County in Shandong, People's Republic of China
Jiaxiang County (simplified Chinese: 嘉祥县; traditional Chinese: 嘉祥縣; pinyin: Jiāxiáng Xiàn) is a county in the southwest of Shandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Jining City.
The population was 871,920 in 2011.[1]
The cultural heritage site of the Carved Stones in the Tombs of the Wu Family is in this county. In 1961, it was added to the list of national historical and cultural monuments. The county is also home to the temple of Zengzi, a Confucian disciple and philosopher. The Jining Qufu Airport is located in the southern part of the county.
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Temple of Zengzi
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Wu family shrines
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Qingshan Temple
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 8 towns and 7 townships.[2]
- Towns
- Townships
- Laosengtang Township (老僧堂乡)
- Wanzhang Township (万张乡)
- Maji Township (马集乡)
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- Mandong Township (满硐乡)
- Zhongshan Township (仲山乡)
- Mengguji Township (孟姑集乡)
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Climate
| Climate data for Jiaxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Record high °C (°F)
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16.5
(61.7)
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23.6
(74.5)
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28.1
(82.6)
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33.3
(91.9)
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37.7
(99.9)
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40.3
(104.5)
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41.0
(105.8)
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36.9
(98.4)
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36.0
(96.8)
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35.4
(95.7)
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26.5
(79.7)
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21.0
(69.8)
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41.0
(105.8)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
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4.9
(40.8)
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8.9
(48.0)
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14.9
(58.8)
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21.3
(70.3)
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26.8
(80.2)
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31.6
(88.9)
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32.0
(89.6)
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30.7
(87.3)
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27.2
(81.0)
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21.6
(70.9)
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13.4
(56.1)
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6.7
(44.1)
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20.0
(68.0)
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| Daily mean °C (°F)
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−0.4
(31.3)
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3.2
(37.8)
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9.2
(48.6)
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15.5
(59.9)
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21.1
(70.0)
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26.1
(79.0)
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27.6
(81.7)
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26.1
(79.0)
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21.5
(70.7)
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15.6
(60.1)
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7.9
(46.2)
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1.5
(34.7)
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14.6
(58.3)
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| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
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−4.6
(23.7)
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−1.4
(29.5)
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3.9
(39.0)
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9.9
(49.8)
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15.4
(59.7)
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20.9
(69.6)
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23.7
(74.7)
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22.3
(72.1)
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16.9
(62.4)
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10.6
(51.1)
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3.3
(37.9)
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−2.7
(27.1)
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9.9
(49.7)
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| Record low °C (°F)
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−16.2
(2.8)
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−14.7
(5.5)
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−8.8
(16.2)
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−3.1
(26.4)
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4.3
(39.7)
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10.5
(50.9)
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16.7
(62.1)
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10.8
(51.4)
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4.9
(40.8)
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−1.1
(30.0)
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−10.7
(12.7)
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−13.8
(7.2)
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−16.2
(2.8)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
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7.5
(0.30)
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14.1
(0.56)
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17.9
(0.70)
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35.7
(1.41)
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54.2
(2.13)
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79.9
(3.15)
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173.5
(6.83)
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176.1
(6.93)
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70.1
(2.76)
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31.6
(1.24)
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28.5
(1.12)
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9.6
(0.38)
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698.7
(27.51)
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| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
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2.9
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3.9
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4.1
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5.2
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6.3
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7.4
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10.8
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10.7
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7.1
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5.3
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4.9
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3.4
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72
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| Average snowy days
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2.8
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2.6
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0.7
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0.1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.8
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1.7
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8.7
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| Average relative humidity (%)
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65
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60
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58
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62
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65
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63
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77
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82
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76
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70
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70
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68
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68
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| Mean monthly sunshine hours
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137.5
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142.0
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187.2
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212.2
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229.2
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208.4
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182.1
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175.3
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165.7
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170.3
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145.2
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139.8
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2,094.9
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| Percent possible sunshine
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44
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46
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50
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54
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53
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48
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42
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43
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45
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49
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48
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46
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47
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| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]
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References
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