Yingde(postal:Yingtak;Chinese:Anh đức;pinyin:Yīngdé) is a historical city in the north ofGuangdongProvince, China. The city is on theBei River,a tributary of thePearl River.Administratively, it is part of theQingyuanprefecture-level city.

Yingde
Anh đức thị
Yingtak
Yingde is located in Guangdong
Yingde
Yingde
Location of the city center in Guangdong
Coordinates:24°12′36″N113°24′04″E/ 24.21°N 113.401°E/24.21; 113.401
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceGuangdong
Prefecture-level cityQingyuan
Area
• Total5,627 km2(2,173 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8(China Standard)

The principalvarieties of Chinesespoken areHakka(64%),Cantonese(29%) and others (7%).Mandarinis rarely spoken except in teaching.

It is famous for itsYingde StoneandYingdehong tea.In 1963 the British royal family popularized Yingde'sblack teaworldwide after offering the tea to guests at the Queen's Banquet.[1]Yingde's tea history dates back to over 1,200 years ago. It is considered to be one of the top three places in the world to grow black tea.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Yingde (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 27.4
(81.3)
30.5
(86.9)
32.9
(91.2)
34.0
(93.2)
35.9
(96.6)
37.9
(100.2)
40.1
(104.2)
39.6
(103.3)
38.4
(101.1)
36.4
(97.5)
33.6
(92.5)
28.6
(83.5)
40.1
(104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 16.1
(61.0)
18.0
(64.4)
20.3
(68.5)
25.4
(77.7)
29.6
(85.3)
32.0
(89.6)
33.8
(92.8)
33.8
(92.8)
31.9
(89.4)
28.5
(83.3)
23.8
(74.8)
18.4
(65.1)
26.0
(78.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.8
(53.2)
13.9
(57.0)
16.6
(61.9)
21.6
(70.9)
25.4
(77.7)
27.7
(81.9)
29.1
(84.4)
28.9
(84.0)
27.2
(81.0)
23.6
(74.5)
18.7
(65.7)
13.5
(56.3)
21.5
(70.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 8.9
(48.0)
11.0
(51.8)
13.9
(57.0)
18.7
(65.7)
22.5
(72.5)
24.9
(76.8)
25.9
(78.6)
25.7
(78.3)
23.9
(75.0)
20.0
(68.0)
15.1
(59.2)
10.2
(50.4)
18.4
(65.1)
Record low °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7)
1.2
(34.2)
1.0
(33.8)
7.3
(45.1)
13.6
(56.5)
17.5
(63.5)
21.2
(70.2)
22.5
(72.5)
15.4
(59.7)
9.1
(48.4)
3.5
(38.3)
−0.7
(30.7)
−0.7
(30.7)
Averageprecipitationmm (inches) 65.2
(2.57)
75.3
(2.96)
163.3
(6.43)
233.7
(9.20)
328.2
(12.92)
377.6
(14.87)
220.5
(8.68)
181.2
(7.13)
113.7
(4.48)
41.7
(1.64)
55.2
(2.17)
49.4
(1.94)
1,905
(74.99)
Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) 9.7 11.7 18.2 17.4 18.8 19.8 16.6 15.9 10.4 5.5 6.9 6.9 157.8
Average snowy days 0.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.3
Averagerelative humidity(%) 72 75 81 81 80 81 77 77 75 69 70 69 76
Mean monthlysunshine hours 107.6 83.2 67.8 83.7 125.3 152.6 218.6 213.9 201.6 201.9 168.3 150.9 1,775.4
Percentpossible sunshine 32 26 18 22 30 38 53 54 55 57 52 46 40
Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
Ingtak pagoda, from Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672); Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier (1606-ca. 1670): L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665

See also

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References

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  1. ^http:// thatsmags /prd/article/view/14007[dead link]
  2. ^"Welcome to Qingyuan".
  3. ^Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved28 May2023.
  4. ^ Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved28 May2023.