Yizhang County
Yizhang County
Ichang | |
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  Yizhang Location in Hunan | |
| Coordinates: 25°23′53″N 112°56′53″E / 25.398°N 112.948°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hunan |
| Prefecture-level city | Chenzhou |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 4242XX |
Yizhang County (simplified Chinese:
Location
[edit]Located on the southern margin of the province, it is adjacent to the south of the city proper in Chenzhou, and near the northern border of Guangdong. The county borders to the north by Zixing City, Suxian and Beihu Districts, to the west by Linwu County, Lianzhou City of Guangdong, to the south and the southeast by Yangshan, Ruyuan Counties and Lechang City of Guangdong and Rucheng County.
Administration
[edit]The county has 14 towns and five townships under its jurisdiction, the county seat is Yuxi Town (
- 14 towns
- Baishidu (
白石 渡 镇) - Bali (笆篱镇)
- Huangsha (
黄 沙 镇) - Litian (
里 田 镇) - Liyuan (
栗源 镇) - Meitian (
梅田 镇) - Tiantang (
天 塘镇) - Wuling (
五 岭镇) - Yangmeishan (杨
梅山 镇) - Yanquan (
岩泉 镇) - Yaogangxian (
瑶 岗仙镇) - Yiliu (
一 六 镇) - Yingchun (
迎春 镇) - Yuxi (
玉 溪 镇)
- 4 townships
- 1 ethnic township
- Yao Mangshan (莽山
瑶 族 乡)
History
[edit]In early 1928 Zhu De's troops, survivors of the Nanchang Uprising, Little Long March and Battle of Shantou, found refuge here with the local warlord. Chen Yi was with him; neither dared reveal his identity at the time. It was from here that a rested and bolstered communist column marched to the Jinggangshan Mountains in April to join the hold-outs from another uprising.
County town
[edit]The county town is at the border between Hunan and Guangdong. The national highway from Guangzhou to Beijing passes through the middle of the town.
Environment
[edit]A beautiful tourist park is Mangshan Mountain National Forest Park. The 1902-meter peak of Shikengkong (
Mangshan pitviper and Mangshan horned toad have been described as new species to science from specimens collected from Mangshan (Mount Mang).
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Yizhang (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) | 26.5 (79.7) |
30.8 (87.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.6 (94.3) |
35.3 (95.5) |
37.0 (98.6) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.2 (104.4) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.2 (99.0) |
32.9 (91.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
24.1 (75.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
14.7 (58.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.9 (49.8) |
13.5 (56.3) |
19.2 (66.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
27.9 (82.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
9.4 (48.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.6 (40.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
10.6 (51.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.4 (74.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.3 (75.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
11.1 (52.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.9 (25.0) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.3 (37.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.7 (56.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.6 (65.5) |
13.2 (55.8) |
3.7 (38.7) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 78.1 (3.07) |
82.2 (3.24) |
154.0 (6.06) |
181.9 (7.16) |
203.0 (7.99) |
236.6 (9.31) |
137.9 (5.43) |
154.7 (6.09) |
62.3 (2.45) |
55.6 (2.19) |
69.4 (2.73) |
53.2 (2.09) |
1,468.9 (57.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.5 | 13.3 | 18.5 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 12.5 | 14.3 | 8.7 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 9.3 | 157.6 |
| Average snowy days | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 79 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 62.3 | 58.4 | 55.8 | 81.8 | 107.4 | 124.6 | 209.1 | 186.4 | 154.8 | 142.1 | 118.5 | 102.8 | 1,404 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 19 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 32 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Yizhang" (Map). Google Maps. Google. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
- ^ 2015
年 宜 章 县国民 经济和 社会 发展统计公 报 [Statistical Communiqué of Yizhang County on the 2015 National Economic and Social Development]. Chenzhou People's Government. or yzx.gov.cn - ^ 《
湖南 省 民政 厅关于同意 宜 章 县乡镇区划调整 方案 的 批复》(湘民行 发〔2015〕96号 [result on adjustment of township-level administrative divisions of Yizhang County on 27 November 2015]. rednet.cn Hunan. 2015-12-04., also see 《湖南 省 乡镇区 划调整 改革 109个县市区 批复方案 》. people.com Hunan. 2015-12-08. or xinhuanet.com - ^
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.
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