County in Fujian, China
County in Fujian, People's Republic of China
Zhenghe County (simplified Chinese: 政和县; traditional Chinese: 政和縣; pinyin: Zhènghé Xiàn) is a county of northern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, bordering Zhejiang to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Nanping. The Min-Bei dialect, or Northern Min (Guing'ei Di) prevails in Zhenghe County.
History
Zhenghe became a county in 1000AD, but its previous name is Guanli (simplified Chinese: 关隶; traditional Chinese: 關隸; pinyin: Guānlì). In 1115AD, the emperor appreciated the Gongfu tea from Guanli County. He delightfully named the county after his reign title "Zhenghe", which lasts till now.
Administration
4 Towns
5 Townships
Climate
| Climate data for Zhenghe (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)
|
28.4
(83.1)
|
32.3
(90.1)
|
33.1
(91.6)
|
34.6
(94.3)
|
36.4
(97.5)
|
37.6
(99.7)
|
42.0
(107.6)
|
42.1
(107.8)
|
39.2
(102.6)
|
37.0
(98.6)
|
33.8
(92.8)
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26.1
(79.0)
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42.1
(107.8)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
16.4
(61.5)
|
19.5
(67.1)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
28.5
(83.3)
|
30.9
(87.6)
|
34.5
(94.1)
|
34.2
(93.6)
|
31.2
(88.2)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
21.7
(71.1)
|
16.1
(61.0)
|
24.9
(76.8)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
8.7
(47.7)
|
10.8
(51.4)
|
14.0
(57.2)
|
18.9
(66.0)
|
22.8
(73.0)
|
25.6
(78.1)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
25.2
(77.4)
|
20.6
(69.1)
|
15.5
(59.9)
|
10.1
(50.2)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
5.2
(41.4)
|
7.2
(45.0)
|
10.3
(50.5)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
22.0
(71.6)
|
23.7
(74.7)
|
23.6
(74.5)
|
21.0
(69.8)
|
16.1
(61.0)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
6.2
(43.2)
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15.0
(59.1)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−5.1
(22.8)
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−4.0
(24.8)
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−3.5
(25.7)
|
3.4
(38.1)
|
8.9
(48.0)
|
13.1
(55.6)
|
19.3
(66.7)
|
17.6
(63.7)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
3.5
(38.3)
|
−1.7
(28.9)
|
−7.0
(19.4)
|
−7.0
(19.4)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
70.0
(2.76)
|
105.9
(4.17)
|
204.6
(8.06)
|
194.1
(7.64)
|
253.7
(9.99)
|
339.2
(13.35)
|
138.6
(5.46)
|
125.2
(4.93)
|
79.6
(3.13)
|
44.7
(1.76)
|
62.1
(2.44)
|
58.8
(2.31)
|
1,676.5
(66)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
12
|
13.1
|
18.2
|
16.7
|
17.3
|
18.5
|
12.9
|
14.4
|
10.1
|
7.0
|
8.5
|
9.1
|
157.8
|
| Average snowy days
|
0.8
|
0.6
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.4
|
1.9
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
78
|
77
|
78
|
76
|
77
|
81
|
75
|
76
|
75
|
72
|
76
|
77
|
77
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
99.2
|
94.0
|
98.3
|
119.4
|
133.1
|
130.8
|
225.6
|
207.7
|
178.7
|
172.0
|
130.9
|
125.9
|
1,715.6
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
30
|
30
|
26
|
31
|
32
|
32
|
54
|
52
|
49
|
49
|
41
|
39
|
39
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]
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Transportation
Expressways
Provincial-level roads
Specialty
Zhenghe is the second largest producer of chestnuts in China.
See also
References
External links
