Wushan County (simplified Chinese: 武山县; traditional Chinese: 武山縣; pinyin: Wǔshān Xiàn) is a county in the east of Gansu Province of China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Tianshui. Its postal code is 741300, and in 1999 its population was 418,648 people.[1] The population in 2017 was 500,000 people.[2]
Wushan County
武山县 | |
|---|---|
 Wushan in Tianshui | |
 Tianshui in Gansu | |
| Coordinates: 34°43′17″N 104°53′26″E / 34.7214°N 104.8906°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Tianshui |
| County seat | Chengguan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,011 km2 (776 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 3,120 m (10,240 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,340 m (4,400 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
• Total | 500,000 |
| • Density | 250/km2 (640/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 741300 |
| Website | www |
History
editHumans have inhabited the area since at least 38,000 years ago. The county was knows as Xinxing (新兴县) during the Eastern Han Dynasty (188 AD). During the Song dynasty it was named Ningyuan (宁远县). Since the Republic of China it holds the current name.[3]
Administrative divisions
editWushan County is divided to 13 towns and 2 townships.[4]
- Towns
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- Townships
- Zuitou Township(咀头乡)
- Yan'an Township (沿安乡)
Climate
edit| Climate data for Wushan, elevation 1,495 m (4,905 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) | 11.7 (53.1) |
18.8 (65.8) |
25.4 (77.7) |
30.9 (87.6) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.4 (93.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.7 (94.5) |
34.1 (93.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
13.5 (56.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.2 (36.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
18.9 (66.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
3.6 (38.5) |
16.2 (61.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
10.3 (50.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −7.3 (18.9) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.3 (34.3) |
6.2 (43.2) |
10.3 (50.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
17.0 (62.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.4 (43.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.5 (0.5) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−16.6 (2.1) |
−17.5 (0.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.2 (0.20) |
7.2 (0.28) |
15.2 (0.60) |
28.7 (1.13) |
51.1 (2.01) |
64.5 (2.54) |
71.9 (2.83) |
73.7 (2.90) |
55.5 (2.19) |
40.1 (1.58) |
8.3 (0.33) |
2.0 (0.08) |
423.4 (16.67) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 100.2 |
| Average snowy days | 8.0 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 28.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 71 | 63 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 163.9 | 154.5 | 181.9 | 214.9 | 226.6 | 218.6 | 232.7 | 221.4 | 151.7 | 141.1 | 155.5 | 171.6 | 2,234.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 52 | 50 | 49 | 55 | 52 | 51 | 53 | 54 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 56 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
Economy
editAgricultural produce from Wushan are wheat, artichoke, flax, rapeseed, tomato, carrot, Amaranth grain, Codonopsis and Angelica. Iron, copper and molybdenum mines are also present in the county.[7]
Culture
edit- Cuisine
Wushan food is a mix of Lanzhou, Sichuan and Tibetan cuisine. Specialities from the region are:[8][9]
- Donut shaped Youtiao
- Pork and beef hotpot
- Barbecue trout
- Liangpi
- Dandan noodles
- Jiaotuan: sticky corn-flour jelly
- Jiangshui (浆水): a kind of sour vegetable soup
- Tianpei: Sweet highland barley dessert
- Fried artichoke balls (洋芋丸子): Deep-fried flour-artichoke balls
- Sanfan (馓饭): glutinous flour soup with beans
- Guanguan tea (罐罐茶) – a kind of tea brewed with rock sugar, jujube, Chinese wolfberry and longan in a clay pot on a fire.
References
edit- ^ "Other Historical Datasets". people.fas.harvard.edu. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "魅力武山_武山县人民政府". wushan.gov.cn. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Overview of Wushan". wushan.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：武山县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Overview of natural resources in Wushan County". wushan.gov.cn. 8 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Wushan Gourmet". wushan.gov.cn. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Delicious Wushan snacks". Tencent News. 16 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2019.
See also
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