Jiajiang County
夹江县 | |
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  Jiajiang Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 29°44′31″N 103°33′54″E / 29.742°N 103.565°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Leshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 749 km2 (289 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Jiajiang County (simplified Chinese: 夹江县; traditional Chinese: 夾江縣; pinyin: Jiājiāng Xiàn) is a county in central Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.
Museums
Cultural attractions
- Jiajiang Thousand Buddha Rock Scenic Area, dating to the Tang dynasty.
Climate
| Climate data for Jiajiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.1 (88.0) |
30.9 (87.6) |
26.5 (79.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
22.6 (72.7) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.6 (56.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
17.5 (63.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
6.5 (43.7) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.0 (69.8) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.6 (72.7) |
19.9 (67.8) |
15.9 (60.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
14.4 (58.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.14 (61.05) |
12.9 (55.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.7 (0.50) |
20.1 (0.79) |
37.2 (1.46) |
75.8 (2.98) |
106.0 (4.17) |
141.2 (5.56) |
271.8 (10.70) |
326.6 (12.86) |
139.5 (5.49) |
64.5 (2.54) |
27.7 (1.09) |
12.3 (0.48) |
1,235.4 (48.62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.7 | 10.2 | 13.0 | 14.2 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 16.5 | 15.9 | 16.7 | 17.4 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 164.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 83 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 35.9 | 49.7 | 81.4 | 110.4 | 114.1 | 100.3 | 124.7 | 133.0 | 64.1 | 42.5 | 45.1 | 34.5 | 935.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 11 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 20 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ "Tenfu Tea Museum website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- ↑ "Tenfu Tea Museum, Jiajiang", China Tea Travels website, September 23, 2008
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
- ↑ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
Further reading
- Eyferth, Jacob, "De-Industrialization in the Chinese Countryside: Handicrafts and Development in Jiajiang (Sichuan), 1935-1978", The China Quarterly, No. 173 (March 2003), pp. 53–73, Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
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