Jishan County

Coordinates: 35°36′14″N 110°58′59″E / 35.604°N 110.983°E / 35.604; 110.983
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Jishan County
稷山县
Chishan, Tsishan
China Standard)
Websitewww.jishan.gov.cn/index.jsp

Jishan (

Yuncheng
city.

History

The Macun Tombs of the Duan family, known for their extravagant interior wall reliefs, were discovered in Macun village in the county.[5]

In 1960, Jishan County was noted as a model county in the Four Pests campaign.[6]

In April 2007, three officials in Jishan county (Nan Huirong, Xue Zhijing and Yang Qinyu) criticized County CCP Secretary Li Runshan in a writing circulated to local government departments. They were arrested ten days later and subsequently appeared in handcuffs at a "public warning meeting" attended by more than five hundred local officials.[7]

Administrative Divisions

Five towns:

Two townships:

Demographics

The population of Jishan County in c.1952 was 110,984[3] and in 1990 was 281,849.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Jishan, elevation 434 m (1,424 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.7
(60.3)
22.2
(72.0)
30.6
(87.1)
38.7
(101.7)
40.3
(104.5)
42.3
(108.1)
41.4
(106.5)
39.8
(103.6)
40.0
(104.0)
31.6
(88.9)
25.1
(77.2)
15.8
(60.4)
42.3
(108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)
10.1
(50.2)
16.5
(61.7)
23.3
(73.9)
28.5
(83.3)
32.8
(91.0)
33.6
(92.5)
31.6
(88.9)
26.7
(80.1)
20.6
(69.1)
13.0
(55.4)
6.4
(43.5)
20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)
3.1
(37.6)
9.4
(48.9)
15.9
(60.6)
21.1
(70.0)
25.9
(78.6)
27.4
(81.3)
25.7
(78.3)
20.4
(68.7)
13.9
(57.0)
6.5
(43.7)
0.1
(32.2)
14.0
(57.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.2
(20.8)
−2.3
(27.9)
3.5
(38.3)
9.3
(48.7)
14.4
(57.9)
19.5
(67.1)
22.4
(72.3)
21.1
(70.0)
15.8
(60.4)
9.0
(48.2)
1.6
(34.9)
−4.6
(23.7)
8.6
(47.5)
Record low °C (°F) −17.0
(1.4)
−19.2
(−2.6)
−9.8
(14.4)
−2.9
(26.8)
2.0
(35.6)
9.1
(48.4)
13.2
(55.8)
12.9
(55.2)
3.0
(37.4)
−5.5
(22.1)
−12.9
(8.8)
−17.8
(0.0)
−19.2
(−2.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.7
(0.19)
7.6
(0.30)
11.8
(0.46)
29.8
(1.17)
41.0
(1.61)
50.8
(2.00)
86.9
(3.42)
83.2
(3.28)
69.5
(2.74)
42.2
(1.66)
17.5
(0.69)
2.9
(0.11)
447.9
(17.63)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.4 2.8 3.9 5.6 7.2 7.6 9.6 8.6 9.5 7.1 4.5 1.8 70.6
Average snowy days 3.0 2.6 0.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 2.1 9.5
Average
relative humidity
(%)
55 53 50 53 54 55 66 71 72 70 66 58 60
Mean monthly sunshine hours 146.3 152.8 188.0 214.9 235.6 219.5 216.2 202.1 162.2 156.9 145.9 146.9 2,187.3
Percent possible sunshine 47 49 50 54 54 51 49 49 44 46 48 49 49
Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9]

Economy

Jishan County produces grain and cotton[4] and historically has produced rice, wheat, cotton, millet and fruit.[3]

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