Qin'an County
秦安县 | |
|---|---|
 Qin'an in Tianshui | |
 Tianshui in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 34°51′33″N 105°40′33″E / 34.8591°N 105.6758°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Tianshui |
| County seat | Xingguo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,601.13 km2 (618.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 539,797 |
| • Density | 340/km2 (870/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 741600 |
Qin'an County (Chinese: 秦安县; pinyin: Qín'ān Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui. Its postal code is 741600, and in 1999 its population was 567,553 people.[1] As of 2018, the population is 618,000 people. It is one of the poorest counties of Gansu, being appointed as one of 23 counties part of a provincial poverty alleviation project.[2]
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History
The area has been inhabited since prehistoric times, as evidenced by 68 Neolithic cultural sites including the Dadiwan culture.[2]
It is reputedly the county where Zhuge Liang's troops, commanded by Ma Su, were defeated by Zhang He at the Battle of Jieting.
Known historically as Chengji (成紀), it vied with Tianshui (then known as Shanggui) as the seat of the medieval province of Qinzhou during the Tang Dynasty and Five Dynasties eras.[3]
Culture
Qin'an celebrates the Nüwa festival, a sacrifice festival for the mother goddess. It is celebrated yearly on the 15th of the third lunar calendar months.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
Qin'an County governs 17 towns,[6] which govern over a total of 6 residential communities and 428 villages.[7]
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Climate
| Climate data for Qin'an (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) | 14.3 (57.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.1 (97.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
13.7 (56.7) |
37.9 (100.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
29.7 (85.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
11.2 (52.2) |
5.5 (41.9) |
17.8 (64.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
13.3 (55.9) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
11.3 (52.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.8 (19.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.1 (35.8) |
7.1 (44.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−14.5 (5.9) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.9 (42.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
9.2 (48.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
−18.9 (−2.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) |
6.1 (0.24) |
14.2 (0.56) |
27.4 (1.08) |
49.4 (1.94) |
65.5 (2.58) |
79.2 (3.12) |
72.3 (2.85) |
68.1 (2.68) |
39.4 (1.55) |
9.4 (0.37) |
2.8 (0.11) |
439.1 (17.29) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 10.2 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 96.2 |
| Average snowy days | 8.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 24.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 64 | 61 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 67 | 70 | 76 | 78 | 73 | 66 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 140.6 | 132.8 | 164.6 | 198.3 | 209.8 | 198.8 | 200.6 | 189.8 | 124.8 | 120.5 | 128.1 | 143.1 | 1,951.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 45 | 43 | 44 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 34 | 35 | 42 | 47 | 44 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ China County & City Population 1999
- ^ a b "秦安简介 - 秦安简介 - 秦安县人民政府门户网". Qinan.gov.cn. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
- ^ Dudbridge, Glen. A Portrait of Five Dynasties China: From the Memoirs of Wang Renyu (880–956), pp. 8 ff. Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013. Accessed 14 Dec 2013.
- ^ "秦安女娲祭典". 甘肃省人民政府. 2020-12-29.
- ^ "女娲祭典（秦安女娲祭典） - 中国非物质文化遗产网·中国非物质文化遗产数字博物馆". www.ihchina.cn. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ "秦安县行政区划概述 - 行政区划 - 中国秦安". Archived from the original on 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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