Zhucheng 诸城市 Chucheng | |
|---|---|
 TheSinotyrannus Hall in Zhucheng | |
 Location of Zhucheng (red) within Weifang City, and location of Weifang City within Shandong province | |
  Zhucheng Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates:36°00′N119°25′E / 36.000°N 119.417°E /36.000; 119.417 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Weifang |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,183 km2 (843 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 66 m (217 ft) |
| Population (2018) | |
• Total | 1,109,000 |
| • Density | 508.0/km2 (1,316/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard Time) |
| Postal code | 262200 |
| Area code | 0536 |
| Website | www |
Zhucheng (simplified Chinese:诸城;traditional Chinese:諸城;pinyin:Zhūchéng) is acounty-level city in the southeast ofShandong province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration ofWeifang city and had at the 2010 census a population of 1,086,222 even though its built-up (or metro) area is much smaller.
Zhucheng was originally known as Langya (琅琊).[citation needed] It was from here that EmperorQin Shi Huang sentXu Fu to sail towards Japan in 210 BC, in pursuit of the elixir of youth.[citation needed]
In 585, Zhucheng was designated as the capital ofMi Prefecture, this setting last until the end ofJin dynasty. During theSong Dynasty, Zhucheng was known as Dongwu.[citation needed] Major figures who hailed from the area during the Song Dynasty include painterZhang Zeduan,Zhao Tingzhi [zh], andZhao Mingcheng.[citation needed]
Wan Zhen'er, a famous concubine toHongzhi Emperor, was born in Zhucheng.[citation needed]
MajorQing dynasty figures from Zhucheng includeLiu Tongxun,Liu Yong, andDou Guangnai [zh].[citation needed]
Several important figures of theChinese Communist Party were from Zhucheng, includingWang Jinmei, who participated in thefounding of CCP,Jiang Qing,Mao Zedong's last wife and leader of theGang of Four,Kang Sheng, one of the most prominent figure duringCultural Revolution, andZhao Shucong, former vice-governor ofAnhui province.[1]
On 31 January 2021, the Zhucheng city government reported that a number of residents inShunwang Subdistrict [zh] experienced symptoms of gas poisoning due to illegal discharge of chemical waste in the city.[2] On 2 February, city authorities detained 16 suspects, and stated that the discharge had killed 4 people, and poisoned at least 37.[2]
Zhucheng was upgraded to acounty-level city in 1987 and is administered as a provincial-leveleconomic development district,[3] and had jurisdiction over 3 subdistricts and 10 towns.[4]
The city's 3 subdistricts areMizhou Subdistrict,Longdu Subdistrict [zh], andShunwang Subdistrict [zh].[4]
The city's 10 towns areZhigou [zh],Jiayue [zh],Shiqiaozi [zh],Xiangzhou [zh],Changcheng [zh],Baichihe [zh],Xinxing [zh],Linjiacun [zh],Huanghua [zh], andTaolin [zh].[4]
Former Towns are merged to others include Lübiao (吕标镇), Wanjiazhuang (万家庄镇), Qiankou (箭口镇), Mengtuan (孟疃镇), Mazhuang (马庄镇), Chenggezhuang (程戈庄镇), Jiutai (九台镇), Guojiatun (郭家屯镇), Zhujie (朱解镇), Haogezhuang (郝戈庄镇) and Wadian (瓦店镇).[citation needed] Wadian has been merged into Linjia Village and is now Wadian community.[citation needed]
Former Townships are merged to others include Taolin (桃林乡), Wujialou (吴家楼乡), Taoyuan (桃园乡), Shihetou (石河头乡), Shimen (石门乡), and Shandongtou (山东头乡).[citation needed]
| Climate data for Zhucheng, elevation 109 m (358 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) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 34.6 (94.3) | 36.1 (97.0) | 39.6 (103.3) | 40.9 (105.6) | 37.9 (100.2) | 37.7 (99.9) | 34.1 (93.4) | 26.9 (80.4) | 19.7 (67.5) | 40.9 (105.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) | 7.0 (44.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 25.4 (77.7) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.6 (87.1) | 29.8 (85.6) | 26.6 (79.9) | 20.8 (69.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 5.8 (42.4) | 18.7 (65.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.5 (34.7) | 6.9 (44.4) | 13.6 (56.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.1 (73.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 25.3 (77.5) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 1.0 (33.8) | 13.3 (55.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.0 (23.0) | −2.5 (27.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 22.0 (71.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 10.7 (51.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | −2.7 (27.1) | 9.2 (48.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.7 (−1.7) | −12.5 (9.5) | −8.4 (16.9) | −2.7 (27.1) | −0.6 (30.9) | 8.9 (48.0) | 15.4 (59.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 7.2 (45.0) | −1.5 (29.3) | −12.0 (10.4) | −13.1 (8.4) | −18.7 (−1.7) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 10.9 (0.43) | 16.6 (0.65) | 17.8 (0.70) | 33.4 (1.31) | 60.9 (2.40) | 73.3 (2.89) | 149.6 (5.89) | 219.5 (8.64) | 69.8 (2.75) | 33.1 (1.30) | 30.0 (1.18) | 13.2 (0.52) | 728.1 (28.66) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 6.3 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 11.8 | 12.8 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 80.7 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 12.7 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 62 | 61 | 58 | 59 | 64 | 71 | 81 | 82 | 75 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 68 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 167.3 | 170.3 | 220.8 | 237.5 | 257.2 | 222.1 | 193.9 | 196.2 | 201.8 | 199.5 | 168.5 | 166.4 | 2,401.5 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 54 | 55 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 51 | 44 | 47 | 55 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 54 |
