Yingde
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Yingde
Anh đức thị Yingtak | |
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  Yingde Location of the city center in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates:24°12′36″N113°24′04″E/ 24.21°N 113.401°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Qingyuan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,627 km2(2,173 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
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.
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
[edit]| Climate data for Yingde (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) | 27.4 (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] | |||||||||||||
See also
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References
[edit]- ^http:// thatsmags /prd/article/view/14007[dead link]
- ^"Welcome to Qingyuan".
- ^Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved28 May2023.
- ^ Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved28 May2023.
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