Siping, Jilin
Siping
四平市 | ||
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Nationalities Han: 91.6% | | |
Website | siping |
Siping (
History
Siping's history can be stretched to 3000 years ago during
Yehe Town in Siping is also the hometown of two empresses of the
However, Siping was a place of little importance until the completion of the railway between
Siping was the site of several major battles during the Chinese Civil War between the Chinese Communist and Nationalist forces from 1945 to 1949.[5] After the war, Siping was virtually destroyed.[6]
- Battle of Siping March 15, 1946−March 17, 1946
- Campaign to Defend Siping April 17, 1946−May 19, 1946
- Siping Campaign June 11, 1947−March 13, 1948
Siping grew rapidly after the Communist government was established in 1949, being the third largest city in Jilin Province.
Geography and climate
Siping is located in the transition between plains and hilly terrain, with hills to the southeast and the
Climate data for Siping, Jilin (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 5.5 (41.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
33.8 (92.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
35.5 (95.9) |
36.1 (97.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
20.6 (69.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
37.3 (99.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.6 (18.3) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
5.3 (41.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
23.2 (73.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
3.5 (38.3) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
12.7 (55.0) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −13.2 (8.2) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−10.4 (13.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −17.8 (0.0) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
3.7 (38.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
11.2 (52.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−14.8 (5.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −32.3 (−26.1) |
−29.3 (−20.7) |
−19.8 (−3.6) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
5.0 (41.0) |
11.5 (52.7) |
5.2 (41.4) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−30.0 (−22.0) |
−32.3 (−26.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
6.3 (0.25) |
14.1 (0.56) |
24.5 (0.96) |
58.9 (2.32) |
90.8 (3.57) |
140.1 (5.52) |
163.1 (6.42) |
47.7 (1.88) |
29.2 (1.15) |
17.8 (0.70) |
8.1 (0.32) |
605.8 (23.85) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 9.9 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 12.3 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 91.8 |
Average snowy days | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 31.3 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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66 | 58 | 52 | 46 | 51 | 64 | 77 | 79 | 69 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 63 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 197.8 | 210.8 | 244.8 | 235.7 | 253.3 | 219.8 | 193.0 | 202.4 | 234.3 | 213.3 | 176.3 | 175.6 | 2,557.1 |
Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 70 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 48 | 42 | 47 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 63 | 59 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8][9] |
Administrative divisions
Siping prefecture includes two districts, two counties and two county-level cities. Four commodity grain bases in Jinlin Province, namely Lishu County, Yitong Manchu Autonomous County, and Shuangliao City, are under the administration of Siping. Gongzhuling City is under the administration of Jilin Province. Siping recorded a population of 1,814,733 in the 2020 census.
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Population (2013 est.) | Area (km2) | Density (/km2) |
Tiexi District
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铁西区 | Tiěxī Qū | 270,000 | 162 | 1,721 |
Tiedong District
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铁东区 | Tiědōng Qū | 370,000 | 945 | 354 |
Shuangliao City | 双辽市 | Shuāngliáo Shì | 410,000 | 3,121 | 135 |
Lishu County | 梨树县 | Líshù Xiàn | 790,000 | 3,545 | 221 |
Yitong Manchu Autonomous County | 伊通满族自治县 | Yītōng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn | 470,000 | 2,523 | 188 |
Economy
Siping has GDP of RMB 1266.3 billion Yuan in 2015, representing a rise of 6.4% year on year.[10] The city's GDP ranked fourth in Jilin Province(2010). Agricultural products processing, electricity and thermal power, pharmaceutical, and chemicals are the pillar industries. Private economy is also a major contributor of the industrial sector.
Transport
Siping is a transportation hub in Jilin Province. The
With the Highway, the city run through Beijing-Harbin highway, JiTong highway, Daqiang-Guangzhou Highway, Changchun-Shenzhen Expressway, ChangYing highway, TieChao highway (Beijing-Siping highway), Yi Liao Expressway and Changchun-Liaoyuan highway. The city of Siping also has a ring first grade highway, which is connected to the 102 National Road and 303 National Road in the four directions.
Siping is 550 kilometers away from Dalian international shipping center. It is only 1 hours away from Changchun Longjia Airport and Shenyang Taoxian International Airport. The Siping local dual-use airport is about to open domestic flights.
Notable people
- Jia Hongsheng (1967−2010), actor
- John Derbyshire, American writer, lived in Siping 1982−83.[11] The city is mentioned in his 1996 novel Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream, Chapter 9, the city's name translated there as "Fourfold Peace."
Sister cities
- Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia
- Tecate, Baja California, Mexico[12]
References
- ^ Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 50. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "China: Jílín (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". Citypopulation.de. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ISBN 978-7-5037-7899-5. Archived from the originalon 2018-04-28. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
- ^ "Hktdc.co". 38.hktdc.co. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-253-00723-0; review by Johnny Spence, H-War, H-Net Reviews. January 2014
- ISBN 7-206-01824-6.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集(1971-2000年). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
- ^ 2010年四平市国民经济和社会发展统计公报. city-net.cn.
- ^ Derbyshire, John. "Second-Guessing China". National Review Online. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Aprueban hermanamiento de Tecate con ciudad China". Cadena Noticias. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2022.