Dong'e County (simplified Chinese: 东阿县; traditional Chinese: 東阿縣; pinyin: Dōng'ē Xiàn) falls under the jurisdiction of Liaocheng Prefecture-level city, in the Shandong Province of China. It is located on the left (northern) bank of the Yellow River, some 100 km (62 mi) upstream from the provincial capital Jinan.
Dong'e
东阿县 Tunga | |
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Dong'e Location in Shandong | |
Coordinates: 36°20′0″N 116°15′0″E / 36.33333°N 116.25000°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Shandong |
Prefecture-level city | Liaocheng |
Area | |
• Total | 729 km2 (281 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 386,200 |
• Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 252200 |
Area code | 0635 |
The county is regionally and nationally renowned for the production of Ejiao, a donkey-hide gelatine used in traditional Chinese medicine. According to a ca. 1723 account by the French Jesuits Dominique Parrenin, there was a well in this county which was normally kept closed and sealed, and which was only opened when water was taken to be used in preparation of Ejiao for the emperor's court.[3]
As 2012, this County is divided to 2 subdistricts, 7 towns and 2 townships.[4]
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Climate data for Dong'e (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) | 17.3 (63.1) |
21.9 (71.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
36.7 (98.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
40.7 (105.3) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.9 (94.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
41.2 (106.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.2 (39.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
19.7 (67.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
2.6 (36.7) |
8.7 (47.7) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.3 (59.5) |
7.4 (45.3) |
0.8 (33.4) |
14.2 (57.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
15.5 (59.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
23.5 (74.3) |
22.1 (71.8) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
Record low °C (°F) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
17.2 (63.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−16.2 (2.8) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.2 (0.17) |
9.0 (0.35) |
12.1 (0.48) |
33.0 (1.30) |
55.1 (2.17) |
66.4 (2.61) |
158.4 (6.24) |
141.6 (5.57) |
52.4 (2.06) |
30.6 (1.20) |
21.1 (0.83) |
6.2 (0.24) |
590.1 (23.22) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 67.7 |
Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 60 | 76 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 141.8 | 152.8 | 206.0 | 231.4 | 256.5 | 227.4 | 194.4 | 193.7 | 187.9 | 182.2 | 153.8 | 146.4 | 2,274.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 46 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 52 | 44 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 51 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] |