Shanghang (simplified Chinese: 上杭县; traditional Chinese: 上杭縣; pinyin: Shàngháng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siôngháng Gnuâi; Hakka: Sông-hông-yen) is a county in southwest Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong Province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longyan.
Shanghang County
上杭县 | |
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County | |
Shanghang long-distance bus station | |
![]() ![]() Shanghang Location of the seat in Fujian | |
Coordinates: 25°02′58″N 116°25′12″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Longyan |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Part of Shanghang County is accessed by China National Highway 319, coming west from Xinluo (新罗区), the municipal seat. The county seat, conventionally called Shanghang itself but officially Linjiang Town (临江镇), is reached by Route 205. The Ganzhou–Longyan Railway passes through western Shanghang.
The county's most famous cultural-historical attraction is in the town of Gutian (古田镇), namely the site of the Gutian Congress in December 1929.
The county administers 17 towns (镇; zhèn), 3 townships (Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng), and 2 ethnic townships (Chinese: 民族乡; pinyin: mínzú xiāng).[1]
Shanghang County's 17 towns are as follows:[1]
Shanghang County's 3 townships are as follows:[1]
Shanghang County's 2 ethnic townships are as follows:[1]
Climate data for Shanghang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 28.8 (83.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
31.7 (89.1) |
34.5 (94.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.9 (102.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.9 (100.2) |
36.4 (97.5) |
35.0 (95.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
39.0 (102.2) |
Average high °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.6 (88.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
23.7 (74.7) |
18.7 (65.7) |
25.9 (78.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
17.2 (63.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
20.3 (68.6) |
Average low °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) |
9.4 (48.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.3 (75.7) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
16.7 (62.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.8 (69.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.4 (47.1) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 51.7 (2.04) |
105.6 (4.16) |
174.8 (6.88) |
209.5 (8.25) |
230.1 (9.06) |
273.6 (10.77) |
137.6 (5.42) |
213.5 (8.41) |
135.9 (5.35) |
39.4 (1.55) |
37.5 (1.48) |
36.2 (1.43) |
1,645.4 (64.8) |
Average relative humidity (%) | 72 | 76 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 71 | 70 | 71 | 76 |
Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[2] |
List of Shanghang County's sister and twin cities:[3]
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Fuzhou (capital) | |||||||||||||||||
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¹ — Kinmen (Quemoy) is a county of the Republic of China (Taiwan). It is claimed by the PRC. |