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Wannian County
View on WikipediaWannian (simplified Chinese: 万年县; traditional Chinese: 萬年縣; pinyin: Wànnián Xiàn; lit. 'Ten thousand years') is a county in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.
Key Information
Its total area is 1,140.76 km2 (440.45 sq mi). Its 2003 population was 361,000.
Wannian County comprises 6 towns and 9 townships.
The county seat and largest population center is Chenying Town (陈营镇). The second largest population center and former county seat is Qingyun Town (青云镇), formerly Chengguan Town (城关镇).
In addition to farming, pearl and concrete production are economically important. There is limited mining.
The local dialect, Wannianese, is a dialect of the Gan Chinese language.
Administrative divisions
[edit]Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Wannian, elevation 56 m (184 ft), (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) | 26.2 (79.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
35.1 (95.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
37.5 (99.5) |
41.2 (106.2) |
39.9 (103.8) |
38.4 (101.1) |
36.8 (98.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
25.4 (77.7) |
41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.4 (50.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.1 (82.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
34.4 (93.9) |
34.0 (93.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.9 (42.6) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
7.6 (45.7) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.9 (48.0) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.1 (77.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
4.1 (39.4) |
14.5 (58.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.3 (20.7) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
2.0 (35.6) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 99.3 (3.91) |
109.9 (4.33) |
210.2 (8.28) |
244.8 (9.64) |
243.2 (9.57) |
351.0 (13.82) |
203.1 (8.00) |
138.8 (5.46) |
61.2 (2.41) |
51.5 (2.03) |
96.9 (3.81) |
73.7 (2.90) |
1,883.6 (74.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.7 | 14.1 | 18.3 | 16.9 | 16.0 | 16.9 | 11.2 | 12.0 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 10.0 | 10.9 | 156.4 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 4.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 81 | 81 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 84.4 | 87.1 | 99.2 | 121.9 | 147.0 | 138.9 | 234.0 | 220.6 | 189.3 | 168.2 | 135.4 | 123.3 | 1,749.3 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 26 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 42 | 39 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Tourist attractions
[edit]Wannian is the location of the Xianren Cave (Fairy Cave), where historically important finds have been made of ancient pottery shards and rice grains.
Transportation
[edit]Rail
[edit]Wannian is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.
References
[edit]- ^ "常州市-行政区划网" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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