Jingxing County

Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 114°08′43″E / 38.0321°N 114.1452°E / 38.0321; 114.1452
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Jingxing County
井陉县
Postal code
050300
Area code0311
Websitewww.sjzjx.gov.cn

Jingxing County (simplified Chinese: 井陉县; traditional Chinese: 井陘縣; pinyin: Jǐngxíng Xiàn; lit. 'Well Border')[1] is a county of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province.

When King Mu of Zhou went hunting in the region, he described the terrain as "the surrounding is high while the center is deep, like a well, [making the region] resemble the border of a stove", hence the name of the county.[1]

According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in Dongyuan Village (東元村) during the stone age.

Administrative divisions

There are 10 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Jingxing (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.8
(62.2)
26.5
(79.7)
32.1
(89.8)
36.4
(97.5)
40.6
(105.1)
42.6
(108.7)
42.1
(107.8)
39.6
(103.3)
38.8
(101.8)
32.2
(90.0)
27.2
(81.0)
22.9
(73.2)
42.6
(108.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
7.4
(45.3)
14.4
(57.9)
21.8
(71.2)
27.4
(81.3)
31.6
(88.9)
31.6
(88.9)
29.9
(85.8)
26.2
(79.2)
20.3
(68.5)
11.9
(53.4)
5.3
(41.5)
19.3
(66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.1
(28.2)
1.3
(34.3)
8.1
(46.6)
15.3
(59.5)
21.2
(70.2)
25.5
(77.9)
26.6
(79.9)
24.9
(76.8)
20.3
(68.5)
13.9
(57.0)
6.0
(42.8)
−0.1
(31.8)
13.4
(56.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7)
−3.1
(26.4)
2.9
(37.2)
9.6
(49.3)
15.3
(59.5)
19.9
(67.8)
22.4
(72.3)
21.0
(69.8)
15.8
(60.4)
9.3
(48.7)
1.7
(35.1)
−4.0
(24.8)
8.7
(47.7)
Record low °C (°F) −15.5
(4.1)
−14.1
(6.6)
−7.5
(18.5)
−1.4
(29.5)
5.1
(41.2)
10.1
(50.2)
15.5
(59.9)
13.5
(56.3)
5.8
(42.4)
−1.9
(28.6)
−9.6
(14.7)
−15.8
(3.6)
−15.8
(3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 3.5
(0.14)
5.7
(0.22)
9.6
(0.38)
24.9
(0.98)
39.2
(1.54)
53.3
(2.10)
127.0
(5.00)
135.7
(5.34)
58.2
(2.29)
28.2
(1.11)
15.9
(0.63)
3.3
(0.13)
504.5
(19.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.9 2.8 2.9 5.5 6.9 9.1 12.5 11.9 8.1 6.3 3.5 1.9 73.3
Average snowy days 3.1 3.2 1.6 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 2.6 12.7
Average
relative humidity
(%)
52 49 45 48 52 56 72 76 71 64 58 52 58
Mean monthly sunshine hours 147.8 155.4 200.6 223.8 251.9 217.0 173.7 177.6 183.0 177.6 152.3 148.6 2,209.3
Percent possible sunshine 48 51 54 56 57 49 39 43 50 52 51 50 50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Films

The 2018 film An Elephant Sitting Still was filmed in Jingxing County.

References

  1. ^ a b 井陉概览
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.

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