Fengcheng, Jiangxi

Fengcheng (simplified Chinese: 丰城; traditional Chinese: 豐城; pinyin: Fēngchéng; Gan: Fung-cing) is a county-level city in northern Jiangxi province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Yichun, located along China National Highway 105 and on the eastern (right) bank of the Gan River about 55 kilometres (34 mi) south of Nanchang, the provincial capital. The literal translation of the name is "Abundance City", due to its importance as a major commercial hub for agricultural products. There are 26 towns and 7 sub-districts comprising a total area of 2,845 square kilometres (1,098 sq mi) and its population is around 1,370,000. The 2005 GDP was more than 9.1 billion RMB.

Fengcheng
丰城市
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Location of Fengcheng City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Location of Fengcheng City jurisdiction in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°11′45″N 115°47′00″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityYichun
Area
 • Total2,845 km2 (1,098 sq mi)
Elevation
31 m (101 ft)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total1,480,000
 • Density520/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
331100
Area code0795

In 210 AD, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was founded as Jianyi County (剑邑县).

Harbour of "Fungching" (Fengcheng, Yichun, Jiangxi, China, 丰城市)) on a river with boats. Nieuhof: L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Fengcheng City has 5 subdistricts, 20 towns and 7 townships.[1]

5 subdistricts
  • Jianguang (剑光街道)
  • Hezhou (河洲街道)
  • Jiannan (剑南街道)
  • Sundu (孙渡街道)
  • Shangzhuang (尚庄街道)
20 towns
  • Baitu (白土镇)
  • Yuandu (袁渡镇)
  • Zhangxiang (张巷镇)
  • Dushi (杜市镇)
  • Taosha (淘沙镇)
  • Xiushi (秀市镇)
  • Luoshi (洛市镇)
  • Tielu (铁路镇)
  • Licun (丽村镇)
  • Dongjia (董家镇)
  • Huangcheng (隍城镇)
  • Xiaogang (小港镇)
  • Shitan (石滩镇)
  • Qiaodong (桥东镇)
  • Rongtang (荣塘镇)
  • Tuochuan (拖船镇)
  • Quangang (泉港镇)
  • Meilin (梅林镇)
  • Qujiang (曲江镇)
  • Shangtang (上塘镇)
7 townships
  • Xiaotang (筱塘乡)
  • Duantan (段潭乡)
  • Jiaokeng (蕉坑乡)
  • Shijiang (石江乡)
  • Hehu (荷湖乡)
  • Hutang (湖塘乡)
  • Tongtian (同田乡)

Notable people
  • Hu Xiaomei (Chinese: 胡晓梅), radio personality and former host of the show At Night You're Not Lonely (Chinese: 夜空不寂寞)

Climate
Climate data for Fengcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.2
(77.4)		 29.8
(85.6)		 34.0
(93.2)		 35.3
(95.5)		 35.8
(96.4)		 36.7
(98.1)		 39.7
(103.5)		 40.7
(105.3)		 38.0
(100.4)		 36.2
(97.2)		 31.7
(89.1)		 23.9
(75.0)		 40.7
(105.3)
Average high °C (°F) 9.3
(48.7)		 12.3
(54.1)		 16.3
(61.3)		 22.9
(73.2)		 27.5
(81.5)		 30.3
(86.5)		 34.2
(93.6)		 33.6
(92.5)		 29.6
(85.3)		 24.7
(76.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 12.0
(53.6)		 22.6
(72.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)		 8.3
(46.9)		 12.3
(54.1)		 18.5
(65.3)		 23.3
(73.9)		 26.3
(79.3)		 29.7
(85.5)		 29.1
(84.4)		 25.2
(77.4)		 19.8
(67.6)		 13.7
(56.7)		 7.8
(46.0)		 18.3
(65.0)
Average low °C (°F) 3.1
(37.6)		 5.4
(41.7)		 9.3
(48.7)		 15.2
(59.4)		 20.0
(68.0)		 23.3
(73.9)		 26.2
(79.2)		 25.8
(78.4)		 21.9
(71.4)		 16.2
(61.2)		 10.3
(50.5)		 4.6
(40.3)		 15.1
(59.2)
Record low °C (°F) −5.1
(22.8)		 −8.6
(16.5)		 −1.5
(29.3)		 2.1
(35.8)		 10.8
(51.4)		 15.0
(59.0)		 19.1
(66.4)		 19.7
(67.5)		 13.4
(56.1)		 2.2
(36.0)		 −2.2
(28.0)		 −14.3
(6.3)		 −14.3
(6.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 83.5
(3.29)		 103.4
(4.07)		 196.5
(7.74)		 212.9
(8.38)		 246.6
(9.71)		 329.2
(12.96)		 182.2
(7.17)		 120.6
(4.75)		 70.9
(2.79)		 46.5
(1.83)		 95.5
(3.76)		 63.0
(2.48)		 1,750.8
(68.93)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.0 13.9 18.5 17.4 16.7 16.8 11.7 10.8 7.7 7.5 10.1 10.4 155.5
Average snowy days 2.1 1.4 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 4.5
Average relative humidity (%) 81 81 82 80 80 83 76 78 80 77 79 78 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 71.9 78.9 87.1 115.6 137.9 131.9 224.7 211.2 168.6 154.5 121.3 108.5 1,612.1
Percent possible sunshine 22 25 23 30 33 32 53 52 46 44 38 34 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References
  1. "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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