Liyang
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Liyang
溧阳市 | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangsu |
| Prefecture-level city | Changzhou |
| Area (2018)[1] | |
| 1,535.87 km2 (593.00 sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 80 km2 (31 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 785,092 | |
| • Density | 511.171/km2 (1,323.93/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 495,507 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 213300 |
Liyang (simplified Chinese: 溧阳; traditional Chinese: 溧陽; pinyin: Lìyáng) is a county-level city under the administration of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. In 2020, it had a population of 785,092.[2] It borders the prefecture-level divisions of Wuxi to the east, Xuancheng (Anhui) to the south, and Nanjing to the west.
Administration
[edit | edit source]In August 1990, the PRC State Council approved the upgrade of Liyang from a county to a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changzhou.
At present, Liyang City has 3 subdistricts and 9 towns.[3]
- 3 subdistricts
- 9 towns
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Geography
[edit | edit source]Liyang has a total area of 1,535.87 square kilometres (593.00 sq mi). Liyang resides at the boundary of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and is part of the Yangtze River Delta.
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Liyang, elevation 6 m (20 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.5 (70.7) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.7 (94.5) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.4 (101.1) |
37.5 (99.5) |
40.8 (105.4) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.3 (100.9) |
38.7 (101.7) |
31.6 (88.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) |
10.1 (50.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.1 (84.4) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.3 (90.1) |
28.0 (82.4) |
22.8 (73.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.6 (38.5) |
5.8 (42.4) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.5 (70.7) |
25.0 (77.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
16.6 (61.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
11.8 (53.2) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.6 (69.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
−4.0 (24.8) |
0.6 (33.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
1.9 (35.4) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.0 (2.76) |
66.8 (2.63) |
93.5 (3.68) |
91.5 (3.60) |
105.5 (4.15) |
193.6 (7.62) |
192.4 (7.57) |
134.3 (5.29) |
91.5 (3.60) |
58.2 (2.29) |
57.5 (2.26) |
44.0 (1.73) |
1,198.8 (47.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.0 | 10.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 13.0 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 9.5 | 8.1 | 129.5 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 7.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 76 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 78 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 115.2 | 114.5 | 139.0 | 164.7 | 177.9 | 140.4 | 194.9 | 191.1 | 159.7 | 161.8 | 135.8 | 129.9 | 1,824.9 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 45 | 47 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 41 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit | edit source]The Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway crosses Liyang. As of 2020, over 80 passenger trains make daily stops at Liyang Railway Station, which is located 5 kilometres south of downtown Liyang. The shortest commute time to major cities nearby by train is 26 minutes for Nanjing and 53 minutes for Hangzhou. There are also direct connections to other major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Tianjin, Qingdao, Wuhan, Changsha, and Kunming.
National highways G25 and G4011 cross Liyang.
The nearest major airport is Nanjing Lukou International Airport, roughly one hour by car away.
Language
[edit | edit source]The dialect spoken by most people in Liyang is a Northern Wu dialect closely related to that of Changzhou, while others speak Standard Mandarin or Jianghuai Mandarin.
Sights
[edit | edit source]Tian Mu Lake inside Liyang, is a popular tourist area featuring the lake, resorts, and famous fish head soup. Nanshan Zhuhai is another tourist site with great views of bamboo trees all over the hills. It is also an artificial lake.
Education
[edit | edit source]Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has a campus in Liyang for its School of Civil Aviation and School of General Aviation.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Wu Yun Dong, theoretical organic chemist
Sister cities
[edit | edit source]- Hakusan, Ishikawa (once Mattō, Ishikawa), Japan (since 1996)
- Union City, California, United States (since 2010)
- Leeuwarden, Netherlands (since 2011)
- Fauquier County, Virginia, United States (since 2013)
- Chatham-Kent, Canada (since 2014)
- Fulda (district), Germany (since 2016)
- Paphos, Cyprus (since 2018)
- Columbia, Maryland, United States (since 2018)[6]
- Truskavets, Ukraine (since 2020)
- Galway, Ireland (since 2023)[7]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Liyang City English guide (Jiangsu.net)
