Jiaoling County

Summary

Jiaoling County (postal: Chiuling; simplified Chinese: 蕉岭; traditional Chinese: 蕉嶺) is a county in the northeast of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Fujian province to the north. Under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, it was previously known as the Zhenping County (postal: Chenping).

Jiaoling
蕉岭县
Chiuling; Chiaoling
Location in Meizhou
Location in Meizhou
Jiaoling is located in Guangdong
Jiaoling
Jiaoling
Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°40′N 116°10′E / 24.667°N 116.167°E / 24.667; 116.167
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityMeizhou
Area
 • Total957 km2 (369 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.jiaoling.gov.cn

Ethno-linguistic make-up edit

Jiaoling is noted for its large Hakka population.

Notable people edit

  • Qiu Fengjia or Chiu Feng-Chia (丘逢甲) was a Taiwanese Hakka−Chinese patriot, educator, and poet. He fought to defend Taiwan following the Qing dynasty's cession of Formosa (Taiwan) and the Pescadores to Japan in April of 1895 at the end of the First Sino-Japanese War. This led to the formation of the Republic of Formosa. Feng Chia University in Taichung, Taiwan is named in honor of him.[1]
  • Qiu Nian-Tai or Chiu Nian-Tai (丘念台) was a Taiwanese Hakka-Chinese senator in the KMT led Taiwanese government. He is the son of Chiu Feng-Chia.
  • Xie Jinyuan (謝晉元) was a Chinese nationalist military officer during second Sino-Japanese war.
  • Shing-Tung Yau (丘成桐), a Chinese American mathematician and the William Caspar graustein professor of mathematics at Harvard university.

Climate edit

Climate data for Jiaoling (2007–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 28.2
(82.8)
30.2
(86.4)
32.3
(90.1)
34.8
(94.6)
36.5
(97.7)
38.2
(100.8)
39.2
(102.6)
38.5
(101.3)
37.7
(99.9)
35.6
(96.1)
34.5
(94.1)
29.0
(84.2)
39.2
(102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2)
20.2
(68.4)
22.4
(72.3)
26.2
(79.2)
29.7
(85.5)
32.0
(89.6)
34.3
(93.7)
34.0
(93.2)
32.5
(90.5)
29.2
(84.6)
24.7
(76.5)
19.6
(67.3)
26.9
(80.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 12.2
(54.0)
14.6
(58.3)
17.3
(63.1)
21.2
(70.2)
24.8
(76.6)
27.0
(80.6)
28.5
(83.3)
28.1
(82.6)
26.9
(80.4)
23.3
(73.9)
18.9
(66.0)
13.6
(56.5)
21.4
(70.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
11.1
(52.0)
13.9
(57.0)
17.6
(63.7)
21.5
(70.7)
24.0
(75.2)
24.8
(76.6)
24.5
(76.1)
23.3
(73.9)
19.2
(66.6)
15.0
(59.0)
9.8
(49.6)
17.8
(64.0)
Record low °C (°F) −0.4
(31.3)
0.1
(32.2)
0.5
(32.9)
8.2
(46.8)
13.0
(55.4)
16.6
(61.9)
20.1
(68.2)
21.0
(69.8)
15.5
(59.9)
7.4
(45.3)
2.9
(37.2)
−2.9
(26.8)
−2.9
(26.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 58.7
(2.31)
86.2
(3.39)
156.5
(6.16)
192.2
(7.57)
259.9
(10.23)
301.1
(11.85)
161.0
(6.34)
220.7
(8.69)
116.7
(4.59)
37.7
(1.48)
38.9
(1.53)
43.5
(1.71)
1,673.1
(65.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.1 10.9 16.1 16.3 17.5 19.1 14.3 17.3 11.0 5.1 5.7 6.2 147.6
Average snowy days 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1
Average relative humidity (%) 72 75 78 79 80 82 76 78 75 70 70 68 75
Mean monthly sunshine hours 122.7 94.3 88.8 100.2 118.4 131.8 203.2 190.2 183.3 183.3 158.8 142.1 1,717.1
Percent possible sunshine 37 29 24 26 29 32 49 48 50 52 49 43 39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Taiwan in Time: Patriotic poet or embezzling deserter? - Taipei Times". 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.