3 (6.67) |
188.2 (7.41) |
195.7 (7.70) |
126.3 (4.97) |
191.3 (7.53) |
86.8 (3.42) |
72.0 (2.83) |
78.4 (3.09) |
68.2 (2.69) |
1,510.1 (59.46) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.4 | 16.1 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 15.8 | 10.3 | 14.6 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 172.6 |
Average snowy days | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 6.3 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 53.5 | 53.4 | 59.5 | 91.2 | 111.9 | 127.7 | 219.0 | 162.3 | 121.1 | 118.0 | 100.0 | 84.4 | 1,302 |
Percent possible sunshine | 16 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 52 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 29 |
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather China[6] |
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Major deposits of tungsten, bismuth and molybdenum make Chenzhou a production base for non-ferrous metals.
The current CPC Party Secretary of Chenzhou is Yi Pengfei and the current Mayor is Liu Zhiren.
The areas of interest in Chenzhou include: Wanhua Rock (万华岩), Wugai Mountain Hunting Field, Suxian Hill and Dongjiang Lake. The city is served by Chenzhou Beihu Airport.