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Gutian County 古田县 Kutien | |
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 Location in Ningde City | |
  Gutian Location of the seat in Fujian | |
| Coordinates:26°37′N118°51′E / 26.617°N 118.850°E /26.617; 118.850 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Ningde |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,385.2 km2 (920.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 323,771 |
| • Density | 135.74/km2 (351.57/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 352200 |
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Gutianⓘ (simplified Chinese:古田县;traditional Chinese:古田縣;pinyin:Gǔtián Xiàn;Foochow Romanized:Kŭ-chèng Gâing) is a county lying in the northeasternFujian province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration ofNingde City and is located in the southwest part of the municipality. It is also known as "the town of the former worthy", asZhu Xi, a famous Chinese scholar once lived there. It is also known asKutien orKucheng.
The county was set up in theTang dynasty by Liujiang in 741 AD. SinceZhuxi, one of the famous scholars in China, lived there, it is also called "the town of the former worthy."
In 1895 the county was the site of amassacre of Christian missionaries.
TheMin River (Fujian) runs through Gutian, covering a distance of 35 kilometres (22 mi).
| Climate data for Gutian, elevation 362 m (1,188 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) | 27.3 (81.1) | 32.4 (90.3) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.7 (99.9) | 34.1 (93.4) | 32.7 (90.9) | 28.4 (83.1) | 40.0 (104.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.8 (58.6) | 16.5 (61.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.9 (91.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 26.3 (79.3) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.7 (62.1) | 24.5 (76.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.4 (77.7) | 27.8 (82.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 24.9 (76.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 19.1 (66.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.4 (50.7) | 14.6 (58.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 21.2 (70.2) | 16.7 (62.1) | 12.4 (54.3) | 7.5 (45.5) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.1 (22.8) | −3.2 (26.2) | −3.4 (25.9) | 3.6 (38.5) | 9.2 (48.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 18.1 (64.6) | 12.1 (53.8) | 3.9 (39.0) | −1.1 (30.0) | −6.9 (19.6) | −6.9 (19.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 67.3 (2.65) | 97.9 (3.85) | 181.0 (7.13) | 176.3 (6.94) | 229.1 (9.02) | 285.4 (11.24) | 131.3 (5.17) | 165.9 (6.53) | 105.2 (4.14) | 50.8 (2.00) | 61.4 (2.42) | 49.1 (1.93) | 1,600.7 (63.02) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.5 | 13.6 | 17.9 | 16.5 | 17.6 | 17.9 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 159 |
| Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 77 | 79 | 74 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 76 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 107.9 | 99.1 | 103.5 | 126.4 | 137.0 | 139.4 | 227.1 | 201.3 | 172.7 | 168.7 | 128.9 | 125.9 | 1,737.9 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 33 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 54 | 50 | 47 | 48 | 40 | 39 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
There are a number of scenic areas in Gutian.
Gutian has jurisdiction over 8 towns and 7 villages. It has a total population of 430,000.
Gutian county is known as "The Land of Fungi" (食用菌之乡). Fungal exports include snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis) (白木耳) andshiitake (Lentinula edodes) (香菇). Other exports includeperch (鲈鱼),carp (鲤鱼),honey peaches (水蜜桃), reddish slab stones (桃花红石板材) andYounai plums (油柰).
Gutian's transportation systems include railways, highways and seaways. Waifu (外福) Railway is 33.2 km (20.6 mi) long. Abundant water resources have led to the building of the first national underground hydropower station,Gutian Xishui Hydroelectric Power Station, which has the largest volume inEast China.
Gutian is the original home of many countrymen residing abroad. The number of overseas Chinese from this area amounts to more than 200,000, many now resident inSitiawan,Perak in Malaysia. It is also a "national model county", which is famous for its culture, physical education and broadcasting TV programs.
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