Dengfeng 登封市 Tengfeng | |
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 Location in Zhengzhou | |
  Dengfeng Location in Henan | |
| Coordinates:34°27′19″N113°1′31″E / 34.45528°N 113.02528°E /34.45528; 113.02528 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Henan |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhengzhou |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,220 km2 (470 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 717,400 |
| • Density | 588/km2 (1,520/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 452470 |
| Website | www |
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
 Interactive map of Dengfeng | |
| Official name | Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in "The Center of Heaven and Earth" |
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| Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(vi) |
| Reference | 1305rev |
| Inscription | 2010 (34thSession) |
| Area | 825 ha (2,040 acres) |
| Buffer zone | 3,438.1 ha (8,496 acres) |
Dengfeng (Chinese:登封;pinyin:Dēngfēng;postal: Tengfeng) is acounty-level city ofHenan Province,China. It is under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofZhengzhou. The name Dengfeng was bestowed upon it by EmpressWu Zetian of theWu Zhou dynasty. Located in the central-west part ofHenan Province, at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain, it borders the provincial capitalZhengzhou to the northeast and the ancient capital Luoyang to the northwest.
Dengfeng has an area of 1,220 km2 (470 sq mi) and a population of 630,000. It occupies the southwestern corner of Zhengzhou and is its westernmostcounty-level division.
Dengfeng is located at the foot of theMount Song, one of the most sacred mountains in China. The city is one of the most renowned spiritual centers of China, and is home to various religious institutions and famous temples such as the Taoist Zhongyue Temple, the BuddhistShaolin Temple (a renowned center for martial arts), as well as the Confucian Songyang Academy and theGaocheng Observatory, hence its poetic expression derived from Chinese literature as the spiritual "center of heaven and earth".Parts of the city were inscribed on theUNESCOWorld Heritage List in 2010.
The firstXia dynasty capital, Yangcheng, was built west of Gaocheng Township on theYing River under the sacredMount Song.
The famousShaolin Monastery, traditionally considered the origin ofZen, is located in Dengfeng where they teach adults as well as children martial arts. It is also a famous tourist attraction.
As of 2012, the city is divided to 3 subdistricts, 8 towns and 5 townships.[2]
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In 2010, UNESCO inscribed several of the most renowned sites of Dengfeng onto itsWorld Heritage List under the title "Historic Monuments of Dengfeng in 'The Center of Heaven and Earth'."[3] The World Heritage Site includes several historic gates, temples, a Confucian academy and the Gaocheng Observatory:[4]
Other notable sites in Dengfeng include theFawang Temple, a Buddhist temple built in the Tang dynasty.
| Climate data for Dengfeng, elevation 427 m (1,401 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) | 21.8 (71.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 38.5 (101.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 40.1 (104.2) | 39.4 (102.9) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.6 (99.7) | 31.2 (88.2) | 27.4 (81.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 40.1 (104.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.8 (58.6) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.8 (80.2) | 30.7 (87.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 29.7 (85.5) | 25.7 (78.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 13.7 (56.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | 9.5 (49.1) | 16.1 (61.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 25.6 (78.1) | 26.6 (79.9) | 25.3 (77.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 3.2 (37.8) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) | 0.2 (32.4) | 5.0 (41.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 22.8 (73.0) | 21.6 (70.9) | 17.1 (62.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 5.2 (41.4) | −0.3 (31.5) | 10.7 (51.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −10.1 (13.8) | −5.4 (22.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.8 (55.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 9.8 (49.6) | 0.6 (33.1) | −4.3 (24.3) | −9.3 (15.3) | −10.1 (13.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 9.5 (0.37) | 11.5 (0.45) | 19.8 (0.78) | 35.9 (1.41) | 57.2 (2.25) | 65.6 (2.58) | 133.1 (5.24) | 102.1 (4.02) | 69.6 (2.74) | 38.5 (1.52) | 24.8 (0.98) | 7.4 (0.29) | 575 (22.63) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 11.8 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 83.3 |
| Average snowy days | 5.0 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 16.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 50 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 58 | 72 | 74 | 67 | 59 | 56 | 49 | 58 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 140.0 | 143.5 | 178.8 | 207.2 | 219.6 | 207.1 | 181.7 | 177.9 | 159.4 | 166.0 | 151.0 | 151.5 | 2,083.7 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 45 | 46 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 47 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
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