Xuyi County
Xuyi
Hu Di huyện | |
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 Xuyi County in October 2020 | |
  Xuyi Location in Jiangsu | |
| Coordinates:32°58′48″N118°33′36″E/ 32.980°N 118.560°E[1] | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Huai'an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,497 km2(964 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 798,600 |
| • Density | 320/km2(830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8(China Standard) |
| Postal code | 211700 |
| Website | http:// xuyi.gov.cn/ |
| Xuyi County | |||||||||
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 Xuyi south ofSizhou,theMing Zulingtombs, and theRiver Huaiin aQing-era depiction of the area beforeHongze Lake's 1680 flood, from theComplete Library of the Four Treasuries | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | Hu DiHuyện | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | Hu DiHuyện | ||||||||
| Postal | Chuyi | ||||||||
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Xuyiis acountyunder the administration ofHuai'an Prefecturein centralJiangsu Provincein easternChina.The southernmost of Huai'an'scounty-level divisions,it borders theprefecture-level citiesofSuqian,Jiangsu, to the north andChuzhou,Anhui,to the south and west. Xuyi is the site of theMing Zulingtombs and also noted for production of crayfish.
Name
[edit]Xuyi is theatonalpinyinromanizationof theStandard Mandarinpronunciationof theChinesenameHu Di.The same name was previously romanized asHsü-iinWade-GilesandChuyiinPostal Map romanization.The meaning of the name is unclear, but probably derives from phonetic transcription of an earlier name from theDongyiorWuwho once held the area. It has also beenvariously derivedfrom the idea of looking ahead with one's eyes opened wide—in reference to its position on a hill in wide plain[2][3]—or to another nearby hill named Xuyi.[4]
History
[edit]In medieval China, the area around Xuyi was administered as part of the prefecture or subprefecture ofSizhou.It was the hometown ofZhu Yuanzhang's family, which fled toFengyangbefore his birth and rise to power as theHongwu Emperorof theMing.He subsequently erected the expansiveMing Zulingtomb nearby, wherevenerationcould be offered to his grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather, all posthumously elevated to the dignity of honoraryemperors.Under the Ming, the area was part ofNanzhili,the special directly-administered district around the southern capital atNanjing.
Under theQing,the province was renamedJiangnan.Sizhou fell under its "Left" Governor and was later made part ofAnhui Province.During the reign of theKangxi Emperor,theYellow River—then still flowing along a course south ofShandong—diverted to join theHuaifurther upstream. Its silt blocked the previous course of the Huai and causedHongze Laketo grow enormously, swallowing both Sizhou and Ming Zuling tombs. With the previous county seat submerged, administration was moved first to Xuyi in 1680 and then west to the newSi Countyin 1777.
After theestablishmentof thePeople's Republic of China,Xuyi andSihongwere both moved from Anhui to Jiangsu in 1955 to allow for unified administration for the entire area around Hongze Lake.[5]By the early 1960s, the lake had receded enough that the long-flooded Ming Zuling was rediscovered. After theCultural Revolutionended, the provincial and national cultural administrations excavated and restored the tombs.[6]
Administrative divisions
[edit]At present, Xuyi County has 14 towns and 5 townships.[7]
- 14 towns
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- 5 townships
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Xuyi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.6 (69.1) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.8 (85.6) |
33.8 (92.8) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
37.4 (99.3) |
33.3 (91.9) |
28.9 (84.0) |
22.7 (72.9) |
39.3 (102.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
27 (81) |
22.1 (71.8) |
15.5 (59.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.9 (35.4) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
15.6 (60.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.5 (81.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.7 (72.9) |
17.1 (62.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
4.2 (39.6) |
15.5 (59.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
0.8 (33.4) |
5.1 (41.2) |
10.8 (51.4) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.9 (75.0) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
6.7 (44.1) |
0.7 (33.3) |
11.7 (53.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.6 (9.3) |
−13.3 (8.1) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.8 (62.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.4 (50.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
−13.5 (7.7) |
| Averageprecipitationmm (inches) | 36.5 (1.44) |
40.2 (1.58) |
62.4 (2.46) |
55.6 (2.19) |
76.0 (2.99) |
156.5 (6.16) |
239.5 (9.43) |
184.7 (7.27) |
89.2 (3.51) |
55.9 (2.20) |
50.3 (1.98) |
29.0 (1.14) |
1,075.8 (42.35) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.8 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 9.6 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 104.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 9.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity(%) | 72 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 76 | 83 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 126.6 | 128.5 | 159.5 | 186.3 | 188.3 | 151.8 | 167.2 | 174.8 | 162.5 | 163.6 | 140.1 | 137.3 | 1,886.5 |
| Percentpossible sunshine | 40 | 41 | 43 | 48 | 44 | 36 | 39 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
Sports
[edit]TheXuyi Olympic Sports Centre Stadiumis located in the city of Xuyi. The football stadium has a capacity of 18,000 and it opened in 2017.[10]
External links
[edit]- Xuyi County English guide(Jiangsu.net)
References
[edit]- ^Google(2014-07-02)."Xuyi"(Map).Google Maps.Google.Retrieved2014-07-02.
- ^Thuyết Văn Giải TựShuowen jiezi[Explanation of Single Component Graphs and Analysis of Composite Characters], Vol. 4: "Hu: Giương mắt cũng... Dị: Nhìn thẳng cũng".
- ^Đọc sử phương dư kỷ yếu [Essentials of Geography for Reading History], Vol. 21: "Hu Di giả, thành cư trên núi, có thể chúc xa cũng".
- ^Draft History of Qing,Vol. 59: "Đông: Hu Di sơn, huyện lấy này danh".
- ^Giang Tô tỉnh chí · thuỷ lợi chí [Gazetteers of Jiangsu: Water Resources Gazetteer].2001. pp. 700–761.ISBN7-80643-555-7.
- ^Danielson, Eric N. (December 2008),"The Ming Ancestor Tomb",China Heritage Quarterly.
- ^"Hoài An thị - khu hành chính hoa võng xzqh.org"(in Chinese). XZQH.Retrieved2012-05-24.
- ^Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng – WeatherBk Data(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved25 June2023.
- ^ Trung Quốc khí tượng số liệu võng(in Simplified Chinese).China Meteorological Administration.Retrieved25 June2023.
- ^"Daum 카페".