Xiuning 休宁县 Siuning | |
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 Xiuning is the southernmost division in this map of Huangshan | |
.png) Huangshan in Anhui | |
| Coordinates:29°47′02″N118°11′38″E / 29.784°N 118.194°E /29.784; 118.194 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Huangshan |
| County seat | Haiyang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,151 km2 (831 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 211,456 |
| • Density | 98.31/km2 (254.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 245400 |
Xiuning County (simplified Chinese:休宁县;traditional Chinese:休寧縣;pinyin:Xiūníng Xiàn) is a county in the south ofAnhui Province, China, under the jurisdiction of theprefecture-level city ofHuangshan City. The southernmostcounty-level division in the province, it has a population of 270,000[when?] and an area of 2,125 square kilometres (820 sq mi). The government of Xiuning County is located in Haiyang Town (海阳镇).
Xiuning County has jurisdiction over nine towns and twelve townships.
Xiuning County is divided to 10 towns and 11 townships.[1]
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Xiuning County is historically renowned for producing morezhuàngyuán (状元: the scholar with the highest score in the nationalImperial examination), than any other place in China. Accordingly, the large public space in Haiyang Town is called Zhuangyuan Square (状元广场).
In 2009, the Xiuning County People's Government unveiled a monument commemorating the 1800th anniversary of Xiuning (208-2008).
| Climate data for Xiuning, elevation 170 m (560 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) | 27.9 (82.2) | 34.0 (93.2) | 33.6 (92.5) | 36.2 (97.2) | 37.2 (99.0) | 40.4 (104.7) | 39.9 (103.8) | 38.6 (101.5) | 35.9 (96.6) | 30.3 (86.5) | 22.9 (73.2) | 40.4 (104.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) | 11.9 (53.4) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 27.2 (81.0) | 29.3 (84.7) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 29.3 (84.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.0 (64.4) | 11.6 (52.9) | 22.1 (71.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.0 (44.6) | 11.0 (51.8) | 16.8 (62.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 24.7 (76.5) | 28.0 (82.4) | 27.6 (81.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.2 (54.0) | 6.2 (43.2) | 16.8 (62.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) | 3.3 (37.9) | 7.0 (44.6) | 12.4 (54.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.8 (74.8) | 19.8 (67.6) | 13.9 (57.0) | 7.9 (46.2) | 2.3 (36.1) | 12.9 (55.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.8 (16.2) | −7.1 (19.2) | −4.8 (23.4) | 0.6 (33.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 17.7 (63.9) | 9.0 (48.2) | 1.3 (34.3) | −4.3 (24.3) | −16.1 (3.0) | −16.1 (3.0) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 93.9 (3.70) | 109.4 (4.31) | 174.5 (6.87) | 208.2 (8.20) | 232.6 (9.16) | 370.2 (14.57) | 213.4 (8.40) | 135.3 (5.33) | 76.3 (3.00) | 56.5 (2.22) | 75.5 (2.97) | 63.5 (2.50) | 1,809.3 (71.23) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.6 | 13.4 | 16.2 | 15.5 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 152.8 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 6.9 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 79 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 77 | 82 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 78 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 92.7 | 92.4 | 110.2 | 124.3 | 141.1 | 114.7 | 186.4 | 184.1 | 158.8 | 154.7 | 124.1 | 116.9 | 1,600.4 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 27 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 44 | 39 | 37 | 36 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
In 2003, thePeabody Essex Museum, inSalem, Massachusetts, completed a 200 million dollar renovation and expansion, designed by architectMoshe Safdie, moving a 200-year-old 16-room Chinese house from Xiuning County to the grounds of the Museum. While in China this house was home to many generations who made a living in traveling to Shanghai and running a pawn brokers business (as stated by the movie shown at the Peabody Essex Museum after exiting Yin Yu Tang House).
In early 2008, theBBC broadcast a series of 5 documentaries on the life of pupils at schools in China. Called "Chinese School", the three schools documented were all located in Xiuning County: Xiuning High School, the top school in the county; Haiyang Middle/High School; and Ping Min Elementary School. This series was shown onBBC 4 and was received with mixed reactions, most of which were positive.[4]
Xiuning is served by theAnhui–Jiangxi Railway.
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