Li County, Gansu

Coordinates: 34°06′03″N 104°58′37″E / 34.10083°N 104.97694°E / 34.10083; 104.97694
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Li County
礼县
China Standard
Postal code
742200
Area code0939
Licence plate prefixes甘K
Websitelixian.gsjgbz.gov.cn

Li County or Lixian is an

province of China. The 2010 Chinese census found a population of 458,237, a decline of around 25,000 from the year 2000 but still placing it second in size within its prefecture.[1]

The

empire of Qin
.

Geography

Lixian is bordered within Longnan by the

municipalities of Dingxi and Tianshui
lie to the northwest and northeast, respectively.

Sir Eric Teichman, the British diplomat and orientalist, described the territory in 1916 before its modern development:

...the path [from Tianshui] crosses the

Tsin-ling Shan, and passes from the basin of the Huang Ho into that of the Yang-tse by an easy pass. The south-eastern corner of Kan-su, south of the Tsin-ling Shan range, differs greatly from the rest of the province. The bare loess hills of Central Kan-su with their waterless valleys give way to jungle-covered mountains with abundance of water, and coolie transport takes the place of camels, carts, and mules. The people are in close touch with Sechuan.[2]

The Liba gold deposit (李坝金矿区) lies within the county limits.[3]

Climate

Climate data for Lixian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 15.3
(59.5) 		20.2
(68.4) 		28.1
(82.6) 		31.0
(87.8) 		32.0
(89.6) 		34.2
(93.6) 		35.5
(95.9) 		34.1
(93.4) 		33.5
(92.3) 		26.3
(79.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		35.5
(95.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.0
(39.2) 		7.3
(45.1) 		12.9
(55.2) 		19.0
(66.2) 		22.8
(73.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		28.1
(82.6) 		27.1
(80.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		5.5
(41.9) 		16.8
(62.2)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.0
(28.4) 		1.5
(34.7) 		6.6
(43.9) 		12.1
(53.8) 		16.0
(60.8) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.0
(71.6) 		21.1
(70.0) 		16.5
(61.7) 		10.9
(51.6) 		4.8
(40.6) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		10.7
(51.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		1.6
(34.9) 		6.3
(43.3) 		10.2
(50.4) 		14.1
(57.4) 		17.0
(62.6) 		16.6
(61.9) 		12.8
(55.0) 		7.2
(45.0) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−5.2
(22.6) 		6.0
(42.8)
Record low °C (°F) −17.7
(0.1) 		−15.3
(4.5) 		−9.9
(14.2) 		−4.1
(24.6) 		−0.8
(30.6) 		5.2
(41.4) 		8.2
(46.8) 		7.6
(45.7) 		2.6
(36.7) 		−5.3
(22.5) 		−11.9
(10.6) 		−16.7
(1.9) 		−17.7
(0.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.6
(0.18) 		6.5
(0.26) 		18.9
(0.74) 		36.0
(1.42) 		61.2
(2.41) 		65.1
(2.56) 		80.4
(3.17) 		78.6
(3.09) 		69.5
(2.74) 		48.3
(1.90) 		8.9
(0.35) 		2.4
(0.09) 		480.4
(18.91)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 5.4 5.5 8.2 9.2 11.6 11.9 11.7 11.6 13.2 12.1 5.6 2.9 108.9
Average snowy days 10.5 8.6 4.3 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 2.7 5.7 32.8
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		65 64 63 62 65 69 71 73 78 79 75 68 69
Mean monthly sunshine hours 143.7 124.6 151.0 179.4 189.2 170.1 175.9 167.0 106.2 106.3 127.1 149.4 1,789.9
Percent possible sunshine 45 40 40 46 44 40 40 41 29 31 41 49 41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Agriculture

Huaniu apples are a speciality agricultural product of the region.[6]

History

Scientists from

Banpo phase of the Yangshao culture of the Wei River valley. The warm, humid climate of the mid-Holocene made the area productive for millet prior to the drier conditions which began about 2000 BC.[7]

By the time of

Zhou as his bodyguard and was killed when King Wu overthrew him and founded the Zhou dynasty.[11]

Under the Zhou, however, Elai's family—the

Xuan named Feizi's great-grandson Qin Zhong commander over the Zhou expeditions against the Rong around 827 BC[11] but the Rong killed him at Qin in 822. His son Zhuang and his four younger brothers successfully invaded the Rong lands with 7,000 Zhou soldiers and recovered both Qin and Xichui.[8]

At some point during

Ping and no longer suffered subordinate status.[12]

Under the

Chenghua (AD 1473) during the Ming dynasty
.

