Gutian County
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Gutian County
Cổ điền huyện Kutien | |
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 Location in Ningde City | |
  Gutian Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates:26°37′N118°51′E/ 26.617°N 118.850°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
| Area code | 352200 |
(simplified Chinese:Cổ điền huyện;traditional Chinese:Cổ điền huyện;pinyin:Gǔtián Xiàn;Foochow Romanized:Kŭ-chèng Gâing) is a county lying in the northeasternFujianprovince, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration ofNingdeCity and is located in the southwest part of the municipality. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", asZhu Xi,a famous Chinese scholar once lived there. It is also known asKutienorKucheng.
- Area: 2,385.2 square kilometres (920.9 sq mi)
- Population: 429,463
History[edit]
The county was set up in theTang dynastyby Liujiang in 741 AD. SinceZhuxi,one of the famous scholars in China, lived there, it is also called "the town of the former worthy."
In 1895 the county was the site of amassacre of Christian missionaries.
Geography[edit]
TheMin River (Fujian)runs through Gutian, covering a distance of 35 kilometres (22 mi).
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Gutian, elevation 362 m (1,188 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) | 27.3 (81.1) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.7 (99.9) |
34.1 (93.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.4 (86.7) |
33.5 (92.3) |
32.9 (91.2) |
30.2 (86.4) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
27.2 (81.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.1 (61.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.4 (74.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.4 (54.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.2 (55.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 67.3 (2.65) |
97.9 (3.85) |
181.0 (7.13) |
176.3 (6.94) |
229.1 (9.02) |
285.4 (11.24) |
131.3 (5.17) |
165.9 (6.53) |
105.2 (4.14) |
50.8 (2.00) |
61.4 (2.42) |
49.1 (1.93) |
1,600.7 (63.02) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.5 | 13.6 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 159 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 107.9 | 99.1 | 103.5 | 126.4 | 137.0 | 139.4 | 227.1 | 201.3 | 172.7 | 168.7 | 128.9 | 125.9 | 1,737.9 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 33 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[1][2] | |||||||||||||
Scenic Areas[edit]
There are a number of scenic areas in Gutian.
- The thousand-year-oldAuspicious Tower(Cát tường tháp).
- TheXishan Academy of Classical Learning(Khê sơn thư viện), whereZhuxionce taught.
- TheLinshui Palace(Lâm thủy cung).
- TheTemple of Paradise(Cực nhạc tự).
- TheGreen Screen Lake(Thúy bình hồ).
Subdivision[edit]
Gutian has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 7 villages. It has a total population of 430,000.
- Shanyang Town(Sam dương trấn)
- Hetang town(Hạc đường trấn)
- Daqiao Town(Đại kiều trấn)
- Pinghu Town(Bình hồ trấn)
- Xincheng Town(Tân thành trấn)
- Huangtian Town(Hoàng điền trấn)
- Fengdu Town(Phượng đô trấn)
- Shuikou Town(Thủy khẩu trấn)
- Dajia Village(Đại giáp hương)
- Zhuoyang Village(Trác dương hương)
- Jixiang Village(Cát hạng hương)
- Songji Village(Tùng cát hương)
- Hubin Village(Hồ tân hương)
- Panyang Village(Phán dương hương)
- Fengpu Village(Phượng đô hương)
Agriculture[edit]
Gutian county is known as "The Land of Fungi" (Thực dụng khuẩn chi hương). Fungal exports include snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis) (Bạch mộc nhĩ) andshiitake(Lentinula edodes) (Hương cô). Other exports includeperch(Lư ngư),carp(Lí ngư),honey peaches(Thủy mật đào), reddish slab stones (Đào hoa hồng thạch bản tài) andYounai plums(Du nại).
Communications and public works[edit]
Gutian's transportation systems include railways, highways and seaways. Waifu (Ngoại phúc) Railway is 33.2 km (20.6 mi)long. Abundant water resources have led to the building of the first national underground hydropower station,Gutian Xishui Hydroelectric Power Station,which has the largest volume inEast China.
Miscellaneous[edit]
Gutian is the original home of many countrymen residing abroad. The number of overseas Chinese from this area amounts to more than 200,000, many now resident inSitiawan,Perakin Malaysia. It is also a "national model county", which is famous for its culture, physical education and broadcasting TV programs.
Notable people[edit]
- Wong Sau-ching,visual artist
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Trung quốc khí tượng sổ cư võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved23 June2023.
- ^ Trung quốc khí tượng sổ cư võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved23 June2023.
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