Pingyang County (simplified Chinese: 平阳县; traditional Chinese: 平陽縣; pinyin: Píngyáng Xiàn, Wenzhounese:ben yi) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, located along the southern coast of Zhejiang province, China. There are two main cities with many surrounding villages in Pingyang. The two main settlements are called Aojiang [zh] and Kunyang (Kunyang is commonly called Pingyang, however Pingyang is also the name of the county). Aojiang is located ten minutes outside of Kunyang and the various villages and area's that are also classified as part of Pingyang county extend for about a 1-hour radius.
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Pingyang
平阳县 | |
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County | |
![]() Location of Pingyang in Wenzhou | |
![]() ![]() Pingyang Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
Coordinates: 27°39′43″N 120°33′57″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Zhejiang |
Prefecture-level city | Wenzhou |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Towns:[1]
The only township is Qingjie She Ethnic Township (青街畲族乡)
Climate data for Pingyang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 23.2 (73.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
32.7 (90.9) |
35.7 (96.3) |
38.5 (101.3) |
40.4 (104.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
36.4 (97.5) |
32.6 (90.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
40.4 (104.7) |
Average high °C (°F) | 12.3 (54.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.7 (60.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.2 (59.4) |
22.3 (72.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.6 (61.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.5 (83.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
20.2 (68.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.7 (51.3) |
18.3 (65.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
13.6 (56.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.3 (39.7) |
10.0 (50.0) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 64.7 (2.55) |
86.3 (3.40) |
150.7 (5.93) |
146.8 (5.78) |
185.1 (7.29) |
249.8 (9.83) |
186.5 (7.34) |
262.9 (10.35) |
239.4 (9.43) |
89.4 (3.52) |
76.7 (3.02) |
47.3 (1.86) |
1,785.6 (70.3) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 79 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 82 | 82 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 82 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
Pingyang made international headlines in March 2017 when local Christian pastor, Huang Yizi was jailed for a year for protesting at the enforced removal of a cross from Pingyang's Salvation church. 50 people were arrested during the protest.[3]
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Hangzhou (capital) | |||||
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