Lucheng District, Changzhi
Lucheng
潞城区 | |
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Lucheng (
Changzhi City, it covers an area of 615 km² and has a population of 210,000. Lucheng's economy is driven by coal industry and limestone
mining.
A village in Lucheng county, Zhangzhuangcun (张庄村, pinyin: Zhāngzhuāngcūn), sometimes translated as Long Bow Village, was made famous by the book second Chinese civil war. Hinton documented his return to Zhangzhuangcun years later in Fanshen, chronicling what had happened in the years since and describing how the Cultural Revolution affected the village.
History
- In 1994, its title changed from Lucheng County to Lucheng City (a county-level city under the administration of Changzhi) with approval by the State Council.
- In 2018, its title changed to Lucheng District.[1]
Climate
| Climate data for Lucheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
22.3 (72.1) |
28.5 (83.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
34.9 (94.8) |
35.3 (95.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
37.6 (99.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.5 (36.5) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
28.7 (83.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.8 (23.4) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
4.9 (40.8) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
10.1 (50.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.2 (59.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
4.5 (40.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.3 (−9.9) |
−20.5 (−4.9) |
−14.6 (5.7) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−23.0 (−9.4) |
−23.3 (−9.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.5 (0.18) |
9.4 (0.37) |
11.0 (0.43) |
33.5 (1.32) |
47.5 (1.87) |
66.9 (2.63) |
140.6 (5.54) |
103.8 (4.09) |
59.6 (2.35) |
35.7 (1.41) |
19.3 (0.76) |
4.4 (0.17) |
536.2 (21.12) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 7.9 | 10.6 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 9.3 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 86.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 20.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
55 | 54 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 61 | 76 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 63 | 56 | 62 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 151.4 | 150.7 | 181.3 | 209.4 | 228.8 | 194.9 | 177.3 | 173.0 | 155.0 | 163.0 | 157.3 | 152.5 | 2,094.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 49 | 49 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 47 | 52 | 51 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
References
- ^ "山西长治市部分行政区划调整：上党区、屯留区和潞城区亮相". 2018-09-30.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
External links
- Official website, in Chinese[permanent dead link]
- Official statistics, in Chinese
- Chinese Pig Under the Roof (Changzhi Revolution Story)
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