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Ningguo 宁国市 Ningkwo | |
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 Ningguo in 2006 | |
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| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Xuancheng |
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• Total | 2,487 km2 (960 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 399,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 242300 |
Ningguo (simplified Chinese:宁国市;traditional Chinese:寧國市;pinyin:Níngguó Shì) is a county-level city in the southeast ofAnhui province, People's Republic of China, under the administration ofXuancheng City and borderingZhejiang province to the south and east. It has a population of 380,000 and an area of 2,447 km2 (945 sq mi).[1]
Ningguo has jurisdiction over eleven towns, seventeen townships, and one ethnic township.[2][1]
The name Ningguo is named from "Yi-QianGau" . It is written, "首出庶物，万国咸宁".Ningguo was founded in 208 CE during theEastern Han dynasty.Sun Quan divided the southern part ofWanling County into Ningguo andHuaian County.
On April 23, 1949, Ningguo County was occupied by the People's Liberation Army, and in May it was assigned toXuancheng Prefecture. It became part ofHuizhou Prefecture in January 1952,Wuhu Prefecture in February 1956, Huizhou Prefecture again in March 1961, and finallyXuancheng Prefecture in January 1980.
Anhui South Flower Drum Opera: Folk music originating inHubei andHenan was introduced into Ningguo at the end of theQing Dynasty. It was integrated with local songs and dances, absorbed the essence of Gaoqiang Opera,Hui opera andPeking opera, and formed a rough, simple and lively style. The main plays include "San Ci" and "San Fan", with a total of 53 major plays and 114 minor plays. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, 38 original plays and 83 small plays were collected and included in the compilation of traditional plays.[3]
The dialects of Ningguo are diverse, mainly including Hubei dialect,Anqing dialect,Wu dialect, and She dialect of theShe ethnic group. This dialect diversity is mainly caused by the influx of a large number of foreign immigrants.[4]
walnut (山核桃)driedbamboo shoots (竹笋干)
Chinesechestnut (中国板栗)
Tea:
Wild Orchid Fragrant Tea (野兰香茶)Yellow Flower Cloud Tip (黄花云尖)[5]
The2020 Chinese census shows that the permanent population of Ningguo City is 2500063, a decrease of 32875 people compared to 2532938 people in2010 Chinese census, a decrease of 1.30%, and an average annual decrease of 0.13%.[6][7]
Among the permanent residents of the city, the male population is 1284677, accounting for 51.39%; The female population is 1215386, accounting for 48.61%. The gender ratio of permanent residents (with 100 females and a male to female ratio) has increased from 105.11 in2010 Chinese census to 105.70.[7]
Ningguo City is divided to 6 Subdistricts, 8 towns and 5 townships.[2]
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| Job | English name | Chinese name | Notes |
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| secretary of the municipal committee | Ni Zhiping | 倪志品 | [8] |
| mayors | Du Delin | 杜德林 | [9] |
| Director of the Standing Committee of the Municipal People's Congress | Jin Qingwen | 金庆文 | [10] |
Ningguo City has aHumid subtropical climate. The climate is mild, rainfall is abundant, sunshine is still sufficient, and the four seasons are distinct. The temperature warms up early and unstable in spring, there are floods in late spring and early summer when precipitation is concentrated, there are droughts in summer, and it cools down quickly in autumn, often with autumn drizzle. The average annual temperature in Ningguo is 15.4 °C, the average annual precipitation is 1,426.9mm, and the annual frost-free period is 226 days.[11]
| Climate data for Ningguo, elevation 87 m (285 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) | 26.8 (80.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 33.4 (92.1) | 35.1 (95.2) | 37.1 (98.8) | 38.3 (100.9) | 40.8 (105.4) | 40.4 (104.7) | 38.6 (101.5) | 35.4 (95.7) | 31.0 (87.8) | 25.7 (78.3) | 40.8 (105.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.5 (61.7) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 29.6 (85.3) | 33.4 (92.1) | 32.7 (90.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 21.9 (71.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.4 (50.7) | 16.4 (61.5) | 21.3 (70.3) | 24.6 (76.3) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.3 (63.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 16.2 (61.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −0.1 (31.8) | 1.9 (35.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 11.2 (52.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 20.6 (69.1) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 19.2 (66.6) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.9 (44.4) | 1.3 (34.3) | 12.0 (53.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) | −10.4 (13.3) | −5.6 (21.9) | −1.5 (29.3) | 6.7 (44.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 0.1 (32.2) | −6.1 (21.0) | −15.9 (3.4) | −15.9 (3.4) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 82.6 (3.25) | 83.4 (3.28) | 132.4 (5.21) | 120.6 (4.75) | 139.8 (5.50) | 258.2 (10.17) | 205.7 (8.10) | 178.7 (7.04) | 100.5 (3.96) | 71.0 (2.80) | 66.1 (2.60) | 54.8 (2.16) | 1,493.8 (58.82) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.8 | 12.4 | 15.1 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 15.6 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 10.7 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 9.8 | 153.3 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 100.4 | 105.6 | 126.8 | 148.4 | 165.1 | 135.6 | 194.0 | 179.8 | 141.8 | 148.5 | 128.6 | 118.8 | 1,693.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 31 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 39 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 38 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[12][13] | |||||||||||||
Ningguo is served by theAnhui–Jiangxi Railway.
Ningguo is about a 150-minute drive fromNanjing Lukou International Airport, and the Ningguo Terminal of Nanjing Lukou Airport has been opened; It is 120 minutes' drive fromHangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, 90 minutes' drive from Mount Huangshan Airport, and 200 minutes' drive fromShanghai Hongqiao Airport andHefei Xinqiao Airport. Ningguo Qinglongwan General Airport has started construction.
The transportation time from Ningguo toShanghai Port by container truck is about 4.5 hours, and the transportation time toWuhu Port is 90 minutes.
In 2021, the added value oftransportation,warehousing, andpostal industries reached 1.99 billion yuan, an increase of 6.7% compared to the previous year at comparable prices. At the end of the year, the total number of civilian vehicles in the city was 102000, an increase of 8.1%, including 90000private cars, an increase of 5.2%
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