Pingnan County, Fujian
County in Fujian, People's Republic of China
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Pingnan County (simplified Chinese: 屏南县; traditional Chinese: 屏南縣; pinyin: Píngnán Xiàn) is an inland county in northeastern Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. It is located in the cultural region of Mindong (闽东), and lies in the west of Ningde City.
Pingnan County
屏南县 | |
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  Pingnan Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 26°54′29″N 118°59′10″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,487 km2 (574 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 139,815 |
| • Density | 94.02/km2 (243.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administration
The population of Pingnan stands at 139,815 residents, of whom 68,975 are urban resident. (2020)[1]
The county covers an area of 1,485 square kilometres (573 sq mi), divided into four towns (镇; zhèn) and seven townships (乡; xiāng). The county executive, legislature and judiciary are seated at Gufeng Town (古峰镇), together with the CPC and PSB branches.
Towns
- Gufeng (古峰镇)
- Shuangxi (双溪镇)
- Daixi (黛溪镇)
- Changqiao (长桥镇)
Townships
- Pingcheng (屏城乡)
- Tangkou (棠口乡)
- Gantang (甘棠乡)
- Yiling (熙岭乡)
- Luxia (路下乡)
- Shoushan (寿山乡)
- Lingxia (岭下乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Pingnan, elevation 870 m (2,850 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.8 (53.2) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.2 (75.6) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.7 (85.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
21.0 (69.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
15.7 (60.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
6.8 (44.2) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.8 (69.4) |
20.4 (68.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
12.1 (53.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 76.1 (3.00) |
106.4 (4.19) |
198.7 (7.82) |
182.3 (7.18) |
252.3 (9.93) |
338.8 (13.34) |
190.9 (7.52) |
212.1 (8.35) |
133.9 (5.27) |
58.2 (2.29) |
69.0 (2.72) |
59.2 (2.33) |
1,877.9 (73.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 14.1 | 15.6 | 19.1 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 20.3 | 15.3 | 18.5 | 14.2 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 186 |
| Average snowy days | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 84 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 110.3 | 97.8 | 105.5 | 122.8 | 125.8 | 126.5 | 208.2 | 174.8 | 149.2 | 158.2 | 126.3 | 131.3 | 1,636.7 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 33 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 43 | 41 | 45 | 39 | 41 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
History
Pingnan was established as a county by court of the Qing Dynasty in 1735.[4]
Local historical monuments include the Wan'an Bridge, located in the appropriately named Changqiao ("long bridge") Township. The bridge, described as the "longest woven timber bridge in China", was originally built in 1648, and rebuilt a number of times since.[5]
Agriculture
Pingnan is "the capital of summer mushrooms", and the annual produce of Xiangu mushrooms is more than 6,000 tons. It is the largest export base of summer mushrooms in China. Pingnan is also famous for fruits such as Younai plums, seedless persimmons, chinquapis, yangtaos, and Wuyan peas.[6]