Fuzhou, Jiangxi
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Fuzhou
抚州市 Fuchow | |
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China Standard) | |
| Area code | 0794 |
| ISO 3166 code | CN-JX-10 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 赣F |
| Website | english |
Fuzhou is a
Fuzhou is located to the south of the provincial capital Nanchang, bordered in the east by Fujian Province. Its total area is 18,800 km2 (7,300 sq mi). The population is 3,900,000. The area is located northwest of the Wuyi Mountains, and is drained by the Fu River (Fuhe), which flows northwest to the Poyang Lake (in the neighboring Nanchang Prefecture).
History
The area was part of
In 204 BC, the territory was added to the
In 257 AD, counties Linru and Nancheng were added to a new commandery, Linchuan. Thereafter they were divided to 10 counties including Linru, Nancheng, Xiping, Xinjian, Xicheng, Yihuang, Anpu, Nanfeng, Yongcheng, Dongxing, with the administration center in Linru County. In 522 AD, another new commandery, Bashan, was divided from Linchuan, administering 7 counties Xinjian, Xining, Bashan, Dafeng, Xin’an, Xingping, Fengcheng. Linchuan and Bashan belonged to Gao State in 557 AD. The two commanderies were replaced by Fu Prefecture (Fuzhou) in 589 AD.
Tang Dynasty and later
In 811 AD, Fuzhou was renamed as Shangzhou. In 975 AD, it was renamed as Junzhou. In 1149 AD, Le’an County was established in the prefecture, which administered counties
and Le’an at that time. On June 23, 2000, Fuzhou City was officially established as a prefecture-level city in China.Economy
The main industries in the area are food, textiles, food processing and light-modeled cars.
Administration
Fuzhou has direct jurisdiction over two
Districts (区; qū):
- CPC and Public Security bureaux and Intermediate People's Court.
- Dongxiang District (东乡区)
Counties (县; xiàn):
- Nancheng County (南城县)
- Nanfeng County (南丰县)
- Lichuan County (黎川县)
- Chongren County (崇仁县)
- Le'an County (乐安县)
- Yihuang County (宜黄县)
- Jinxi County (金溪县)
- Zixi County (资溪县)
- Guangchang County (广昌县)
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Climate
| Climate data for Fuzhou ( Linchuan District , 2006–2020 normals)
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.7 (74.7) |
28.3 (82.9) |
30.7 (87.3) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.5 (94.1) |
30.1 (86.2) |
25.1 (77.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
23.2 (73.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
18.8 (65.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.4 (59.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.2 (79.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.1 (41.2) |
15.7 (60.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 74.2 (2.92) |
103.4 (4.07) |
216.5 (8.52) |
210.9 (8.30) |
281.6 (11.09) |
332.8 (13.10) |
202.2 (7.96) |
116.5 (4.59) |
74.1 (2.92) |
45.4 (1.79) |
110.5 (4.35) |
73.7 (2.90) |
1,841.8 (72.51) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.4 | 13.3 | 18.3 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 10.5 | 10.2 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 11.5 | 9.9 | 152.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
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78 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.0 | 76.8 | 90.7 | 119.7 | 136.2 | 119.6 | 225.4 | 220.6 | 156.1 | 146.4 | 117.3 | 111.8 | 1,592.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 22 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 53 | 55 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
- Nanchang-Fuzhou Express railway (major service in Linchuan district; additional service in Nancheng County and Nanfeng County)
- Yingtan-Xiamen Railway (limited service, available in Zixi County only)
- Dongxiang District
Recent history
- On 23 May 2010, a train traveling from derailedhere due to landslides damaging the track.
- On 26 May 2011, three explosions struck government buildings. Two people were killed and at least six injured in the blasts. The cause of the blasts is being investigated.[4]
Famous people
Fuzhou is historically important as the home (specifically Linchuan) of
References
- ISBN 978-7-5037-7809-4. Archived from the originalon 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ Jiang, Steven (26 May 2011). "2 dead after bomb blasts in eastern Chinese city". CNN. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
External links
- (Chinese) Official Website