Dingzhou
Dingzhou
定州市 | ||
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Postal code 073000 | ||
| Area code | 0312 | |
| License Plate Prefix | 冀F | |
| Website | www | |
| Dingzhou | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Dìngzhōu |
| Wade–Giles | Ting-chou |
| Former names | |
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| Lunu | |
Hanyu Pinyin | Dìngxiàn |
| Wade–Giles | Ting-hsien]] |
Dingzhou, or Tingchow in
subdistricts, 13 towns, 8 townships, and 1 ethnic township.[2] Dingzhou is about halfway between Baoding and Shijiazhuang, 196 kilometers (122 mi) southwest of Beijing
, and 68 kilometers (42 mi) northeast of Shijiazhuang.
History
Dingzhou was originally known as Lunu in early
Dingzhou took its present name around 400 CE when it became the seat of
commandery and retained that name and status under the Tang[5] until it returned to the name Dingzhou between 621 and 742 and again after 758.[3] Its territory held only 86,869 people in 25,637 households in 639 but recovered to 496,676 people in 78,090 households by 742.[3]
In 1055, under the Song, the city became the home of the 84-meter-tall (276 ft) Liaodi Pagoda, which is today China's tallest surviving pre-modern pagoda.
Under the
Ting Hsien Experiment of the Rural Reconstruction Movement. In the 1990s, the New Rural Reconstruction Movement
maintained a training and outreach center.
Administrative divisions
[2] Towns:
- (开元镇)
Townships:
- Dongliuchun Township (东留春乡), Zhoucun Township (周村乡), Daluzhuang Township (大鹿庄乡), Yangjiazhuang Township (杨家庄乡), Zhaocun Township (赵村乡), Xicheng Township (西城乡), Xizhong Township (息塚乡), Haotouzhuang Hui Ethnic Township (号头庄回族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Dingzhou (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) | 17.0 (62.6) |
23.1 (73.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
38.3 (100.9) |
41.0 (105.8) |
42.0 (107.6) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.2 (95.4) |
32.1 (89.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
42.0 (107.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
7.0 (44.6) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.3 (86.5) |
26.5 (79.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
7.8 (46.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.0 (69.8) |
25.5 (77.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.4 (18.7) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
2.2 (36.0) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.9 (58.8) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.6 (−1.5) |
−17.3 (0.9) |
−8.5 (16.7) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
13.0 (55.4) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
−19.5 (−3.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.2 (0.09) |
4.8 (0.19) |
9.1 (0.36) |
23.5 (0.93) |
33.0 (1.30) |
57.8 (2.28) |
142.6 (5.61) |
113.2 (4.46) |
47.5 (1.87) |
24.2 (0.95) |
12.0 (0.47) |
2.0 (0.08) |
471.9 (18.59) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 6.1 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 10.3 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 64.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 10.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
55 | 51 | 49 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 75 | 79 | 74 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 160.4 | 172.0 | 219.4 | 235.2 | 264.9 | 229.7 | 190.5 | 194.5 | 195.9 | 181.1 | 156.8 | 155.2 | 2,355.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 53 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 52 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
Dingzhou is one of the transportation hubs in North China.
Railroads
- Jingguang railway: Dingzhou Railway Station
- Dingzhou East Railway Station
- Shuohuang Railway: Dingzhou South Railway Station
Highways
- Jingshi Expressway
- China National Highway 107
Places of interest
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- Liaodi Pagoda: The tallest existing pre-modern Chinese pagoda
- Dingzhou Confucius Temple: A well-preserved Confucius temple in Hebei
See also
- Shengyou, a village in Dingzhou
References
Citations
- ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ a b 定州市-行政区网
- ^ a b c d e Xiong (2017), "Dingzhou".
- ^ Asian History
- ISBN 9781442276154.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
Bibliography
- Sidney D. Gamble, Foreword by Y.C. James Yen. Field work directed by Franklin Ching-han Lee. Ting Hsien, a North China Rural Community (New York: International Secretariat Institute of Pacific Relations, 1954; rpr Stanford University Press, 1968). xxv, 472p. 54009009. Sociological survey conducted in the 1920s and early 1930s.
External links
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