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Dongping County 东平县 | |
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 Mount Baifo Park | |
 Location in Tai'an | |
  Dongping Location of the seat in Shandong | |
| Coordinates:35°56′13″N116°28′12″E / 35.937°N 116.470°E /35.937; 116.470 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Tai'an |
| Seat | 35°54′30″N116°18′00″E / 35.90833°N 116.30000°E /35.90833; 116.30000 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,339 km2 (517 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 761,500 |
| • Density | 568.7/km2 (1,473/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal Code | 271500 |
| Area code | 0538 |
| Website | www |
Dongping County (simplified Chinese:东平县;traditional Chinese:東平縣;pinyin:Dōngpíng Xiàn;lit. 'eastern peace') is a county in the southwestern part ofTai'an, which is located in the west ofShandong Province, China.
In 2007 a remarkable series of well-preserved frescoes dating to theWestern Han Period (206 BC - 25 AD) was discovered in a tomb as construction workers were excavating for a planned shopping mall. The frescoes show, among other things, one of the earliest pictorial representations ofConfucius meetingLaozi.
This region is home to many Buddhist temples and some remarkable Buddhist inscriptions, originally texts were carved during theNorthern Qi, but in the eleventh century these were carved over with pictorial images of Buddhas.[2]
In 1438, migratingHui people introduced Islam to Dongping County.[3] During the reign of theWanli Emperor, theZhoucheng Mosque [zh] was built.[3]
During theCultural Revolution in Dongping County, religious activities were prohibited.[3] Mosques were destroyed, imams were expelled, and theQuran was burned.[3] The practice of Islam in the county was resumed in 1979.[3]
TheShandong provincial government and the Dongping County government allocated special funding to restore Zhoucheng Mosque in 1997, and again in 2001.[3]
As of 2020[update], this county is divided to 3subdistricts, 9towns and 2townships.[4]
In 2016, Dongping County had a permanent population of about 762,100 people, of which, 41.35% lived in urban areas.[5]
As of 2016, Dongping County had abirth rate of 14.9 per thousand, and adeath rate of 5.0 per thousand, giving the county arate of natural increase of 9.9 per thousand.[5]
Most of the county's population is ethnicallyHan Chinese, however, Dongping County is home to 18ethnic minorities, comprising about 4,300 people.[5] The largest ethnic minority is theHui people, who number about 4,100 as of 2016.[5] Other ethnic minorities in the county include theMongolian,Tibetan,Miao,Dong,Bai,Tujia,Hani,Dai,Lisu,Li,Jingpo,Yi,Zhuang,Buyi,Korean,Manchu, andWa peoples.[5] With the exception of the Hui people, many of Dongping County's ethnic minorities recently moved to the county for work, marriage, or other regions, and are not concentrated in any particular place within the county.[5] The county has four designatedethnic villages:Beimazhuang Village [zh] (Chinese:北马庄村) inDongping Subdistrict [zh], Xiwangzhuang Village (Chinese:西王庄村) inXinhu [zh], Zhanzhuang Village (Chinese:展庄村) inLaohu [zh], and Beimen Village (Chinese:北门村) inZhoucheng Subdistrict.[5]
Unlike the other minorities in Dongping County, the Hui people are concentrated within certain areas within the county.[5] Large concentrations of Hui people can be found in Laohu,Zhoucheng Subdistrict, and Dongping Subdistrict.[5] Smaller concentrations can be found withinTimen [zh], Xinhu,Daimiao [zh],Dayang [zh], andShanglaozhuang Township.[5]
TheDongping dialect, a dialect ofMandarin Chinese, is spoken widely throughout the county.[6] In some southern portions of the county, as well as regions surrounding Dongping Lake,retroflexes are dropped, resulting in certain characters with different pronunciations inStandard Mandarin (such asChinese:四;pinyin:sì andChinese:十;pinyin:shí) being pronounced similarly.[6] Some areas in the southeast and north of the county also employerhua.[6]
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As of 2021, Dongping County is home to 19 religious venues approved by the county government, representing 5 different faith groups:Catholicism,Protestantism,Islam,Daoism, andBuddhism.[7] These venues include theZhoucheng Mosque [zh] and the Daoist site ofLa Mountain [zh].[7]
| Climate data for Dongping, elevation 44 m (144 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) | 22.1 (71.8) | 28.2 (82.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 35.7 (96.3) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40.5 (104.9) | 36.0 (96.8) | 36.6 (97.9) | 34.3 (93.7) | 28.3 (82.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.7 (40.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.5 (79.7) | 31.5 (88.7) | 31.8 (89.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 27.1 (80.8) | 21.3 (70.3) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 19.8 (67.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) | 3.1 (37.6) | 8.9 (48.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 20.8 (69.4) | 25.8 (78.4) | 27.3 (81.1) | 26.0 (78.8) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.3 (59.5) | 7.7 (45.9) | 1.4 (34.5) | 14.4 (57.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) | −1.3 (29.7) | 4.0 (39.2) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.6 (60.1) | 20.8 (69.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 10.6 (51.1) | 3.5 (38.3) | −2.4 (27.7) | 10.0 (49.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) | −15.7 (3.7) | −10.5 (13.1) | −3.0 (26.6) | 2.3 (36.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 13.5 (56.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | −2.0 (28.4) | −12.1 (10.2) | −13.7 (7.3) | −16.5 (2.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 5.3 (0.21) | 10.1 (0.40) | 12.3 (0.48) | 31.2 (1.23) | 52.5 (2.07) | 75.8 (2.98) | 169.2 (6.66) | 143 (5.6) | 56.2 (2.21) | 31.0 (1.22) | 25.4 (1.00) | 7.5 (0.30) | 619.5 (24.36) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 68.1 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 7.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 60 | 56 | 54 | 61 | 64 | 63 | 78 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 66 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 152.3 | 153.4 | 203.0 | 224.5 | 246.5 | 215.9 | 194.3 | 193.2 | 184.3 | 182.2 | 157.2 | 147.8 | 2,254.6 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 49 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 50 | 44 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 51 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
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