Deqing 德清县 Tehtsing | |
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 Aerial photographs of Deqing County seat | |
 Location of Deqing County within Huzhou | |
  Deqing Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates:30°32′33″N119°58′39″E / 30.54251°N 119.977401°E /30.54251; 119.977401 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Huzhou |
| Area | |
• County | 937.7 km2 (362.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 937.7 km2 (362.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• County | 548,568 |
| • Density | 585.0/km2 (1,515/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 548,568 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Deqingⓘ (Chinese:德清县;pinyin:Déqīng Xiàn) is acounty in theprefecture-level city ofHuzhou, in the northwest ofZhejiang province. As of 2020 census, its population was 548,568 all living in the built-up (or metro) area. Deqing is very close toHangzhou andShaoxing, so it is becoming de facto a suburb of the two cities. It is being conurbated soon and even a Metro Line is planned in the middle term to link both cities.[1]
Located in the middle of the plain between theHangzhou Bay and theTaihu, most of Deqing County is flat, criss-crossed by numerous canals. The western end of the county is mountainous. There, the popular tourist areas ofMoganshan (莫干山) is located. Moganshan is a scenic mountain, an hour fromHangzhou, with many pre-World War II villas built by foreigners, along with one ofChiang Kai-shek'sGuomindang compounds.
Zisiqiao (子思桥) Village, located within Deqing County'sXinshi Town, is renowned as a center ofsnake farming. The locals have been raising snakes since the 1980s; currently, about 800 people in Zisiqiao work in snake farming industry, raising some three million snakes a year. Live snakes are supplied to specialty restaurants; dried or preserved inalcohol, they are sold to manufacturers oftraditional Chinese medicines; snake-infused wine is made as well.[2][3] The village is nicknamed "Snake Village" by the media, and Deqing Snake Culture Museum is a local tourist attraction.[2][4]
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| Climate data for Deqing, elevation 102 m (335 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) | 23.4 (74.1) | 29.3 (84.7) | 33.9 (93.0) | 34.3 (93.7) | 36.5 (97.7) | 37.8 (100.0) | 40.2 (104.4) | 39.5 (103.1) | 39.8 (103.6) | 34.6 (94.3) | 29.8 (85.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.5 (59.9) | 21.7 (71.1) | 26.5 (79.7) | 28.9 (84.0) | 33.3 (91.9) | 32.7 (90.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 23.2 (73.8) | 17.3 (63.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 21.4 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 6.3 (43.3) | 10.5 (50.9) | 16.3 (61.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.1 (82.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 6.4 (43.5) | 16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.1 (34.0) | 2.9 (37.2) | 6.6 (43.9) | 11.9 (53.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.7 (47.7) | 3.0 (37.4) | 13.1 (55.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.8 (18.0) | −6.9 (19.6) | −3.7 (25.3) | 1.1 (34.0) | 8.2 (46.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.4 (65.1) | 18.1 (64.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 3.3 (37.9) | −3.5 (25.7) | −7.9 (17.8) | −7.9 (17.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 89.8 (3.54) | 84.6 (3.33) | 125.9 (4.96) | 102.0 (4.02) | 125.3 (4.93) | 249.2 (9.81) | 194.0 (7.64) | 181.8 (7.16) | 122.7 (4.83) | 75.2 (2.96) | 70.8 (2.79) | 59.1 (2.33) | 1,480.4 (58.3) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.2 | 11.4 | 14.1 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 15.8 | 13.9 | 15.0 | 11.2 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 147.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 9.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 73 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 76 | 77 | 74 | 76 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 105.7 | 104.6 | 126.7 | 147.3 | 158.8 | 119.3 | 190.4 | 179.0 | 140.4 | 149.1 | 124.8 | 122.0 | 1,668.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 33 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 43 | 40 | 39 | 38 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Yunxiu Temple is aBuddhist temple in Xiazhuhu Subdistrict.
Deqing has two railway stations, normal trains serve throughDeqing West railway station, which located on theXuancheng–Hangzhou railway, with fairly frequent, although not particularly fast, passenger service to Hangzhou andHefei.[8] High speed trains serveDeqing railway station, on theNanjing-Hangzhou high-speed railway.
The county houses many ancient bridges, such asSengjia Bridge andQinghe Bridge.
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