Pinghu 平湖市 | |
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 Location of Pinghu City within Jiaxing | |
  Pinghu Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates:30°42′N121°01′E / 30.700°N 121.017°E /30.700; 121.017 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Jiaxing |
| Area | |
• Total | 536 km2 (207 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 703,500[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 314200 |
| Area code | 0573 |
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| Chinese | 平湖 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Peaceful Lake(s) Pacified Lake(s) | ||||||||
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Pinghu is acounty-level city in the east ofJiaxing's administrative area, in the northeast ofZhejiang Province, borderingShanghai to the northeast. It sits next to theEast China Sea and the north shore ofHangzhou Bay. Prior to theMing dynasty, Pinghu was part ofHaiyan County. In 1430 Pinghu County was established. In 1991 Pinghu became a county-level city under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofJiaxing.
Zhapu, the site of a deepwater harbor, was the principal site of China's foreign trade withKorea andJapan during the 18th and 19th century.[2]
Pinghu dominates the Chinesedown jacket industry; over half of down jackets sold in China are produced in Pinghu, and it is home to a major down jacket wholesale market. This industry started in the 1980s. An estimated 300 million garments are produced in Pinghu yearly.[3][4][5]
3 neighborhoods (subdistricts), 7towns
Pinghu is located on a low and flat plain and is laced with a network of rivers. A number of islands, such as Wangpan Shan are located offshore. The municipality's average yearly temperature is 15 °C (59 °F), with average precipitation of 1,186 mm (46.7 in).[6] Agricultural production is marked by its amount of aquatic products. Important crops are rice, wheat,Chinese cabbage,prawns, and bird eggs. Specialties includepickled eggs and watermelons.[7] Due to its proximity to Shanghai, Pinghu also attracts investment from many multinational enterprises. Industry includesclothing,packaging,machinery,paper and others. Clothing production is especially high, with the value of Pinghu's total clothing exports the greatest in China. It has been placed as one of China's one hundred most productive areas.[8]
Zhapu harbor in the municipality's southwest is an important deep water harbor alongHangzhou Bay. A port has been located here since theTang dynasty, and it is still an important transshipment point. Next to the harbor is one of China's most important large thermal power plants,Jiaxing Powerplant, with a capacity of 3,000,000 kilowatts.
In modern China many famous monks, educators and artists (music, calligraphy, painting,seals, poetry) have come from Pinghu. The city's downtown contains a large memorial toLi Shutong and a number of other attractions and scenic spots.[9]
| Climate data for Pinghu, elevation 4 m (13 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) | 21.4 (70.5) | 26.9 (80.4) | 30.0 (86.0) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.4 (92.1) | 36.3 (97.3) | 38.7 (101.7) | 38.5 (101.3) | 36.7 (98.1) | 33.3 (91.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 38.7 (101.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) | 10.1 (50.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.4 (66.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 32.0 (89.6) | 31.7 (89.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.4 (63.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 20.5 (69.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 6.3 (43.3) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 24.1 (75.4) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.4 (83.1) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 6.9 (44.4) | 16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.1 (37.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.8 (53.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 21.6 (70.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 25.8 (78.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.0 (59.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 3.3 (37.9) | 13.5 (56.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.4 (16.9) | −7.0 (19.4) | −4.1 (24.6) | −1.0 (30.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 18.4 (65.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 10.2 (50.4) | 1.2 (34.2) | −3.1 (26.4) | −9.3 (15.3) | −9.3 (15.3) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 80.2 (3.16) | 76.3 (3.00) | 109.8 (4.32) | 91.8 (3.61) | 112.6 (4.43) | 228.0 (8.98) | 141.2 (5.56) | 202.0 (7.95) | 117.3 (4.62) | 65.8 (2.59) | 67.2 (2.65) | 57.0 (2.24) | 1,349.2 (53.11) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.1 | 11.4 | 13.9 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 11.6 | 12.7 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 138.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 7.4 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 77 | 79 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 113.7 | 117.9 | 140.1 | 165.1 | 178.7 | 137.5 | 229.9 | 227.0 | 178.3 | 174.7 | 137.6 | 130.0 | 1,930.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 35 | 37 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 54 | 56 | 49 | 50 | 44 | 41 | 44 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[10][11]All-time October high[12] | |||||||||||||
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