Minqing County
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Minqing
闽清县 Mintsing | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Fuzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,495 km2 (577 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 256,181 |
| • Density | 171.4/km2 (443.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Minqing County | |||||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 閩清縣 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 闽清县 | ||||||||
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| Foochow name | |||||||||
| Foochow | Mìng-chiăng | ||||||||
Minqing County is a county in eastern Fujian Province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fuzhou, the provincial capital.
History
[edit | edit source]Fire from the soldiers at Meicheng (then romanized "Min-tsing") turned back an expedition by Karl Gützlaff and Edwin Stevens to explore and evangelize in Fujian's tea country in 1835.[1]
Division
[edit | edit source]Minqing County includes the towns of Meicheng (梅城镇), Bandong (坂东镇), Chiyuan (池园镇), Meixi (梅溪镇), Baizhang (白樟镇), Baizhong (白中镇), Tazhuang (塔庄镇), Dongqiao (东桥镇), Xiongjiang (雄江镇), Jinsha (金沙镇), and Shenghuang (省璜镇) and the townships of Yunlong (云龙乡), Shanglian (上莲乡), Sanxi (三溪乡), Xiazhu (下祝乡), and Kulin (桔林乡).
Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Minqing, elevation 41 m (135 ft), (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) |
31.9 (89.4) |
36.3 (97.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
39.2 (102.6) |
42.3 (108.1) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.9 (103.8) |
36.3 (97.3) |
33.6 (92.5) |
28.5 (83.3) |
42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.2 (61.2) |
17.6 (63.7) |
20.4 (68.7) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.9 (84.0) |
31.9 (89.4) |
35.3 (95.5) |
34.6 (94.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
26.0 (78.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
29.3 (84.7) |
28.8 (83.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
20.6 (69.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.0 (46.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
9.5 (49.1) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 56.1 (2.21) |
78.8 (3.10) |
131.6 (5.18) |
155.8 (6.13) |
199.9 (7.87) |
260.8 (10.27) |
156.7 (6.17) |
168.3 (6.63) |
123.9 (4.88) |
45.8 (1.80) |
52.2 (2.06) |
42.7 (1.68) |
1,472.6 (57.98) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.8 | 12.6 | 16.2 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 12.3 | 15.1 | 10.6 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 149.7 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 79 | 73 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 74 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 98.1 | 89.8 | 99.6 | 115.8 | 127.6 | 131.9 | 219.1 | 197.9 | 168.8 | 154.0 | 118.7 | 109.7 | 1,631 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 43 | 37 | 34 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Transportation
[edit | edit source]The county is served by Minqing North railway station on the Hefei–Fuzhou high-speed railway. The Nanping–Fuzhou railway passes through the county but there is no passenger service. The last passenger station, Minqing railway station, was closed in 2016.
References
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