Hanshou County
Hanshou County
汉寿县 Hanshow | |
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Coordinates: 28°52′30″N 112°00′22″E / 28.875°N 112.006°E[1] | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hunan |
Prefecture-level city | Changde |
Area | |
• Total | 2,023 km2 (781 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 706,300 |
• Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Hanshou County (simplified Chinese: 汉寿县; traditional Chinese:
History
[edit]Abundant source of waters and rivers make Hanshou County a productive fish and rice area. Dongting Lake was once the largest lake in China. This changed in the 1950s when the national the Chinese government encouraged plantation of rice and built many dams in the lake. The area of Dongting Lake shrank dramatically. Owing to the river network in this district, a land transportation system was underdeveloped. The YuanJiang river splits the county into two parts, the so-called west lake region and the downtown region of Hanshou. Due to this fact, people from west lake region used to take a whole day to come all the way to the downtown because there was no bridge across the river, and cars and travelers have to count on the ferry to cross Yuan Jiang. In 2008, the YuanJiang Grand Bridge was constructed alleviating transportation across the river.
Administrative divisions
[edit]According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Hanshou County on November 20, 2015 Hanshou County has four subdistricts, 16 towns and three townships under its jurisdiction.[3] they are:
- 16 Towns
- Bailuqiao (
百 禄 桥镇) - Canggang (沧港镇)
- Cuijiaqiao (
崔 家 桥镇) - Fengjiapu (丰家铺镇)
- Guantouzhen (
罐 头嘴镇) - Jiangjiazui (蒋家
嘴 镇) - Junshanpu (军山铺镇)
- Longtanqiao (龙潭桥镇)
- Potou, Hanshou (坡头镇)
- Taizimiao (
太子 庙镇) - Xihu, Hanshou (
西湖 镇) - Yangtaohu (
洋 淘 湖 镇) - Yanwanghu (
岩 汪 湖 镇) - Yougang (
酉 港 镇) - Zhoukou, Hanshou (
洲 口 镇) - Zhujiapu (
朱 家 铺镇)
- Maojiatan (
毛 家 滩回族 维吾尔族乡) - Niejiaqiao (聂家桥乡)
- Xizhou, Hanshou (
西洲 乡)
- Canglang, Hanshou (沧浪
街道 ) - Chenyang, Hanshou, (
辰 阳街道 ) - Longyang, Hanshou (龙阳
街道 ) - Zhumushan (
株 木山 街道 )
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Hanshou (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) | 23.3 (73.9) |
30.2 (86.4) |
34.3 (93.7) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.5 (97.7) |
38.1 (100.6) |
39.9 (103.8) |
40.4 (104.7) |
38.2 (100.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
30.8 (87.4) |
25.1 (77.2) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.1 (52.0) |
21.6 (70.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
17.5 (63.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.6 (36.7) |
4.8 (40.6) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.7 (49.5) |
4.6 (40.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68.3 (2.69) |
78.9 (3.11) |
125.7 (4.95) |
155.5 (6.12) |
193.2 (7.61) |
203.4 (8.01) |
191.6 (7.54) |
112.1 (4.41) |
87.5 (3.44) |
89.7 (3.53) |
81.6 (3.21) |
44.6 (1.76) |
1,432.1 (56.38) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.2 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 14.5 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 11.3 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 147.2 |
Average snowy days | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 12.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 79 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 77.9 | 74.4 | 100.5 | 125.9 | 148.3 | 140.8 | 203.9 | 200.7 | 148.0 | 127.0 | 113.5 | 100.4 | 1,561.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 24 | 23 | 27 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 48 | 50 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 35 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] |
Economy
[edit]Hanshou has a population of 780,000. Many young people leave the county as migrant workers to south and east coastal areas, e.g. Guangdong, Shanghai, etc., in the hope of finding better jobs and education opportunities for themselves and their next generation. Young children are left at home and often attended by their grandparents.
Agriculture
[edit]Hanshou's economy relies mainly on agriculture. Rice, cotton, canola oil, green ramie, Italian aspens, various fishes from the Dongting lake, fleshes are the major products in the county. The settle-in of Zoomlion industrial park is deemed as a milestone for the industry development in this county. It brings as well a large number of jobs to this region. Raw agricultural products are processed by some local companies and exported abroad, for example, onions are cooked and canned to export to Japan by private JiaodeChang, Italian aspens are fabricated by private Guozhen Wooden Co. into shining fire-resistant wedge joint board for house construction in North America. Other state-owned factories such as paper-making company, spinning mill went into bankruptcy several years ago due to environmental pollutions, corruption and low efficiency to compete in the market. Industry in this country is developing gradually with vast configuration change. The eastern part of the county is protected by the state law as a wet land conservation area. Thousands of acres of reeds sprawl across the wet land. Thanks to the enforcement of state law, the ecological system is minimally disturbed by anthropogenic activities in the conservation area and hosts hundreds types of fishes, birds and wild animals. A lot of tourists are attracted to the Western Dongting Lake National Wet Land Park to enjoy the peace and harmony of nature of Dongting Lake.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hanshou" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ 汉寿县
人口 民族 [About Hanshou County]. - ^ a b Township-level administrative divisions of Hanshou County: According to the result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Hanshou County on November 20, 2015: rednet.cn (湘民
行 发〔2015〕53号 ):湖南 省 民政 厅关于同意 汉寿县乡镇区划调整 方案 的 批复 (November 20, 2015) Archived December 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, also see people.com:湖南 省 乡镇区 划调整 改革 109个县市区 批复方案 (2015-12-08) Archived 2017-04-07 at the Wayback Machine or xinhuanet.com:湖南 省 乡镇区 划调整 改革 109个县市区 批复方案 (2015-12-08) - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023. - ^
中国 气象数 据 网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.