Taishun County
County in Zhejiang, China
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Taishun County (Chinese: 泰顺县; pinyin: Tàishùn Xiàn) is a county in the prefecture-level city of Wenzhou, in the southern part of Zhejiang province, China, bordering Fujian province to the southeast, south, and west.
Taishun
泰顺县 | |
|---|---|
Covered bridge at Wuyanling National Nature Reserve | |
 Location of Taishun County within Wenzhou | |
  Taishun Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates: 27°33′25″N 119°43′05″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Wenzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,768.02 km2 (682.64 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 266,400 |
| • Density | 150.7/km2 (390.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Taishun County has more than 900 covered bridges, many of them hundreds of years old, as well as a covered bridge museum. Wuyanling National Nature Reserve in the west of the county represents significant natural values as well as being a touristic attraction.
The 2007 population was 350,000.
Administrative divisions
Towns:[1]
- Luoyang (罗阳镇), Baizhang (百丈镇), Sixi (泗溪镇), Yayang (雅阳镇), Shiyang (仕阳镇), Sankui (三魁镇), Xiaocun (筱村镇), Pengxi (彭溪镇)
Townships:
- Siqian She Ethnic Township (司前畲族镇), Zhuli She Ethnic Township (竹里畲族乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Taishun, elevation 539 m (1,768 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) | 25.6 (78.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.2 (95.4) |
36.6 (97.9) |
39.2 (102.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
35.3 (95.5) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
39.2 (102.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.0 (71.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.0 (87.8) |
27.5 (81.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.5 (65.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.4 (43.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
16.2 (61.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.3 (77.5) |
22.4 (72.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
13.2 (55.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.9 (37.2) |
4.2 (39.6) |
7.2 (45.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.1 (68.2) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
18.9 (66.0) |
13.8 (56.8) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.3 (39.7) |
12.7 (54.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
0.6 (33.1) |
5.7 (42.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.0 (62.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
9.5 (49.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 75.3 (2.96) |
99.1 (3.90) |
181.9 (7.16) |
172.2 (6.78) |
243.3 (9.58) |
325.7 (12.82) |
216.9 (8.54) |
310.1 (12.21) |
203.1 (8.00) |
73.9 (2.91) |
75.3 (2.96) |
69.2 (2.72) |
2,046 (80.54) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 15.0 | 15.8 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 17.5 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 10.1 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 196.9 |
| Average snowy days | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 82 | 80 | 82 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 102.3 | 94.5 | 106.0 | 126.6 | 128.7 | 125.5 | 207.9 | 184.2 | 151.7 | 155.5 | 119.4 | 122.8 | 1,625.1 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 31 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 37 | 38 | 37 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||