Guangning County
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Guangning
Quảng Ninh huyện Kwongning | |
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 Location of the county in Zhaoqing and Guangdong | |
  Guangning Location of the seat in Guangdong | |
| Coordinates:23°03′N112°27′E/ 23.050°N 112.450°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Guangdong |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhaoqing |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,380 km2(920 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 540,000 |
| • Density | 230/km2(590/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
| Postal code | 526300 |
| Website | www |
| Guangning | |||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | Quảng Ninh | ||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Quảng Ninh | ||||||||||
| Jyutping | Gwong2-ning4 | ||||||||||
| Hanyu Pinyin | Guǎngníng | ||||||||||
| Postal | Kwongning | ||||||||||
| Literal meaning | WidelyPacified | ||||||||||
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Guangning County,alternatelyromanizedasKwongningCounty,[a]is acountyin westernGuangdong,China, under the administration of theprefecture-levelcityofZhaoqing.Guangning County has an area of 2,380 square kilometers (920 sq mi), with a population of 540,000.[when?]
Name
[edit]TheExplanation of County Names[clarification needed]states that the name of Guangning County—literally "widely" or "broadly pacified" —is a reference to the defeat of a large mob of bandits by the central government in 1559, shortly before the founding of the county.
History
[edit]Guangning County was founded on October 30, 1559, under theJiajing Emperorof theMing.[citation needed]It has formed part ofZhaoqingsince at least theQing.[1]
Geography and climate
[edit]Lying in the valley of Sui River, Guangning has been developing along the riversides. Surrounded by green hills and mountains, Guangning is considered as a pearl in a greenery cradle. Average temperature in January is 12.4 °C (54.3 °F), in July is 28.3 °C (82.9 °F), with an annual precipitation of 1,717 mm (67.6 in).
| Climate data for Guangning (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) | 28.2 (82.8) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.1 (102.4) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.1 (84.4) |
39.1 (102.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
21.6 (70.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
32.4 (90.3) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.2 (68.4) |
26.8 (80.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
14.5 (58.1) |
17.4 (63.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.8 (56.8) |
21.5 (70.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.0 (48.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
14.6 (58.3) |
19.0 (66.2) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.9 (73.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
9.7 (49.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
21.0 (69.8) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.2 (43.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 64.5 (2.54) |
56.0 (2.20) |
125.0 (4.92) |
194.1 (7.64) |
260.6 (10.26) |
286.2 (11.27) |
217.8 (8.57) |
249.5 (9.82) |
135.2 (5.32) |
61.0 (2.40) |
49.8 (1.96) |
43.8 (1.72) |
1,743.5 (68.62) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.5 | 10.8 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 19.1 | 20.1 | 17.2 | 17.0 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 157.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 78 | 79 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 80 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 91.4 | 68.4 | 53.2 | 76.0 | 119.6 | 144.2 | 193.9 | 183.1 | 172.5 | 182.0 | 153.9 | 135.9 | 1,574.1 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 27 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 47 | 41 | 36 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
[edit]The town of Nanjie is the centre of administration in this county. There are 16 other towns in Guangning. They are:
| Name | Chinese(S) | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2010)[4] | Area (km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paishatown | Bài sa trấn | Páishā Zhèn | 20,527 | 154 |
| Tanputown | Đàm bố trấn | Tánpǔ Zhèn | 20,844 | 132.6 |
| Jiangtuntown | Giang truân trấn | Jiāngtún Zhèn | 43,155 | 238.12 |
| Luogangtown | Ốc cương trấn | Luógǎng Zhèn | 9,442 | 105 |
| Beishitown | Bắc thị trấn | Běishì Zhèn | 16,458 | 230 |
| Kengkoutown | Hố khẩu trấn | Kēngkǒu Zhèn | 21,002 | 181 |
| Chikengtown | Xích hố trấn | Chìkēng Zhèn | 12,596 | 181 |
| Nanjietown | Nam phố trấn | Nánjiē Zhèn | 118,259 | 189.3 |
| Binhengtown | Tân hừ trấn | Bīnhēng Zhèn | 38,523 | 171.33 |
| Wuhetown | Năm cùng trấn | Wǔhé Zhèn | 17,639 | 116.32 |
| Hengshantown | Hoành Sơn trấn | Héngshān Zhèn | 34,355 | 137.5 |
| Mugetown | Mộc cách trấn | Mùgé Zhèn | 12,634 | 126.05 |
| Shijutown | Thạch trớ trấn | Shíjǔ Zhèn | 9,272 | 83.56 |
| Gushuitown | Cổ thủy trấn | Gǔshuǐ Zhèn | 35,334 | 263.7 |
| Zhouzitown | Châu tử trấn | Zhōuzǐ Zhèn | 13,901 | 88.53 |
Natural Resources
[edit]Mines
[edit]Tantalum, Niobium, Gold, Jade, Porcelain clay, granite etc.
Bamboo
[edit]Guangning is considered as the Hometown of Bamboo, since it has 108-million-acre (440,000 km2) of land built with various kinds of bamboos, and the annual production of it has reached 250 thousand tons.
Economy
[edit]Agriculture
[edit]Main plants includes rice, sweet potatoes, peanuts, Sugarcane, Teas, Mulberry
Industry
[edit]Woods processing, Chemistry, Sugar, Porcelain, Ink, Plastic, Paper-making, Bamboo-based arts.
In the year of 2002, the GDP of Guangning reached RMB 3.48 billion dollars.
Transportation
[edit]Roads are accessible to cities including Zhouqing, Shenzhen, Zhuhai. Guangzhou, the capital city of Guangdong Province, is currently 2.5 hours away by bus. But with the highway and railways under construction now, by 2010, the time can be shortened to one hour.
Tourism
[edit]To capitalize its natural resources, Guangning has developed eco-tourism attractions, including The Sea of Bamboo, The Emerald Lake, where you can immerse yourself in the greenery forest of bamboo, roll a boat on the greenery lake, have a sip of bamboo tea, while also taste the delicious local cuisine.
The local tourism has been developing prosperously in the last few years, bringing in tourists from home and abroad.
Special Products
[edit]Jade Teas, bamboo and bamboo-made products, such asbamboo charcoalcloth, bamboo charcoal pillow case etc., which proved to be environmental-friendly products.
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^abBolton & al. (1941),p.262.
- ^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.
- ^shi, Guo wu yuan ren kou pu cha ban gong; council, Guo jia tong ji ju ren kou he jiu ye tong ji si bian = Tabulation on the 2010 population census of the people's republic of China by township / compiled by Population census office under the state; population, Department of; statistics, employment statistics national bureau of (2012).Zhongguo 2010 nian ren kou pu cha fen xiang, zhen, jie dao zi liao(Di 1 ban. ed.). Beijing Shi: Zhongguo tong ji chu ban she.ISBN978-7-5037-6660-2.
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Bibliography
[edit]- Bolton, Kingsley; et al. (1941),Triad Societies,Vol. 5,Abingdon: Routledge,ISBN9780415243971,reprinted 2000.
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