Yangzhong

Yangzhong (simplified Chinese: 扬中; traditional Chinese: 揚中; pinyin: Yángzhōng; lit. 'Yang[tze] middle') is a county-level city under the administration of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of Zhenjiang City.

Yangzhong
扬中市
County-level city
Yangzhong is located in Jiangsu
Yangzhong
Yangzhong
Location in Jiangsu
Coordinates: 32°14′13″N 119°48′54″E[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangsu
Prefecture-level cityZhenjiang
Area
 • Total332 km2 (128 sq mi)
 • Land228 km2 (88 sq mi)
 • Water104 km2 (40 sq mi)
Population
 • Total343,900
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
212200

History

There were only several smaller shoals in the area of present-day Yangzhong during the Eastern Jin. As time went on, they enlarged and merged into an elongated shoal by Tang dynasty, which was called Xiaozhou (小洲; literally: "Small shoal") in Song dynasty. It was renamed Xinzhou (新洲) and then Ximinzhou (細民洲) during Ming dynasty, and was designated Taipingzhou (太平洲) in Qing dynasty.

In 1904, the imperial court decided to establish a subprefecture named after Taiping. In 1911, it was promoted to a county. Since there is a namesake in Anhui. The county was renamed Yangzhong, the abbreviation of "揚子江中" which means "(the shoal is) in the Yangtze River".

Overview
  • In 1938, the Japanese army captured the county, then it was governed by the pro-Japanese collaborators.
  • In 1939, the Jiangnan Counter-Japanese Volunteers' Army attacked the county, then the Nationalist Government controlled it.
  • In 1940, the Japanese army recaptured the county.
  • In July 1945, the force of CPC overthrew the puppet county government, but the Nationalist Government controlled the county in December.
  • On 22 April 1949, the PLA captured the county.
  • In 1994, the county was turn into a county-level city.

Administrative divisions

At present, Yangzhong City has 5 towns and 1 other.[2]

5 towns
  • Xinba (新坝镇)
  • Sanmao (三茅镇)
  • Youfang (油坊镇)
  • Baqiao (八桥镇)
  • Xilaiqiao (西来桥镇)
1 other
  • Yangzhong Economic Development Zone (扬中经济开发区)

Climate
Climate data for Yangzhong (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 19.9
(67.8)		 26.0
(78.8)		 29.0
(84.2)		 33.2
(91.8)		 35.6
(96.1)		 37.5
(99.5)		 38.5
(101.3)		 38.6
(101.5)		 37.5
(99.5)		 32.6
(90.7)		 28.9
(84.0)		 22.4
(72.3)		 38.6
(101.5)
Average high °C (°F) 7.1
(44.8)		 9.6
(49.3)		 14.4
(57.9)		 20.6
(69.1)		 26.1
(79.0)		 29.0
(84.2)		 32.0
(89.6)		 31.3
(88.3)		 27.5
(81.5)		 22.6
(72.7)		 16.5
(61.7)		 9.8
(49.6)		 20.5
(69.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)		 5.3
(41.5)		 9.7
(49.5)		 15.5
(59.9)		 21.0
(69.8)		 24.7
(76.5)		 28.2
(82.8)		 27.7
(81.9)		 23.5
(74.3)		 18.1
(64.6)		 12.0
(53.6)		 5.6
(42.1)		 16.2
(61.2)
Average low °C (°F) 0.3
(32.5)		 2.0
(35.6)		 5.8
(42.4)		 11.1
(52.0)		 16.7
(62.1)		 21.4
(70.5)		 25.2
(77.4)		 24.8
(76.6)		 20.3
(68.5)		 14.4
(57.9)		 8.4
(47.1)		 2.4
(36.3)		 12.7
(54.9)
Record low °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8)		 −9.0
(15.8)		 −5.1
(22.8)		 −0.4
(31.3)		 5.4
(41.7)		 12.7
(54.9)		 18.6
(65.5)		 17.5
(63.5)		 8.9
(48.0)		 1.5
(34.7)		 −3.6
(25.5)		 −11.2
(11.8)		 −11.2
(11.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 52.0
(2.05)		 49.3
(1.94)		 76.8
(3.02)		 69.4
(2.73)		 89.1
(3.51)		 173.9
(6.85)		 200.0
(7.87)		 167.2
(6.58)		 78.4
(3.09)		 55.5
(2.19)		 54.8
(2.16)		 37.7
(1.48)		 1,104.1
(43.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 8.7 9.0 10.4 9.5 10.3 11.2 13.0 12.2 8.8 7.4 8.4 7.3 116.2
Average snowy days 3.1 2.4 0.8 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.1 7.7
Average relative humidity (%) 73 73 71 71 71 76 80 81 79 74 73 71 74
Mean monthly sunshine hours 132.6 130.5 160.1 185.3 195.8 152.8 193.2 204.4 175.7 174.3 148.2 145.0 1,997.9
Percent possible sunshine 42 42 43 48 46 36 45 50 48 50 47 47 45
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References
  1. Google (2014-07-02). "Yangzhong" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. "镇江市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  3. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  4. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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