Longquan 龙泉市 Lungchuan | |
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 Location of Longquan City within Lishui | |
  Longquan Location in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates:28°04′N119°08′E / 28.067°N 119.133°E /28.067; 119.133 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Lishui |
| Township-level divisions | 3 subdistricts 8 towns 7 townships 1 ethnic township |
| Seat | Longyuan Subdistrict (龙渊街道) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,059 km2 (1,181 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 195 m (640 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 270,000 |
| • Density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 323700 |
| Area code | 0578 |
Longquan (simplified Chinese:龙泉;traditional Chinese:龍泉;pinyin:Lóngquán;lit. 'dragon spring') is acounty-level city and former county under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofLishui in southwesternZhejiang Province, China, located on the upper reaches of theOu River and borderingFujian province to the southwest.
CalledLongyuan (龙渊) before theTang dynasty, Longquan adopted its current name because of thenaming taboo ofEmperor Gaozu, the founder of Tang whose personal name was Li Yuan (李渊).
Longquan has a population of around 270,000.[when?]
There is anEthnic Township set aside for theShe-nation minority at Zhuyang (竹垟).
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Longquan is famous locally for itsswords andLongquan celadon ceramics, both of which are often regarded as historically the finest in China. Longquan celadon was one of China's finest ceramics from theSong dynasty until it fell out of fashion in the Imperial court during theMing dynasty. Production continued but at lower quality. The swords made in Longquan (Longquanjian) are famous among martial artists in China. Modern sword production is now led by a workshop named "Shenguanglong" whose sword-making history can be traced back to the twentieth year of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. There are several private and state-owned swords-making factories in Longquan.[1]
The city has a static inverter plant ofHVDC Three Gorges-Changzhou.
The city's executive, legislature andjudiciary are atLongyuan Subdistrict (龙渊街道), together with theCPC andPSB branches. The other divisions, numbering two subdistricts, eight towns, seven townships and one ethnic township, are as follows:[2]
Subdistricts:
Towns:
Townships:
| Climate data for Longquan, elevation 222 m (728 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) | 27.4 (81.3) | 28.7 (83.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 35.2 (95.4) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.4 (101.1) | 41.5 (106.7) | 42.2 (108.0) | 39.6 (103.3) | 36.1 (97.0) | 33.7 (92.7) | 26.0 (78.8) | 42.2 (108.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 18.9 (66.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 30.4 (86.7) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.1 (93.4) | 30.7 (87.3) | 26.3 (79.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 24.4 (75.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.5 (45.5) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.9 (55.2) | 18.2 (64.8) | 22.4 (72.3) | 25.2 (77.4) | 28.1 (82.6) | 27.7 (81.9) | 24.7 (76.5) | 19.9 (67.8) | 14.6 (58.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 18.3 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.0 (48.2) | 13.8 (56.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 21.6 (70.9) | 23.6 (74.5) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.7 (69.3) | 15.4 (59.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 4.9 (40.8) | 14.2 (57.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.5 (20.3) | −5.3 (22.5) | −4.7 (23.5) | 2.5 (36.5) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.0 (51.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 10.8 (51.4) | 3.1 (37.6) | −3.1 (26.4) | −8.3 (17.1) | −8.3 (17.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 75.4 (2.97) | 94.5 (3.72) | 187.4 (7.38) | 193.7 (7.63) | 227.1 (8.94) | 338.5 (13.33) | 158.6 (6.24) | 136.8 (5.39) | 91.0 (3.58) | 42.4 (1.67) | 71.4 (2.81) | 58.8 (2.31) | 1,675.6 (65.97) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.1 | 13.5 | 17.3 | 16.5 | 16.8 | 18.9 | 13.7 | 15.0 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 158.6 |
| Average snowy days | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 82 | 77 | 78 | 77 | 73 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 90.8 | 90.1 | 97.2 | 118.7 | 132.5 | 115.9 | 210.1 | 192.3 | 163.9 | 157.5 | 118.3 | 116.9 | 1,604.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 28 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 45 | 37 | 36 | 36 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4]all-time extreme temperature[5] | |||||||||||||
The city is served by a station on theQuzhou–Ningde railway which opened on 27 September 2020.