Summary
Nanjing County (simplified Chinese: 南靖县; traditional Chinese: 南靖縣; pinyin: Nánjìng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-chiūⁿ-koān) is a county under the administration of Zhangzhou City, in the south of Fujian province, People's Republic of China.
Nanjing County
南靖县 | |
|---|---|
 Hekeng Village, Shuyang Town, Nanjing County | |
  Nanjing Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 24°30′53″N 117°21′26″E / 24.5147°N 117.3573°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangzhou |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative division edit
Nanjing County is administratively divided into several towns:
Climate edit
| Climate data for Nanjing (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.7 (87.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.6 (94.3) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
38.3 (100.9) |
40.1 (104.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
26.4 (79.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
32.1 (89.8) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.3 (90.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
27.2 (81.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.6 (56.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.1 (66.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.9 (64.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.6 (52.9) |
15.0 (59.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.2 (61.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 50.5 (1.99) |
78.2 (3.08) |
120.8 (4.76) |
147.2 (5.80) |
207.4 (8.17) |
284.9 (11.22) |
204.5 (8.05) |
306.1 (12.05) |
193.3 (7.61) |
59.6 (2.35) |
42.7 (1.68) |
44.1 (1.74) |
1,739.3 (68.5) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 11.7 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 14.4 | 17.3 | 12.4 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 148.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 78 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 83 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 127.1 | 97.4 | 96.4 | 113.7 | 126.1 | 144.0 | 218.7 | 197.9 | 180.8 | 182.1 | 157.3 | 146.6 | 1,788.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 38 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 53 | 50 | 49 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Sights edit
Nanjing County, and in particular its western part (Shuyang and Meilin Towns), is the location of many famous Fujian Tulou. Out of the 10 tulou sites listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list, four are in Nanjing County:
- Tianluokeng Tulou cluster
- Hekeng Tulou cluster (Hekeng Village), near Qujiang administrative village, Shuyang Town
- Hegui Lou
- Huaiyuan Lou
Transportation edit
Until 2012, Nanjing County had no railways. The Longyan–Xiamen Railway, opened on June 30, 2012, became the first railway to cross the county. The two stations within the county are Nanjing Station (located near Fengtian Town, about 15 km (9.3 mi) (by road) to the northeast of the county seat, Shancheng[3]) and Longshan;[4] they serve the county's eastern and northern parts.
References edit
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ Nanjing train schedule
- ^ Longshan train schedule