Qishan County

Qishan County 岐山县 Kishan
County
Qishan in Baoji
Baoji in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Baoji
Area
• Total	856.45 km^2 (330.68 sq mi)
Population  (2019)^[citation needed]
• Total	464,800
• Density	540/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code	722400

Qishan County (Chinese: 岐山县; pinyin: Qíshān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Guanzhong, Shaanxi province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji. It was the site of Zhouyuan (Chinese: 周原; pinyin: Zhōuyuán), the first capital of the Zhou dynasty (1066–256 BCE). Historically, the site was also known as Qiyi (岐邑) or Qishan (岐山). It is located in Fengchu township on the Weishui River to the south of Mt. Qi.^[1][2] Many Zhou-era artifacts including bronzeware have been found here. These are now housed in a museum on the site.

Administrative divisions

As 2020, Qishan County is divided to 9 towns.^[3]

Towns

Fengming (凤鸣镇) Caijiapo (蔡家坡镇) Yijian (益店镇) Pucun (蒲村镇) Qinghua (青化镇)

Zaolin (枣林镇) Yongchuan (雍川镇) Gujun (故郡镇) Jingdang (京当镇)

Climate

Climate data for Qishan, elevation 670 m (2,200 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)	22.2 (72.0)	23.8 (74.8)	27.5 (81.5)	35.1 (95.2)	36.8 (98.2)	41.3 (106.3)	39.7 (103.5)	38.4 (101.1)	37.9 (100.2)	31.8 (89.2)	25.1 (77.2)	22.1 (71.8)	41.3 (106.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	4.9 (40.8)	8.6 (47.5)	14.3 (57.7)	20.6 (69.1)	25.2 (77.4)	30.3 (86.5)	31.3 (88.3)	28.8 (83.8)	23.8 (74.8)	18.3 (64.9)	12.1 (53.8)	6.4 (43.5)	18.7 (65.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.1 (30.0)	2.4 (36.3)	7.8 (46.0)	13.7 (56.7)	18.4 (65.1)	23.6 (74.5)	25.6 (78.1)	23.6 (74.5)	18.6 (65.5)	12.7 (54.9)	6.0 (42.8)	0.3 (32.5)	12.6 (54.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−5.5 (22.1)	−2.2 (28.0)	2.6 (36.7)	7.7 (45.9)	12.3 (54.1)	17.3 (63.1)	20.6 (69.1)	19.5 (67.1)	14.7 (58.5)	8.6 (47.5)	1.5 (34.7)	−4.1 (24.6)	7.8 (46.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−14.9 (5.2)	−14.6 (5.7)	−8.5 (16.7)	−2.1 (28.2)	1.1 (34.0)	7.7 (45.9)	10.7 (51.3)	10.8 (51.4)	4.0 (39.2)	−4.2 (24.4)	−11.3 (11.7)	−20.3 (−4.5)	−20.3 (−4.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.5 (0.26)	8.9 (0.35)	22.1 (0.87)	37.1 (1.46)	57.8 (2.28)	70.0 (2.76)	90.6 (3.57)	115.4 (4.54)	107.5 (4.23)	54.0 (2.13)	19.1 (0.75)	4.0 (0.16)	593 (23.36)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.2	4.6	6.9	7.1	10.0	9.4	10.0	11.2	12.5	10.6	6.0	3.2	95.7
Average snowy days	5.8	4.7	2.0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0.1	1.8	3.7	18.2
Average relative humidity (%)	62	63	65	68	69	64	71	79	82	79	73	65	70
Mean monthly sunshine hours	153.0	140.3	172.9	199.4	217.0	210.3	211.4	187.1	142.4	142.9	153.7	159.8	2,090.2
Percent possible sunshine	49	45	46	51	50	49	48	46	39	41	50	52	47
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

References

1. Ministry of Culture, P.R.China (2003). "Zhouyuan Site". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
2. Du, Jinpeng (2010). "A Typological Study of the Palace Buildings at Zhouyuan and Related Issues" (PDF). Chinese Archaeology. 10 (1): 164–171. doi:10.1515/char.2010.10.1.164. S2CID 168167790.
3. 2020年统计用区划代码（岐山县） (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China. 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
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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