Yuanping City
| Yuanping 原平 | |
|---|---|
| County-level city | |
原平市 | |
  Yuanping | |
| Coordinates: 38°44′N 112°44′E / 38.733°N 112.733°ECoordinates: 38°44′N 112°44′E / 38.733°N 112.733°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Xinzhou |
| Elevation | 825 m (2,707 ft) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 034100 |
| Area code(s) | 0350 |
| Website | yuanping.gov.cn |
Yuanping (Chinese: 原平; pinyin: Yuánpíng) is a county-level city in the north of Shanxi province, People's Republic of China. It is located along the G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway nearly due north of the provincial capital of Taiyuan, and is under the administration of Xinzhou City.
History
Yuanping has a history of township over two thousands years. In Warring States period of China, it belonged to Zhao. In Qin Dynasty, it was put into administration of Taiyuan county. In BC 114, during the administration of Emperor Wu of Han, it started as Yuanping county, still under the administration of Taiyuan county. In Easter Han (Later Han) Jian An 15th year, its replaced as Yunzhong county, under the administration of Xinxing county. In Jian An 18th year, it restored as Yuanping county, under the administration of Yanmen county. In the Three Kingdoms period, Yuanping still belonged to Yanmen county.
Transportation
Yuanping is at the junction of the Beijing–Yuanping Railway and the Datong–Puzhou Railway.
Climate
Yuanping has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −7.7 °C (18.1 °F) in January to 23.3 °C (73.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.03 °C (48.3 °F). A majority of the 417 millimetres (16.4 in) of precipitation occurs in July and August alone. Due to the high elevation and dry climate, the diurnal temperature variation easily exceeds 15 °C (27 °F) in winter and spring. The area also receives generous sunshine year-round, with an average annual total of more than 2,580 hours.
| Climate data for Yuanping (1971−2000) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
10.1 (50.2) |
19.0 (66.2) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
17.0 (62.6) |
8.1 (46.6) |
1.5 (34.7) |
16.1 (60.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −13.7 (7.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−3 (27) |
3.9 (39) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.0 (50) |
3.3 (37.9) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−11.3 (11.7) |
2.9 (37.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 1.9 (0.075) |
3.7 (0.146) |
9.2 (0.362) |
15.9 (0.626) |
30.7 (1.209) |
54.9 (2.161) |
102.9 (4.051) |
114.8 (4.52) |
52.6 (2.071) |
19.9 (0.783) |
8.9 (0.35) |
1.7 (0.067) |
417.1 (16.421) |
| Avg. precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 72.5 |
| % humidity | 47 | 45 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 54 | 69 | 73 | 68 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 54.7 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 185.7 | 185.8 | 211.2 | 238.0 | 273.8 | 255.2 | 226.4 | 222.6 | 217.6 | 216.3 | 181.6 | 170.5 | 2,584.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 62 | 62 | 57 | 60 | 62 | 58 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 58 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
References
- www.yuanping.gov.cn (Chinese)
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