Feng County, Jiangsu

For the county in Shaanxi, see Feng County, Shaanxi.

Fengxian 丰县
County
Location in Xuzhou
Fengxian Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 34°40′26″N 116°37′05″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Xuzhou
Area
• County	1,450.2 km^2 (559.9 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• County	935,200
• Density	640/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
• Urban	504,761 (54%)
• Rural	430,439 (46%)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	221700
Website	www.chinafx.gov.cn

Feng County, or Fengxian (simplified Chinese: 丰县; traditional Chinese: 豐縣; pinyin: Fēng Xiàn), is under the administration of Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China. Being the northwesternmost and westernmost county-level division in the province, it borders the provinces of Shandong to the north and west, and Anhui to the south. It is well known for its approximately 11,120 acres (or 450,000 ares) of Fuji apple trees.^{[1][page needed]}

Etymology

The word "Feng," (豐) has dual meanings: firstly, it was the name of an ancient tributary of the Si River which flowed through the area; and secondly, the area was deemed to be bountiful, while "feng" is also an adjective to describe such a condition in Chinese.^[2]

History

Feng County was administered as a town under Pei county called Feng yi (豐邑) by the early Han dynasty, before its establishment. Then it was assigned to then Pei Commandery, Yu province until 583, being a part of Pengcheng Commandery (later Xuzhou). It was once disestablished, but was restored in 457. The county was temporarily under the jurisdiction of Shandong province during 1949–53.^[2]

Video of chained mother of eight

Main article: Xuzhou chained woman incident

In January 2022, a Chinese blogger published video footage of a mother-of-eight, chained by the neck in a freezing shed in Feng County. According to a government statement released on 23 February, she originated from Yunnan, had been brought by a trafficker to Jiangsu in 1998, where she was sold twice as a bride, and had given birth to eight children between 1999 and 2020. The statement also said that her real name was Xiaohuamei.^[3] Her name had previously been reported as Yang Qingxia.^[4] The footage sparked outrage on the Chinese Internet and also garnered international attention. Initial attempts by local Xuzhou and Feng County authorities to quell the anger through statements proved to backfire for their clumsiness, for being contradictory,^[3] and for not addressing a number of questions arising from the footage.^[5] Some observers believed that the wider problem of trafficking women in this area had been enabled by the connivance of local officials. County-level militia was deployed to seal off the home village of Xiaohuamei, and more than 100 people were questioned by police over the public leaking of information related to her case.^[4] Xiaohuamei's husband, surnamed Dong, was officially arrested on 22 February, on charges of abuse and suspicion of purchasing an abducted woman. Several high-ranking officials were punished and the Communist Party chief of Feng County was removed from his post.^[3]

Administrative divisions

At present, Feng County has 14 towns.^[6]

The 14 towns are:

Fengcheng (凤城镇) Shouxian (首羡镇) Shunhe (顺河镇) Changdian (常店镇) Huankou (欢口镇) Shizhai (师寨镇) Huashan (华山镇)

Liangzhai (梁寨镇) Fanlou (范楼镇) Sunlou (孙楼镇) Songlou (宋楼镇) Dashahe (大沙河镇) Wanggou (王沟镇) Zhaozhuang (赵庄镇)

Climate

Climate data for Fengxian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	16.6 (61.9)	25.7 (78.3)	29.0 (84.2)	33.4 (92.1)	36.8 (98.2)	38.4 (101.1)	39.8 (103.6)	37.0 (98.6)	35.6 (96.1)	34.7 (94.5)	27.2 (81.0)	21.0 (69.8)	39.8 (103.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.3 (41.5)	9.0 (48.2)	14.8 (58.6)	21.3 (70.3)	26.5 (79.7)	30.9 (87.6)	31.8 (89.2)	30.7 (87.3)	27.1 (80.8)	21.8 (71.2)	14.1 (57.4)	7.3 (45.1)	20.1 (68.1)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	3.6 (38.5)	9.1 (48.4)	15.4 (59.7)	20.8 (69.4)	25.3 (77.5)	27.3 (81.1)	26.3 (79.3)	21.8 (71.2)	15.8 (60.4)	8.5 (47.3)	2.3 (36.1)	14.7 (58.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−3.1 (26.4)	−0.5 (31.1)	4.3 (39.7)	10.1 (50.2)	15.5 (59.9)	20.3 (68.5)	23.7 (74.7)	22.9 (73.2)	17.7 (63.9)	11.3 (52.3)	4.3 (39.7)	−1.4 (29.5)	10.4 (50.8)
Record low °C (°F)	−15.1 (4.8)	−15.5 (4.1)	−7.4 (18.7)	−2.6 (27.3)	3.5 (38.3)	12.1 (53.8)	16.7 (62.1)	13.5 (56.3)	6.2 (43.2)	−1.7 (28.9)	−9.8 (14.4)	−15.2 (4.6)	−15.5 (4.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	13.6 (0.54)	20.3 (0.80)	26.5 (1.04)	39.2 (1.54)	64.2 (2.53)	85.6 (3.37)	193.8 (7.63)	166.0 (6.54)	64.4 (2.54)	33.1 (1.30)	36.5 (1.44)	14.5 (0.57)	757.7 (29.84)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	3.7	4.3	4.9	6.0	6.9	7.1	11.6	10.8	7.1	5.7	5.5	4.0	77.6
Average snowy days	3.1	2.6	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.8	1.7	9
Average relative humidity (%)	67	64	61	64	67	68	81	83	78	72	70	68	70
Mean monthly sunshine hours	152.5	153.2	196.8	218.6	232.9	211.7	198.3	193.0	184.8	186.8	163.0	154.3	2,245.9
Percent possible sunshine	49	49	53	56	54	49	45	47	50	54	53	51	51
Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]

References

1. Jiangsu Provincial Chorographies: Horticulture Chorography. Nanjing: Jiangsu People's Press. 2003. ISBN 7-80643-834-3.
2. Overview of Jiangsu's cities and counties(in Chinese). pp. 114–117. ISBN 978-7-55-373496-5.
3. Zhang, Phoebe (23 February 2022). "Officials sacked and punished over case of 'chained woman' in China". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
4. Long, Qiao; Lee, Simon; Jia, Ao; Fong, Tak Ho (21 February 2022). "Militia deployed in China's Jiangsu in crackdown on online posts about chained woman". Radio Free Asia. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
5. Kuo, Lily (9 February 2022). "Plight of Chinese mother of eight chained outside in winter causes public outrage despite official explanations". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
6. "徐州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
7. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
8. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

External links

• www.xzqh.org (in Chinese)