Qishan County 岐山县 | |
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 Qishan in Baoji | |
.png) Baoji in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoji |
| Area | |
• Total | 856.45 km2 (330.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[citation needed] | |
• Total | 464,800 |
| • Density | 542.7/km2 (1,406/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 722400 |
| Qishan County | |||||||||
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| Chinese | 岐山 | ||||||||
| Postal | Kishan | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Mount Qi | ||||||||
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| Zhouyuan | |||||||||
| Chinese | 周原 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Plain(s) of theZhou | ||||||||
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| Qiyi | |||||||||
| Chinese | 岐邑 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Qi City | ||||||||
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Qishan County is acounty in westernGuanzhong,Shaanxi Province,China, under the administration of theprefecture-level city ofBaoji.
Fengchu Township on theWei River near Mount Qi in Qishan County was the site of the capital of theancient state ofZhou under theShangdynasty, which served as the capital of thepredynastic Zhou untilJi Chang moved his court east toFengjingc. 1051 BC. This capital was variously known as Qishan ("Mount Qi"),Qiyi ("Qi City"), andZhouyuan ("Zhou Plains").[1][2] Many Zhou-era artifacts have been found here. These are now housed in a museum on the site.
As of 2020[update], Qishan County is divided to 9 towns.[3]
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| Climate data for Qishan, elevation 670 m (2,200 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) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 35.1 (95.2) | 36.8 (98.2) | 41.3 (106.3) | 41.5 (106.7) | 38.4 (101.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 6.4 (43.5) | 18.7 (65.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.0 (42.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | 12.6 (54.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −2.2 (28.0) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 1.5 (34.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | 7.8 (46.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) | −14.6 (5.7) | −8.5 (16.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | −4.2 (24.4) | −11.3 (11.7) | −20.3 (−4.5) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 6.5 (0.26) | 8.9 (0.35) | 22.1 (0.87) | 37.1 (1.46) | 57.8 (2.28) | 70.0 (2.76) | 90.6 (3.57) | 115.4 (4.54) | 107.5 (4.23) | 54.0 (2.13) | 19.1 (0.75) | 4.0 (0.16) | 593 (23.36) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 95.7 |
| Average snowy days | 5.8 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 18.2 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 62 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 65 | 70 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 153.0 | 140.3 | 172.9 | 199.4 | 217.0 | 210.3 | 211.4 | 187.1 | 142.4 | 142.9 | 153.7 | 159.8 | 2,090.2 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 49 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 50 | 52 | 47 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[4][5] all-time extreme temperature[6][7] | |||||||||||||
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