Jiajiang County
Jiajiang County (simplified Chinese: 夹江县; traditional Chinese: 夾江縣; pinyin: Jiājiāng Xiàn) is a county in central Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.
Jiajiang County
夹江县 | |
|---|---|
  Jiajiang Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 29°44′31″N 103°33′54″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Leshan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 749 km2 (289 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Cultural attractions
- Jiajiang Thousand Buddha Rock Scenic Area, dating to the Tang Dynasty.
Climate
| Climate data for Jiajiang (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.9 (66.0) |
25.0 (77.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
33.4 (92.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
29.7 (85.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.3 (66.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.7 (72.9) |
27.0 (80.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.3 (79.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.7 (63.9) |
22.1 (71.8) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.0 (64.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
17.2 (62.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
18.3 (64.9) |
20.8 (69.4) |
22.5 (72.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
15.7 (60.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
14.2 (57.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.8 (62.2) |
16.14 (61.05) |
12.9 (55.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.4 (0.53) |
20.9 (0.82) |
38.8 (1.53) |
76.7 (3.02) |
105.9 (4.17) |
148.0 (5.83) |
270.8 (10.66) |
337.9 (13.30) |
157.8 (6.21) |
56.0 (2.20) |
29.5 (1.16) |
11.8 (0.46) |
1,267.5 (49.89) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 85 | 82 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[3] | |||||||||||||
References
- "Tenfu Tea Museum website". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2010-08-15.
- "Tenfu Tea Museum, Jiajiang", China Tea Travels website, September 23, 2008
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
- Eyferth, Jacob, "De-Industrialization in the Chinese Countryside: Handicrafts and Development in Jiajiang (Sichuan), 1935-1978", The China Quarterly, No. 173 (March 2003), pp. 53–73, Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.
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