Xingyang

Coordinates: 34°47′N 113°21′E / 34.783°N 113.350°E / 34.783; 113.350
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Not to be confused with Xiangyang, Xianyang, or Xinyang.
Xingyang
荥阳市
Postal code
450100
Websitewww.xingyang.gov.cn

Xingyang (simplified Chinese: 荥阳; traditional Chinese: 滎陽; pinyin: Xíngyáng) is a county-level city in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, South Central China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhengzhou. It is situated 15 kilometers to the west of Zhengzhou city proper. The population of Xingyang is around 590,000 and the area of Xingyang is about 908 km2 (351 sq mi).[3]

Administration

The

ethnic township and 1 landscape division.[4]

Subdistricts
  1. Suohe Subdistrict (索河街道)
  2. Jingcheng Subdistrict (京城街道)
Towns
  1. Qiaolou Town (乔楼镇)
  2. Yulong
    Town (豫龙镇)
  3. Guanwu Town (广武镇)
  4. Wangcun Town (王村镇)
  5. Sishui Town (汜水镇)
  6. Gaoshan Town (高山镇)
  7. Liuhe Town (刘河镇)
  8. Cuimiao Town (崔庙镇)
  9. Jiayu Town (贾峪镇)
Townships
  1. Chengguan Township (城关乡)
  2. Gaocun Township (高村乡)
  3. Beimang Township (北邙乡)
Ethnic townships
  1. Jinzhai Hui Ethnic Township (金砦回族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Xingyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 18.1
(64.6) 		23.9
(75.0) 		31.3
(88.3) 		38.9
(102.0) 		40.1
(104.2) 		42.5
(108.5) 		41.4
(106.5) 		39.0
(102.2) 		38.7
(101.7) 		33.8
(92.8) 		28.0
(82.4) 		22.1
(71.8) 		42.5
(108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6) 		9.9
(49.8) 		15.8
(60.4) 		22.6
(72.7) 		28.1
(82.6) 		32.4
(90.3) 		32.5
(90.5) 		30.8
(87.4) 		27.1
(80.8) 		21.8
(71.2) 		14.4
(57.9) 		8.0
(46.4) 		20.8
(69.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.0
(33.8) 		4.4
(39.9) 		10.1
(50.2) 		16.6
(61.9) 		22.3
(72.1) 		26.8
(80.2) 		27.8
(82.0) 		26.2
(79.2) 		21.9
(71.4) 		16.3
(61.3) 		9.2
(48.6) 		3.2
(37.8) 		15.5
(59.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.7
(27.1) 		0.1
(32.2) 		5.2
(41.4) 		11.1
(52.0) 		16.8
(62.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.8
(74.8) 		22.5
(72.5) 		17.6
(63.7) 		11.8
(53.2) 		5.0
(41.0) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		11.0
(51.8)
Record low °C (°F) −16.9
(1.6) 		−16.5
(2.3) 		−6.4
(20.5) 		−1.4
(29.5) 		5.4
(41.7) 		12.5
(54.5) 		16.4
(61.5) 		12.5
(54.5) 		6.7
(44.1) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−8.9
(16.0) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−16.9
(1.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 10.9
(0.43) 		12.9
(0.51) 		19.2
(0.76) 		34.4
(1.35) 		59.9
(2.36) 		61.0
(2.40) 		127.6
(5.02) 		117.3
(4.62) 		76.8
(3.02) 		37.6
(1.48) 		26.2
(1.03) 		7.8
(0.31) 		591.6
(23.29)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 4.0 4.1 4.9 5.7 6.9 7.9 10.5 10.5 8.8 6.1 5.3 3.3 78
Average snowy days 4.1 3.1 1.3 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2.3 12
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		56 56 54 57 57 57 72 76 70 63 61 56 61
Mean monthly sunshine hours 104.8 118.5 164.1 192.9 212.7 192.7 164.2 163.0 146.6 141.8 126.3 119.4 1,847
Percent possible sunshine 33 38 44 49 49 45 38 39 40 41 41 39 41
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

History

The name of Xingyang, coming from

Shangshu
, means the city located in the north of Xing River (荥). The history of Xingyang can be retrieved in books written more than 3,000 years ago.

It is believed in Chinese legend that Xingyang is the place where

Chinese history were from Xingyang, such as Shen Buhai, a legalist in the Warring States period) and Li Shangyin (a poet in late Tang dynasty). Moreover, Xingyang is considered as the origin place of the people whose surname is Zheng
(郑氏) in the world.

Xingyang is home to remains from the Han dynasty.[7]

Buddhist antiquities have been found there.[8]

Economy

In 2004 the GDP is

¥
23,387.

Located on the flat southern bank of the

mu (10 km2), making the town the largest aquaculture center in North China.[9]

In 2007, construction started in Wangcun on a large

turtle farm raising the Yellow River Turtle (a local variety of the Chinese softshell turtle). With the capacity for raising 5 million turtles a year, the facility was expected to become Henan's largest farm of this kind.[10]

Transportation

Taxi

In 2005, the start fee of Taxi for the first 3 kilometres is about

¥
6-7 is maximum for traveling in Xingyang.

High-speed rail

Zhengzhou West Railway Station
is located in Xingyang.

Zhengzhou Metro

Xingyang is a county-level city under Zhengzhou's administration. Several Zhengzhou Metro stations in Xingyang:

Tourist attractions

Agricultural products

Notable residents

The hometown of the character Zheng (T: 鄭, S: 郑) from The Tale of Li Wa is Xingyang.[11]

References

  1. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  2. ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  3. ^ (in Chinese) Profile of Xingyang Archived May 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Official website of Xingyang Government, visited on April 12, 2008.
  4. ^ 洛阳市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ISBN 978-1-84519-321-8
    .
  8. ISBN 978-0-8248-2783-0
    .
  9. ^ 黄河畔的荥阳市万亩鱼塘 (Ten thousand of mu of fish ponds in the riverside Xingyang), 2011-09-30
  10. ^ 荥阳开建河南省最大黄河鳖养殖基地 (Construction started in Xingyang on the province's largest Yellow River Turtle farm), www.zynews.com,　 2007-07-24
  11. ISSN 1759-7633
    ), 2007(25), pp. 91–110. -- Cited: p. 100.

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