Linqing 临清市 Lintsing, Lin-ch'ing | |
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 Junction of the "Lu Canal" and "Southern Canal" sections of the Grand Canal at Linqing | |
  Linqing Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates:36°50′58″N115°42′22″E / 36.84944°N 115.70611°E /36.84944; 115.70611 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Liaocheng |
| Area | |
• Total | 950 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 759,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 252600 |
Linqing (simplified Chinese:临清;traditional Chinese:臨清;pinyin:Línqīng) is acounty-level city under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofLiaocheng in westernShandong Province, China.
It is located north-northwest of Liaocheng. The city is situated at the confluence of theWei River and theGrand Canal. It is 380 kilometres (240 mi) fromBeijing on theBeijing–Kowloon railway line toHong Kong. Elevation within Linqing County ranges from 29 to 38 m (95 to 125 ft) above sea level. The area of the county is 955 km2 (369 sq mi).The annual average temperature is 12.8 °C (55.0 °F), the highest recorded temperature 41.4 °C (107 °F), and the lowest recorded temperature −22.1 °C (−8 °F). Annual mean precipitation is 590.4 mm (23.24 in). There are 205 frost-free days per year on average and the average annual sunshine is 2661 hours.
| Climate data for Linqing, elevation 34 m (112 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) | 16.4 (61.5) | 23.4 (74.1) | 28.4 (83.1) | 33.5 (92.3) | 38.0 (100.4) | 41.5 (106.7) | 40.7 (105.3) | 36.6 (97.9) | 37.5 (99.5) | 33.2 (91.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 19.8 (67.6) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 7.3 (45.1) | 15.3 (59.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 26.9 (80.4) | 31.9 (89.4) | 32.1 (89.8) | 30.3 (86.5) | 26.8 (80.2) | 21.0 (69.8) | 12.8 (55.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 19.5 (67.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.2 (34.2) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.4 (57.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 25.5 (77.9) | 27.0 (80.6) | 25.3 (77.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.2 (57.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | −0.3 (31.5) | 13.5 (56.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −3.3 (26.1) | 3.0 (37.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 14.9 (58.8) | 19.9 (67.8) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.1 (48.4) | 2.1 (35.8) | −4.5 (23.9) | 8.7 (47.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.6 (−5.1) | −15.7 (3.7) | −8.9 (16.0) | −1.2 (29.8) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 16.4 (61.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 5.3 (41.5) | −3.7 (25.3) | −17.4 (0.7) | −17.6 (0.3) | −20.6 (−5.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 3.0 (0.12) | 9.6 (0.38) | 9.2 (0.36) | 31.0 (1.22) | 45.9 (1.81) | 70.3 (2.77) | 138.3 (5.44) | 129.8 (5.11) | 49.1 (1.93) | 31.4 (1.24) | 16.6 (0.65) | 4.1 (0.16) | 538.3 (21.19) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 2.3 | 64.8 |
| Average snowy days | 2.8 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 9.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 61 | 57 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 61 | 77 | 81 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 148.2 | 155.7 | 210.8 | 233.0 | 262.9 | 235.3 | 205.2 | 202.5 | 192.6 | 184.2 | 156.1 | 147.5 | 2,334 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 48 | 51 | 57 | 59 | 60 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 53 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Linqing has played an important role in the history of China. InMing andQing times it was a great center for the distribution of textiles, grain and bricks and is also famous as the place where the tiles of theGreat Wall and theForbidden City were produced. Today the city's flourishing economy is based on a number of light industrial enterprises.
Aside from the Grand Canal, sights include a distinctive promontory, astupa (Chinese:舍利塔;pinyin:Shèlì Tǎ), aMing-dynastyHui mosques (Linqing Northern Mosque,临清清真北寺;Línqīng Qīngzhēn Běisì, Linqing Eastern Mosque,Chinese:临清清真东寺;pinyin:Línqīng Qīngzhēn Dōngsì), and ruins of the old customs house (钞关;Chāo Guān), Linqing City Museum (in a historical building ensemble known as the鳌头矶;Áo Tóu Jī). In particular, the Sheli Pagoda near the Grand Canal is a well-known local landmark.
As 2012, this city is divided to four subdistricts, eight towns and three townships.[4]
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The city proper has about 143,000 residents (January 2000), whereas Linqing as a whole had 709,328 inhabitants in 1999.[5]
Once visited by the missionary and sinologistMatteo Ricci, Linqing has been the seat of a Latin CatholicMission sui juris of Linqing / Lintsing since it was split off from theApostolic Vicariate of Tsinanfu on 24 June 1927.
It was promoted toApostolic prefecture of Linqing / Lintsing / Lintsingen(sis) (Latin) (pre-diocesan jurisdiction, not entitled to atitular bishop) on 5 April 1931.
It remains exempt, i.e. directly dependent on the Holy See and its missionaryRoman Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples. The see has been vacant, withoutApostolic administrator, since the third incumbent's death in 1981.[6]
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