County in Fujian, People's Republic of China
Ninghua (simplified Chinese : 宁化县 ; traditional Chinese : 寧化縣 ; pinyin : Nínghuà Xiàn ) is a county of the prefecture-level city of Sanming , in western Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Jiangxi to the west. The town of Shibi of Ninghua is well known as the cradle of the Hakka . Ninghua is also marked as the starting place of the famous massive Long March undertaken by the Red Army of the Chinese Communist Party in 1934.
Administration
The county government is located in Cuijiang town (翠江镇 ). There are four other towns, namely Quanshang (泉上镇 ), Hucun (胡村 ) and Shibi (石壁镇 ) Caofang (曹坊镇 ). All four lie along a single east-west highway which transects Ninghua and connects the Mingxi County with National Highway 206 in Jiangxi Province.
There are twelve sub-townships, making a total of 16 township-level divisions in Ninghua:
Chengjiao (adjoining Cuijiang, the county seat), Anyuan, Shuixi, Helong, Zhongsha, Jicun, Huaitu, Fangtian, Zhiping, Caofang, Anle and Chengnan.
Climate
Climate data for Ninghua, elevation 359 m (1,178 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
27.9 (82.2)
31.0 (87.8)
31.3 (88.3)
33.8 (92.8)
35.3 (95.5)
44.4 (111.9)
38.4 (101.1)
38.6 (101.5)
36.5 (97.7)
35.1 (95.2)
32.2 (90.0)
27.7 (81.9)
44.4 (111.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
13.3 (55.9)
15.8 (60.4)
18.7 (65.7)
24.3 (75.7)
27.9 (82.2)
30.3 (86.5)
33.2 (91.8)
32.6 (90.7)
30.1 (86.2)
26.1 (79.0)
21.2 (70.2)
15.6 (60.1)
24.1 (75.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)
7.6 (45.7)
10.1 (50.2)
13.4 (56.1)
18.7 (65.7)
22.5 (72.5)
25.3 (77.5)
27.2 (81.0)
26.6 (79.9)
24.3 (75.7)
19.7 (67.5)
14.6 (58.3)
9.1 (48.4)
18.3 (64.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
4.0 (39.2)
6.3 (43.3)
9.7 (49.5)
14.7 (58.5)
18.7 (65.7)
21.8 (71.2)
22.9 (73.2)
22.7 (72.9)
20.3 (68.5)
15.2 (59.4)
10.1 (50.2)
4.9 (40.8)
14.3 (57.7)
Record low °C (°F)
−7.1 (19.2)
−4.8 (23.4)
−4.6 (23.7)
1.5 (34.7)
8.3 (46.9)
12.4 (54.3)
18.6 (65.5)
15.0 (59.0)
10.6 (51.1)
1.7 (35.1)
−2.8 (27.0)
−9.0 (15.8)
−9.0 (15.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
75.2 (2.96)
104.1 (4.10)
210.9 (8.30)
201.2 (7.92)
286.2 (11.27)
327.8 (12.91)
154.5 (6.08)
182.2 (7.17)
84.4 (3.32)
63.5 (2.50)
70.5 (2.78)
60.3 (2.37)
1,820.8 (71.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
11.8
13.5
18.5
17.1
18.6
18.4
14.0
15.0
10.3
6.9
8.5
9.0
161.6
Average snowy days
1.0
0.7
0.1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.6
2.4
Average relative humidity (%)
81
82
84
82
83
84
79
81
80
78
80
79
81
Mean monthly sunshine hours
95.2
90.5
82.7
107.3
125.0
129.8
224.5
202.2
171.7
166.9
141.0
129.0
1,665.8
Percent possible sunshine
29
28
22
28
30
31
54
50
47
47
44
40
38
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 1] [ 2]
Transportation
The area is served by Ninghua railway station .
References