Daming County

Daming County
大名县
Taming
County
City walls of Daming
City walls of Daming
Daming is located in Hebei
Daming
Daming
Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 36°17′N 115°09′E / 36.283°N 115.150°E / 36.283; 115.150
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityHandan
Area
 • Total1,052 km2 (406 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (155 ft)
Population
 • Total749,000
 • Density710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
056900
Websitedm.hd.gov.cn
Daming County
Traditional Chinese大名縣
Simplified Chinese大名县
Literal meaningGreat Name County
Famous County
Daming Fu
Chinese大名府
Literal meaningSeat of Daming Prefecture

Daming County is a county under the jurisdiction of Handan City in far southern Hebei Province, China. It was formerly one of the capitals of the Northern Song.

History

Song China

It was formerly known as Beijing under the Northern Song dynasty, who used it as their northern capital.[1] The city served as an important centre for learning during Imperial China. It was renamed to Daming Fu during the Ming Dynasty and stayed unchanged until the Republican era. French Jesuits settled in the city in 1897 and founded a French College (Fawen 法文). A large Gothic church was erected inside the city walls from 1918 to 1921; it became a cathedral in 1935 and is listed as key cultural relic of the People's Republic of China since 2013.[2]

Administrative divisions

Daming County includes 6 towns, 13 townships, and 1 ethnic township.[3]

Towns:

  • Daming (大名镇), Yangqiao (杨桥镇), Wanti (万堤镇), Longwangmiao (龙王庙镇), Shuguan (束馆镇), Jintan (金滩镇)

Townships:

  • Shageta Township (沙圪塔乡), Wangcun Township (王村乡), Pushang Township (铺上乡), Huangjinti Township (黄金堤乡), Dajie Township (大街乡), Jiuye Township (旧治乡), Ximuzhuang Township (西未庄乡), Sungandian Township (孙甘店乡), Xifuji Township (西付集乡), Niantou Township (埝头乡), Beifeng Township (北峰乡), Zhangji Township (张集乡), Hongmiao Township (红庙乡), Yingzhen Hui Ethnic Township (营镇回族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Daming (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 17.1
(62.8) 		24.2
(75.6) 		28.1
(82.6) 		35.1
(95.2) 		38.2
(100.8) 		42.5
(108.5) 		41.5
(106.7) 		36.7
(98.1) 		38.0
(100.4) 		35.0
(95.0) 		27.2
(81.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		42.5
(108.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4) 		8.4
(47.1) 		14.9
(58.8) 		21.3
(70.3) 		26.9
(80.4) 		32.2
(90.0) 		32.2
(90.0) 		30.6
(87.1) 		27.2
(81.0) 		21.5
(70.7) 		12.7
(54.9) 		5.7
(42.3) 		19.8
(67.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1) 		2.3
(36.1) 		8.5
(47.3) 		14.9
(58.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		26.0
(78.8) 		27.3
(81.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		21.0
(69.8) 		14.9
(58.8) 		6.8
(44.2) 		0.2
(32.4) 		13.9
(57.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.1
(21.0) 		−2.6
(27.3) 		3.0
(37.4) 		9.1
(48.4) 		14.8
(58.6) 		20.2
(68.4) 		23.0
(73.4) 		21.6
(70.9) 		16.2
(61.2) 		9.7
(49.5) 		2.1
(35.8) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		8.9
(48.1)
Record low °C (°F) −19.3
(−2.7) 		−14.9
(5.2) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−2.3
(27.9) 		4.0
(39.2) 		10.3
(50.5) 		15.8
(60.4) 		12.6
(54.7) 		5.1
(41.2) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−17.9
(−0.2) 		−17.1
(1.2) 		−19.3
(−2.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.0
(0.16) 		7.4
(0.29) 		10.4
(0.41) 		28.8
(1.13) 		39.1
(1.54) 		63.5
(2.50) 		142.7
(5.62) 		104.9
(4.13) 		47.7
(1.88) 		27.9
(1.10) 		19.4
(0.76) 		5.2
(0.20) 		501
(19.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.0 3.3 3.2 5.1 5.8 7.5 10.9 9.2 6.8 5.2 4.3 2.4 65.7
Average snowy days 2.5 2.6 0.9 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 2.1 9.3
Average relative humidity (%) 64 60 58 64 66 62 78 83 77 69 70 68 68
Mean monthly sunshine hours 138.5 145.7 194.5 210.0 235.9 211.7 176.2 181.1 175.5 172.3 145.1 140.8 2,127.3
Percent possible sunshine 45 47 52 53 54 48 40 44 48 50 48 47 48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Theobald, Ulrich. China Knowledge. "Chinese History - Song Dynasty 宋 (960-1279): Map and Geography". Accessed 19 Oct 2012.
  2. ^ Coomans Thomas 高曼士, and Xu Yitao 徐怡涛. Building Churches in Northern China. A 1926 Handbook in Context / 舶来与本土—1926年法国传教士所撰中国北方教堂营造之研究, Beijing: 知识产权出版社 / Intellectual Property Rights Publishing House, 2016, p. 284-367. ISBN 978-7-5130-4144-7 (bilingual book translated by Wu Meiping 吴美萍).
  3. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：大名县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.

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