Liyang
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Liyang
溧阳市 | ||
|---|---|---|
Postal Code 213300 | ||
Liyang (
to the west.Administration
In August 1990, the
county to a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city
of Changzhou.
At present, Liyang City has 10 towns.[3]
- 10 towns
|
Geography
Liyang has a total area of 1,535.87 square kilometres (593.00 sq mi). Liyang resides at the boundary of Jiangsu and
Yangtze River Delta
.
Climate
| Climate data for Liyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.8 (103.6) |
38.3 (100.9) |
33.8 (92.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
39.8 (103.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
16.6 (61.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.0 (2.76) |
66.8 (2.63) |
93.5 (3.68) |
91.5 (3.60) |
105.5 (4.15) |
193.6 (7.62) |
192.4 (7.57) |
134.3 (5.29) |
91.5 (3.60) |
58.2 (2.29) |
57.5 (2.26) |
44.0 (1.73) |
1,198.8 (47.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 129.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
77 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.2 | 114.5 | 139.0 | 164.7 | 177.9 | 140.4 | 194.9 | 191.1 | 159.7 | 161.8 | 135.8 | 129.9 | 1,824.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 36 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
The
Liyang Railway Station, which is located 5 kilometres south of downtown Liyang. The shortest commute time to major cities nearby by train is 26 minutes for Nanjing and 53 minutes for Hangzhou. There are also direct connections to other major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Tianjin, Qingdao, Wuhan, Changsha, and Kunming
.
National highways G25 and G4011 cross Liyang.
The nearest major airport is Nanjing Lukou International Airport, roughly one hour by car away.
Language
The dialect spoken by most people in Liyang is a
Jianghuai Mandarin
.
Sights
Tian Mu Lake
inside Liyang, is a popular tourist area featuring the lake, resorts, and famous fish head soup.
Nanshan Zhuhai is another tourist site with great views of bamboo trees all over the hills.
It is also an artificial lake.
Education
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has a campus in Liyang for its School of Civil Aviation and School of General Aviation.
Notable people
- Wu Yun Dong, theoretical organic chemist
Sister cities
- Leeuwarden, Netherlands (since 2011)
- Columbia, Maryland (since 2018)[6]
References
- ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
- ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
- ^ "常州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
External links
- Liyang City English guide (Jiangsu.net)