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Linjiang (simplified Chinese: 临江; traditional Chinese: 臨江; pinyin: Línjiāng; listed as Linkiang on old maps) is a county-level city in Baishan, Jilin, China. It is located to the east of Tonghua, and borders North Korea along the Yalu River.
During 1953–76, there was a total of twenty-one Chinese films being shot on location in Linjiang, including Visitors on the Icy Mountain.[2]
Linjiang has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold winters, and very warm, humid summers. Monthly average temperatures range from −15.3 °C (4.5 °F) in January to 22.3 °C (72.1 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.57 °C (42.0 °F). Though the annual total is generous, precipitation is quite low during the winter and rainfall is concentrated in the months of June through August. Sunshine is generous but falling far short of the central and western parts of Jilin; with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 42% in July to 60% in February, there are 2,232 hours of bright sunshine annually.
| Climate data for Linjiang, elevation 380 m (1,250 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) |
13.0 (55.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
29.9 (85.8) |
33.4 (92.1) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.9 (100.2) |
35.8 (96.4) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
9.5 (49.1) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
22.1 (71.8) |
26.1 (79.0) |
28.6 (83.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.8 (5.4) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−12.0 (10.4) |
5.7 (42.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
−15.7 (3.7) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
1.2 (34.2) |
7.8 (46.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
0.3 (32.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −33.5 (−28.3) |
−29.4 (−20.9) |
−21.7 (−7.1) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
−24.5 (−12.1) |
−29.5 (−21.1) |
−33.5 (−28.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.0 (0.39) |
14.3 (0.56) |
23.7 (0.93) |
39.3 (1.55) |
84.3 (3.32) |
111.1 (4.37) |
196.2 (7.72) |
161.5 (6.36) |
67.0 (2.64) |
43.1 (1.70) |
37.4 (1.47) |
18.0 (0.71) |
805.9 (31.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.3 | 7.2 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.4 | 132.2 |
| Average snowy days | 10.4 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 12.0 | 55.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 64 | 59 | 56 | 63 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 71 | 72 | 69 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 165.9 | 175.9 | 205.7 | 200.3 | 216.6 | 198.9 | 191.5 | 187.2 | 179.5 | 188.0 | 142.4 | 141.6 | 2,193.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 56 | 58 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4][5] | |||||||||||||
There are six subdistricts, six towns and one townships under the city's administration:[6]
Subdistricts
Towns:
The only township is Mayihe Township (蚂蚁河乡)
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