Xingtai
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: On June 23, 2020 The State Council have approved the renaming of Qiaoxi and Qiaodong district s, the full annexation of Xingtai County and the character-retaining annexation of Ren County(as Renze District) and Nanhe County(as Nanhe district).(June 2020) |
Xingtai
邢台市 Hsingtai, Shunteh | ||
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Postal code 054000 | ||
Area code | 0319 | |
ISO 3166 code | CN-HE-05 | |
Vehicle registration | 冀E | |
Website | www |
Xingtai | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Xíngtái |
Wade–Giles | Hsing2-tʻai2 |
Xingtai (
History
Xingtai is the oldest city in North China.[
Sui, Tang and
During the Yuan dynasty, Ming, and Qing dynasties, Xingtai was called Shunde (Shundefu) and functioned as a prefecture in China.
Geography and climate
Xingtai has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk).[7] It has hot, humid summers due to the East Asian monsoon, and generally cold, windy, very dry winters that reflect the influence of the vast Siberian anticyclone; fall is similar to spring both in temperature and lack of rainfall. In the spring, there are large sandstorms blowing in from the Mongolian steppe, accompanied by rapidly warming, but generally dry, conditions. The annual rainfall, more than half of which falls in July and August alone, is highly variable and not reliable. In the city itself, this amount has averaged to a mere 496.5 mm (19.5 in) per annum.
Climate data for Xingtai (1991–2014 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 20.9 (69.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.5 (97.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
42.4 (108.3) |
41.7 (107.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.6 (81.7) |
42.4 (108.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
27.6 (81.7) |
32.3 (90.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
26.8 (80.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.5 (41.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.7 (30.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
9.1 (48.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
14.6 (58.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
4.4 (39.9) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.7 (74.7) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −20.2 (−4.4) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.9 (49.8) |
15.7 (60.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
5.6 (42.1) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−9.2 (15.4) |
−17.4 (0.7) |
−20.2 (−4.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
6.4 (0.25) |
10.3 (0.41) |
22.0 (0.87) |
43.4 (1.71) |
50.1 (1.97) |
151.0 (5.94) |
117.5 (4.63) |
59.8 (2.35) |
23.1 (0.91) |
15.1 (0.59) |
3.9 (0.15) |
505.5 (19.89) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 11.6 | 9.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 68.2 |
Average snowy days | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 12.8 |
Average relative humidity (%)
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52 | 50 | 47 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 71 | 74 | 68 | 61 | 61 | 57 | 58 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 138.0 | 149.7 | 189.8 | 221.4 | 247.4 | 215.6 | 179.5 | 188.7 | 172 | 177.2 | 144.4 | 134.5 | 2,158.2 |
Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 49 | 41 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 48 | 45 | 49 |
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather China[10] |
Air quality
According to a survey made by "Global voices China" in February 2013, 7 cities in Hebei including Xingtai, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Handan, Langfang, Hengshui and Tangshan, were among China's 10 most polluted cities; Xingtai ranked 1st in the list and had the worst air quality.[11] In 2020, the improvement rates of Xingtai's comprehensive air quality index and PM2.5 average concentration ranked first in Hebei Province. The average annual concentration of PM2.5 has successfully withdrawn from the "top ten" in China.
Xingtai earthquake
A major earthquake, known as the
Administrative divisions
Map | ||||
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Name | Chinese | Pinyin | Population (2020) | Area (km2) |
Xiangdu District
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襄都区 | Xiāngdū Qū | 362,857 | 116 |
Xindu District
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信都区 | Xìndū Qū | 798,770 | 1941 |
Renze District
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任泽区 | Rènzé Qū | 342,869 | 431 |
Nanhe District
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南和区 | Nánhé Qū | 350,384 | 405 |
Lincheng County | 临城县 | Línchéng Xiàn | 199,793 | 797 |
Neiqiu County | 内丘县 | Nèiqiū Xiàn | 260,000 | 788 |
Baixiang County | 柏乡县 | Bǎixiāng Xiàn | 168,761 | 268 |
Longyao County | 隆尧县 | Lóngyáo Xiàn | 480,447 | 749 |
Ningjin County | 宁晋县 | Níngjìn Xiàn | 745,389 | 1,032 |
Julu County | 巨鹿县 | Jùlù Xiàn | 346,007 | 631 |
Xinhe County | 新河县 | Xīnhé Xiàn | 134,095 | 366 |
Guangzong County | 广宗县 | Guǎngzōng Xiàn | 280,603 | 504 |
Pingxiang County | 平乡县 | Píngxiāng Xiàn | 323,675 | 406 |
Wei County | 威县 | Wēi Xiàn | 496,230 | 994 |
Qinghe County | 清河县 | Qīnghé Xiàn | 421,582 | 500 |
Linxi County | 临西县 | Línxī Xiàn | 326,968 | 542 |
Nangong City | 南宫市 | Nángōng Shì | 396,718 | 861 |
Shahe City | 沙河市 | Shāhé Shì | 431,746 | 859 |
Xingtai Economic Development Area | 邢台经济开发区 | Xíng Tái Jīng Jì Kāi Fā Qū | 182,585 | - |
Xingdong New Area | 邢东新区 | Xíng Dōng Xīn Qū | 63,367 | - |
Xingtai Economic Development Area and Xingdong New Area belong to Xiangdu District.
- Xingtai County - defunct
Economy
Xingtai is the most important base for natural resources in North China, producing 20 million metric tonnes of coal annually. It also features the largest power plant in the southern part of this region of China, with an output of 2.06
Transport
Located on the
Notable persons
- Ren Xuefeng
- Hebei Pangzai
- Wei Lijie
- Guo Shoujing
- Liu Bingzhong
- Song Jing
- Chai Rong
- Seng Yixing
See also
References
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- ISBN 978-7-5356-7824-9. Archivedfrom the original on 2020-03-26. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ Song, Xiaoyan (October 11, 2018). "The Most Ancient White Porcelain in China". China Today. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ Song, Xiaoyan (April 12, 2013). "Significant Results from the Excavation of Xing Kiln Site in 2012". Chinese Archaeology. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Chinese Xingyao Museum". Shijiazhuang Municipality Official Website. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
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- ISSN 1027-5606.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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- ^ Bildner, Eli (27 February 2013). "Interactive Maps of China's Most–and Least–Polluted Places". Global Voices China. newsmotion.org. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ "Major earthquakes on Chinese mainland since 1966" by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston
- ^ 邢台市情介绍 (in Simplified Chinese). Xingtai People's Government. Retrieved 2011-05-20.