Li County's

increasing collectivization of agriculture from 1964 to 1978, just seven flows damaged 22,000 hectares (85 sq mi) of farmland, destroyed 17,544 homes, and killed 1,142 people.[16]

During the

economic reforms.[17]

The area is also subject to

magnitude of 5.0 or higher. The largest recorded was an 8.0-magnitude quake that struck on July 21, 1654; most recently, a 6.6-magnitude quake struck on July 22, 2013.[18]

Economy

Lixian is one of the counties included in the Targeted Poverty Alleviation campaign. In 2014, 26.1% of the population fell under the poverty line.[19]

Lixian is known as the home of rhubarb in China. According to Qianlong era writings, rhubarb has been cultivated in the area for thousands of years.[20] Other local produce includes apples, walnuts and peppers.[21][22]

Administrative divisions

Present-day, Li County includes 22

townships:[23]

Towns

-Towns are upgraded from Township.

-Towns are established newly.

-Former Towns are merged to other.

Townships

-Former Townships are merged to other.

See also

External links

References

  1. National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Cited in Geohive. "China – Gansu Sheng Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine
    ". 2013. Accessed 5 December 2013.
  2. ^ Teichman, Eric. "Routes in Kan-su". The Geographical Journal, No. 48, p. 474. Op. cit. Dudbridge (2012).
  3. ^ 《现代地质》 [Xiàndài Dìzhí, Modern Geology], Vol. 23, No. 3–4. 武汉地质学院北京研究生院 [Wǔhàn Dìzhí Xuéyuàn Běijīng Yánjiūshēngyuàn], 2009. (in Chinese)
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  6. ^ "China: Huaniu apples seize market with their high quality". 12 October 2017.
  7. ^ a b An C.B. & al. "Lanzhou University: Evolution of prehistoric agriculture in central Gansu Province, China: A case study in Qin'an and Li County", Chinese Science Bulletin, Vol. 55, No. 18, pp. 1925 ff. (2010), excerpted in Issues in General Science and Scientific Theory and Method, 2011 ed., p. 641.
  8. ^
    Cambridge
    ), 2006. Accessed 3 December 2013.
  9. ^ Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian translated by William Nienhauser Jr. as The Grand Scribe's Records: The Basic Annals of Pre-Han China, p. 88. Indiana University Press, 1994. Accessed 4 December 2013.
  10. ^ Not Zhongyu.[9]
  11. ^ a b c d e f Sima Qian. Records of the Grand Historian, 《秦本纪》 ["Annals of Qin"]. Guoxue. Accessed 29 April 2012. (in Chinese)
  12. ^ a b c d e Han Zhaoqi. Annotated Shiji, "Annals of Qin", pp. 345–346. Zhonghua Book Co., 2010. ISBN 978-7-101-07272-3.
  13. ^ Li, p. 134.
  14. ^ Traditional accounts made this rebellion a spontaneous reäction of the oppressed people of Hao, but it seems more likely to have been the result of a royal defeat in a power struggle with aristocrats in the Wei valley.[13]
  15. ^ a b Dudbridge, Glen. A Portrait of Five Dynasties China: From the Memoirs of Wang Renyu (880–956), pp. 8 ff. Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Accessed 14 Dec 2013.
  16. ^ Derbyshire, Edward. Loess Letter: The Skin of the Earth and the Way of the World, No. 21 (Supplement), p. 17. Center for Loess Research and Documentation (Leicester), 1989.
  17. ^ The Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East, Vol. 3. "A Grain-deficient County in Kansu". BBC, 1977.
  18. ^ China.org. "94 Dead in Gansu Quake". 23 July 2013. Accessed 3 December 2013.
  19. ^ "甘肃礼县：创新精准扶贫模式 纵深推进精准脱贫". www.moa.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  20. ^ "【数说甘味】药中将军——礼县大黄-新华网". m.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  21. ^ https://nync.gansu.gov.cn/nync/c107907/202310/173779357.shtml. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  22. ^ "礼县：发展绿色经济 做优生态文明大文章_来稿选登_中国甘肃网". gansu.gscn.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  23. ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：礼县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
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