Xuancheng

Coordinates: 30°56′20″N 118°45′32″E / 30.939°N 118.759°E / 30.939; 118.759
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Xuancheng
宣城市
Suancheng
License Plate Prefix
皖P
Websitewww.xuancheng.gov.cn

Xuancheng (

Wuhu to the northwest, Chizhou to the west, Huangshan to the southwest, and the coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Jiangsu
to the southeast and northeast respectively.

History

Xie Tiao Lou [zh]

Archeological digs in Xuancheng have found pottery and stoneware indicative of the Liangzhu Culture.[4]

During the Spring and Autumn period, the area belonged to the State of Wu, although, upon the decline of Wu, the area was also ruled by the State of Chu and the State of Yue, respectively.[4]

Under the

Xuanzhou District, the site of the Xuancheng Municipal Government) served as the administrative center.[4] Xuanzhou has been the political, economic and cultural center of administration since then.[citation needed] In 281 CE, Xuancheng Commandery [zh] was established.[4]

Xuancheng became a prefecture-level city in 2000.[5]

Geography and Climate

Map including Xuancheng (labeled as HSÜAN-CH'ENG (SÜAN-CHENG) (walled) 宣城) (AMS, 1952)

Its terrain is varied and complicated, basically sloping downward from the south to the north. Its

Jiuhua. Qingliang Peak [zh] is also located within Xuancheng.[5] 59.34% of the city's area is forested.[5]

The city has a subtropical humid

monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons and abundant precipitation. Of the four seasons, summer is the longest. Its annual average temperature falls round 15.6C (60.1F). Most of the rainfall occurs in summer. The plum rain season lasts from mid-June to early July.[6]

Climate data for Xuancheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.4
(72.3) 		28.6
(83.5) 		33.5
(92.3) 		34.8
(94.6) 		36.6
(97.9) 		38.1
(100.6) 		40.5
(104.9) 		40.2
(104.4) 		39.5
(103.1) 		34.0
(93.2) 		29.5
(85.1) 		24.3
(75.7) 		40.5
(104.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0) 		10.8
(51.4) 		15.7
(60.3) 		22.1
(71.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		29.4
(84.9) 		33.2
(91.8) 		32.6
(90.7) 		28.2
(82.8) 		23.1
(73.6) 		17.1
(62.8) 		10.5
(50.9) 		21.5
(70.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.5
(38.3) 		5.9
(42.6) 		10.4
(50.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		21.6
(70.9) 		24.9
(76.8) 		28.4
(83.1) 		27.9
(82.2) 		23.5
(74.3) 		17.8
(64.0) 		11.5
(52.7) 		5.5
(41.9) 		16.5
(61.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5) 		2.4
(36.3) 		6.3
(43.3) 		11.9
(53.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.7
(76.5) 		24.4
(75.9) 		20.0
(68.0) 		13.8
(56.8) 		7.5
(45.5) 		1.8
(35.2) 		12.6
(54.7)
Record low °C (°F) −10.2
(13.6) 		−10.0
(14.0) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		1.4
(34.5) 		8.7
(47.7) 		12.7
(54.9) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.0
(64.4) 		11.0
(51.8) 		2.2
(36.0) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−12.8
(9.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 79.2
(3.12) 		77.8
(3.06) 		118.0
(4.65) 		118.7
(4.67) 		132.7
(5.22) 		255.0
(10.04) 		197.0
(7.76) 		147.8
(5.82) 		86.4
(3.40) 		67.7
(2.67) 		66.9
(2.63) 		51.2
(2.02) 		1,398.4
(55.06)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.7 11.3 13.8 12.4 12.7 14.0 13.2 13.0 9.7 8.6 10.0 8.8 139.2
Average snowy days 4.0 2.0 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1.2 8.1
Average
relative humidity
(%) 		80 78 76 74 75 81 80 80 81 79 80 78 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 109.4 116.2 140.8 163.9 180.0 148.6 210.0 203.4 164.4 165.3 143.1 131.7 1,876.8
Percent possible sunshine 34 37 38 42 42 35 49 50 45 47 45 42 42
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

Administration

Xuancheng City administers seven

counties
.

Map

These are further divided into 115

townships and ten subdistricts
.

Language and culture

In Xuancheng,

Jianghuai Mandarin and Wu Chinese are spoken as well as Standard Mandarin
.

Xuancheng is a city with 2,000 years of history and cultural relics. It has a profound cultural heritage and rich tourism resources. There are many scenery resorts, such as the country's largest captive breeding bases—Chinese Crocodile Lake, one of the four unique scenes – Taiji Cave, Peach Blossom Pool, Jing Ting Mountain, Zhangshan Canyon, and cultural sites of the New Fourth Army, the Ancestral Hall of the Hu Family in Jixi, the former residence of Mr. Hu Shih, the Jiang's Village in Jingde, and so on. Since reform and opening up, the city has achieved a lot of progress, and is accelerating the development of municipal services, transport, tourism and other infrastructural facilities. Xuancheng, as a new city with pleasant environments of living, enterprising, sightseeing, is on the rise. The Ningguo Stadium is located in the city. The 12,000-capacity stadium is used mainly for association football matches.

Demographics

Kaiyuan Pagoda

Its population was 2,500,063 as of 2020 census whom 774,332 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of Xuanzhou District.

The city is home to 45

Xuanzhou District, and Qianqiu She Ethnic Village (Chinese: 千秋畲族村) in Yunti She Ethnic Township, Ningguo.[9]

Economy

As of 2020, the city's

foreign trade totaled ¥13.44 billion.[10]

Xuancheng's

disposable income is ¥30,746 as of 2020, and stood at ¥42,134 for urban residents, and ¥18,928 for rural residents.[10]

Xuancheng's major industrial products include

beverages, cloth, concrete, electronics components, fertilizer, paper and cardboard.[10]

Xuancheng is known for its production of high quality Xuan paper (simplified Chinese: 宣纸; traditional Chinese: 宣紙), Xuan writing brushes (simplified Chinese: 宣笔; traditional Chinese: 宣筆), and Xuan ink stones (simplified Chinese: 宣砚; traditional Chinese: 宣硯), all of which are used in traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting.[citation needed] These products make up a large proportion of the city's exports.[citation needed]

Notable people

Education

Transportation

Rail

Xuancheng is served by the

Beijing–Taipei High-Speed Rail Corridor
.

References

  1. ^ Cox, W (2018). Demographia World Urban Areas. 14th Annual Edition (PDF). St. Louis: Demographia. p. 22.
  2. ^ "China: Ānhuī (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map".
  3. ^ "《安徽统计年鉴2022》电子查阅版". tjj.ah.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e f 历史沿革 [History] (in Chinese). Xuancheng Municipal People's Government. 2021-01-22. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  5. ^ a b c d e 宣城概况 [Xuancheng Overview] (in Chinese). Xuancheng Municipal People's Government. 2021-02-18. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  6. ^ Travel in Anhui
  7. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  9. ^ a b c 人口民族 [Population and Ethnicity] (in Chinese). Xuancheng Municipal People's Government. 2021-03-29. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g 经济发展 [Economic Development] (in Chinese). Xuancheng Municipal People's Government. 2021-03-29. Archived from the original on 2021-05-03. Retrieved 2021-05-03.

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