Xiangyang
Xiangyang
襄阳市 Siangyang, Siang-yang | ||
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License Plate Prefix 鄂F | | |
Website | xiangyang |
Xiangyang | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Xiāngyáng | | |
Wade–Giles | Hsiang1-yang2 |
Xiangfan | ||
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Hanyu Pinyin Xiāngfán | | |
Wade–Giles | Hsiang1-fan2 |
Xiangyang is the second-largest prefecture-level city by population in northwestern
History
Xiangyang is located at a strategic site on the middle reaches of the
In the final years of the
During the early years of
In
In 1796, Xiangyang was one of the centers of the White Lotus Rebellion against the Qing dynasty. Here, rebel leader Wang Cong'er successfully organized a rebel army of 50,000 and joined the main rebel forces in Sichuan. The revolt lasted for nearly 10 years and marked a turning point in the history of Qing dynasty.
In 1950, Xiangyang and Fancheng were merged to form Xiangfan City. In later 20th century, it became a major transport hub as
Geography and climate
Xiangyang has a latitude range of 31° 14'−32° 37' N, or 154 km (96 mi), and longitude range of 110° 45'−113° 43' E, or 220 km (137 mi), and is located on the middle reaches of the
Xiangyang has a monsoon-influenced, four season humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa), with cold, damp (but comparatively dry), winters, and hot, humid summers.
Climate data for Xiangyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 21.8 (71.2) |
23.6 (74.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.3 (102.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
39.6 (103.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.0 (60.8) |
22.5 (72.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
21.0 (69.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.0 (51.8) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.6 (81.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
11.0 (51.8) |
5.4 (41.7) |
16.3 (61.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
23.6 (74.5) |
19.2 (66.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.0 (35.6) |
12.7 (54.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 22.4 (0.88) |
25.4 (1.00) |
44.3 (1.74) |
64.9 (2.56) |
98.9 (3.89) |
107.3 (4.22) |
132.4 (5.21) |
137.1 (5.40) |
83.0 (3.27) |
68.3 (2.69) |
40.3 (1.59) |
16.4 (0.65) |
840.7 (33.1) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.8 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 10.2 | 11.9 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 8.1 | 5.9 | 110 |
Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 12.1 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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71 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 74 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 107.2 | 112.6 | 143.7 | 171.6 | 184.5 | 174.6 | 185.2 | 183.0 | 147.9 | 143.3 | 127.2 | 117.9 | 1,798.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 33 | 36 | 38 | 44 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 40 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
Administration
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- Yicheng City (宜城市)
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- Nanzhang County (南漳县)
- Gucheng County (谷城县)
- Baokang County (保康县)
These are further divided into 159
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Xiangzhou Fancheng Xiangcheng |
Economy
Xiangyang possesses large water energy resources whilst its mineral deposits include
Hubei Free Trade Zone at Xiangyang
With a total planned area of 21.99 square km, Hubei Free Trade Zone at Xiangyang is one of the three Hubei Free Trade Pilot Zones, a national opening-up platform and a new height of leading opening-up, enjoying preferential policies of free trade zone and national high-tech zone and giving priority to high-end equipment manufacturing, new energy autos, big data, cloud computing, business logistics, inspection and testing.[8]
Transportation
Xiangyang is a railway junction for the
With Xiangyang-Ningbo Port International Sea-railway Combined Transportation, "Xiangyang-Wuhan-Europe" Central Europe Freight Trains, three-dimensional international logistics channels have been established. Economic ties with countries and areas along the "Belt and Road" are getting closer and closer.
See also
References
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- ISBN 978-7-5037-7847-6. Archived from the originalon 2017-03-01. Retrieved 2017-06-05.
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- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ 襄樊市更名为襄阳市,襄阳区更名为襄州区 [Xiangfan City Changes Name to Xiangyang City, Xiangyang District Changes Name to Xiangzhou District] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
行政区划调整后,襄阳市辖襄城、樊城、襄州3个市辖区以及南漳、谷城、保康3个县,代管老河口、枣阳、宜城3个县级市。
- National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2017. Archivedfrom the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
统计用区划代码 名称 420601000000 市辖区 420602000000 襄城区 420606000000 樊城区 420607000000 襄州区 420624000000 南漳县 420625000000 谷城县 420626000000 保康县 420682000000 老河口市 420683000000 枣阳市 420684000000 宜城市
- ^ "中国(湖北)自由贸易试验区襄阳片区简介". 襄阳自贸区官网 (in Simplified Chinese). Retrieved 2021-07-30.