Yongjing County 永靖县 | |
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 Town of Liujiaxia | |
 Yongjing in Linxia | |
.png) Linxia in Gansu | |
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| Coordinates (Yongjing County government):35°57′30″N103°17′09″E / 35.9583°N 103.2859°E /35.9583; 103.2859 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Autonomous prefecture | Linxia |
| County seat | Liujiaxia |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,863.6 km2 (719.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 180,650 |
| • Density | 96.936/km2 (251.06/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 731600 |
| Website | www |
Yongjing (simplified Chinese:永靖县;traditional Chinese:永靖縣;pinyin:Yǒngjìng Xiàn;Wade–Giles:Yung-ching Hsien,Xiao'erjing:ﻳْﻮ دٍ ﺷِﯿًﺎْ) is a county inLinxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in China'sGansu Province. The county seat, thetown (zhen) of Liujiaxia (simplified Chinese:刘家峡;traditional Chinese:劉家峽;pinyin:Liújiāxiá;Wade–Giles:Liu-chia-hsia), is located about 80 km south-west from the provincial capital city,Lanzhou. As is the case with most Chinese county seats,Liujiaxia Town is labeled on most less-detailed maps simply as "Yongjing" or "Yongjing County".
TheLiujiaxia Dam on theYellow River is located on the eastern outskirts of Liujiaxia Town.
Yongjing's history goes back approximately 5,000 years. It was part of the ancientWestern Qiang state. In theHan Dynasty it was part of Jincheng (金城) or Gold City. For many dynasties after that, it was part of Hezhou (河州). Not until 1928 did it become part of Linxia (临夏).
Yongjing County is divided to 10 towns and 7 townships.[2]
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Yongjing is located in center western Gansu province along the Yellow River, north of theLiujiaxia Reservoir, or Bingling Lake. Yongjing County's area covers more than 1,863 km2. It is mountainous and hilly with elevations between 1560 and 2851 m above sea-level and is located between 35°47'-36°12'N and 102°53'-103°39'E.
| Climate data for Yongjing, elevation 1,648 m (5,407 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 30.2 (86.4) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.9 (93.0) | 36.8 (98.2) | 40.7 (105.3) | 36.5 (97.7) | 33.6 (92.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.3 (72.1) | 15.6 (60.1) | 40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 13.8 (56.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 24.3 (75.7) | 27.6 (81.7) | 29.4 (84.9) | 28.0 (82.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 17.3 (63.1) | 10.9 (51.6) | 4.4 (39.9) | 17.5 (63.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) | −0.2 (31.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.4 (54.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.3 (68.5) | 22.1 (71.8) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 9.9 (49.8) | 2.8 (37.0) | −3.3 (26.1) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) | −5.9 (21.4) | 0.0 (32.0) | 5.6 (42.1) | 9.9 (49.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.2 (61.2) | 15.3 (59.5) | 11.2 (52.2) | 4.8 (40.6) | −2.5 (27.5) | −8.4 (16.9) | 4.2 (39.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −20.1 (−4.2) | −16.8 (1.8) | −12.7 (9.1) | −4.9 (23.2) | −0.3 (31.5) | 6.3 (43.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | 6.6 (43.9) | 1.8 (35.2) | −6.4 (20.5) | −12.1 (10.2) | −17.8 (0.0) | −20.1 (−4.2) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) | 1.1 (0.04) | 3.6 (0.14) | 18.4 (0.72) | 34.4 (1.35) | 39.7 (1.56) | 66.2 (2.61) | 63.0 (2.48) | 38.7 (1.52) | 18.2 (0.72) | 1.5 (0.06) | 0.4 (0.02) | 286.1 (11.26) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 12.1 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 76.6 |
| Average snowy days | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 20 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 55 | 50 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 69 | 62 | 59 | 58 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 172.4 | 179.2 | 205.9 | 224.6 | 238.0 | 227.5 | 233.3 | 221.7 | 171.8 | 176.8 | 177.6 | 178.7 | 2,407.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 55 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 59 | 54 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
Yongjing's economy is based mainly on the Yellow River and the hydropower it and its tributaries provide. The 3 local dams areLiujiaxia (located just upstream from the county seat),Yanguoxia (盐锅峡; upstream from Yanguoxia Town, further north), and Bapanxia (actually located within the Lanzhou prefecture, but with much of its reservoir being in Yongjing County).
With beautiful natural scenery and the famous Bingling Temple nearby, tourism is growing. Agriculture, mining, fishing, and other natural resource related industries are also important.
Bingling Temple is located in the southern part of Yongjing County, a 3-hour boat ride away (upstream) from Liujiaxia Dam. Most boats start from just next to the dam, although some private boats also take tourists to the temple from the Lianhua Tai ferry dock on the southern (Linxia County) side of the Liujiaxia Reservoir.In order to improve foreign tourism, the local government has introduced foreign teachers to improve the English of the locality and social awareness of foreigners.
In 2001 archaeologists discovered more than 100 dinosaur tracks on a hillside near Yangouxia Gorge, and a dinosaur themed park was built but closed down in 2010.[5]
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