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Xinchang 新昌县 Sinchang | |
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 Location of Xinchang County within Shaoxing | |
  Xinchang Location of the seat in Zhejiang | |
| Coordinates:29°29′59″N120°54′14″E / 29.4998°N 120.9039°E /29.4998; 120.9039 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Zhejiang |
| Prefecture-level city | Shaoxing |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,213.55 km2 (468.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 419,036 |
| • Density | 345.298/km2 (894.317/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xinchang County (simplified Chinese:新昌县;traditional Chinese:新昌縣;pinyin:Xīnchāng Xiàn) is acounty in the east-central part ofZhejiang province, administratively under the municipal government ofShaoxing. 430,000 people live in Xinchang.[when?]
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| Climate data for Xinchang, elevation 115 m (377 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) | 25.3 (77.5) | 29.5 (85.1) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.3 (100.9) | 41.8 (107.2) | 42.8 (109.0) | 40.3 (104.5) | 35.7 (96.3) | 32.5 (90.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 42.8 (109.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.3 (54.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 27.2 (81.0) | 29.6 (85.3) | 34.5 (94.1) | 33.7 (92.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.0 (53.6) | 22.5 (72.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) | 7.1 (44.8) | 11.1 (52.0) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.7 (76.5) | 29.0 (84.2) | 28.2 (82.8) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18.6 (65.5) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 17.2 (62.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 3.5 (38.3) | 7.1 (44.8) | 12.1 (53.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.8 (76.6) | 24.4 (75.9) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.8 (58.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 13.4 (56.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −6.4 (20.5) | −3.8 (25.2) | 0.3 (32.5) | 7.2 (45.0) | 11.2 (52.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 11.5 (52.7) | 2.2 (36.0) | −3.5 (25.7) | −11.6 (11.1) | −11.6 (11.1) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 74.9 (2.95) | 75.7 (2.98) | 128.7 (5.07) | 118.8 (4.68) | 136.6 (5.38) | 250.2 (9.85) | 128.0 (5.04) | 194.7 (7.67) | 122.2 (4.81) | 63.5 (2.50) | 67.2 (2.65) | 62.2 (2.45) | 1,422.7 (56.03) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.9 | 12.6 | 15.9 | 14.7 | 14.9 | 17.3 | 12.0 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 8.0 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 157.4 |
| Average snowy days | 3.9 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.5 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 77 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 80 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 101.7 | 105.3 | 123.5 | 151.2 | 164.2 | 134.4 | 232.3 | 208.8 | 154.0 | 153.9 | 119.5 | 118.6 | 1,767.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 31 | 33 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 32 | 54 | 51 | 42 | 44 | 38 | 37 | 39 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
The town of Ru'ao (儒岙) became synonymous with poison. The factories using industrial gelatin to make pills were closed soon after CCTV reported the scandal on April 15, 2012.[4] A third of Ruao's 30,000 population is employed in the capsule industry.
Xinchang is home to theDafo Temple (大佛寺).
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