| Source:China Meteorological Administration[5][6] all-time extreme temperature[7]all-time August record high[8] | |||||||||||||
In 2005, Zhucheng had a total output value of RMB 20.8 billion and an average annual growth rate of 16%. Zhucheng is projected to continue its 16% annual growth rate and attain a total output value of RMB 43.6 billion by 2010.[9]
TheZhucheng Industrial Park was approved by the Shandong Provincial Government in 1992. Its total area spans 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi). TheNational Highway 206 which runs through it from south to north, and the city is linked by the Jiaoxin Railway Station, which connects it toQingdao, 60 kilometres (37 mi) east,Rizhao, 60 kilometres (37 mi) south, andWeifang city, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north.[10] As of 2001, industries based at the zone includedfood processing,chemicals,building materials, textiles andelectromechanical products, and 2001 annual total industrial output was 2 billion yuan, with the added industrial value of 350 million yuan. For 2001, exports were US$68.92 million, and revenue was 83.17 million yuan.[10]
Zhucheng is about an hour's drive fromQingdao city.
Zhucheng has been an important site fordinosaur excavation since 1960. The local community is known to use calcium rich[citation needed] fossils for traditional village remedies used to treat muscle cramps and other minor ailments.[11] The world's largesthadrosaurid fossil was found in Zhucheng in the 1980s and is on display in the local museum.[12] Scientists have collected more than 50 metric tons (55 short tons) of fossils since 1960.[13] The city has also been a place for smuggling of dinosaur bones; in January 2008, Australia returned hundreds of kilograms of Chinese dinosaur fossils, including dinosaur fossil eggs. These fossils were recovered during asting operation carried out on warehouses and cargo containers.[14][15]
TheceratopsianZhuchengceratops (2010),sauropodZhuchengtitan (2017) andtheropodZhuchengtyrannus (2011) have been described from deposits near and named after Zhucheng.
On 31 December 2008,palaeontologists from theInstitute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology ofChinese Academy of Sciences announced they have unearthed 7,600dinosaurfossils since March 2008 around Zhucheng. The latest sites to be discovered are near the towns ofLongdu,Shunwang,Jiayue andZhigou.[12] The palaeontologists believe they have found one of the biggest sites ofdinosaur remains from a massive excavation pit. The fossilized bones date to the lateLate Cretaceous just prior to theCretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.[16] The findings also include the remains of a 20 metres (66 ft)hadrosaurid, a record size for the duck-billed dinosaur.[11] A fossilized skull of a largeceratopsian was also found along with bones which belong to club-tailedankylosaurs.[11]
According to ProfessorZhao Xijin, apalaeontologist in charge of the excavations from theInstitute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, "This group of fossilised dinosaurs is currently the largest ever discovered in the world... in terms of area."[16]
Such a high concentration of fossil bones in such a small area is significant for the theories of extinction of dinosaurs. A detailed scientific journal on the fossils is expected to be published later in 2009. Excavations are currently suspended for the winter but will resume when the weather gets warmer.[16] Scientists believe a volcanic eruption may have killed the dinosaurs, and a subsequent flood carried the fossils to Zhucheng, which may have been a wetland covered in grass.[12]
The local authorities inShandong are making plans to set up a fossil park in the area.[16]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1990 | 1,030,658 | — |
| 2000 | 1,057,313 | +2.6% |
| 2010 est. | 1,194,800 | +13.0% |
Zhucheng is heavily industrialized and is one of the few dozen cities of China exceeding a million inhabitants. The major ethnic groups comprising the city includeHan Chinese (99.7%),Manchu (0.1%),Korean (0.1%) andHui (0.1%). The city has a Christian population of approximately of 19,000 (1.8%). Based on a census from the year 1990, the city had 523,425 males and 507,233 females with 260,678 households.[17]
There are several important historical and cultural figures from Zhucheng. Ancient tradition holds thatEmperor Shun, one of the legendary sage-kings of China, was born in the region. During the Song dynasty, the renowned painterZhang Zeduan, best remembered as the creator ofAlong the River During the Qingming Festival, is also believed to have originated from Zhucheng. In the Qing dynasty, the influential officialLiu Tongxun and his sonLiu Yong both came from Zhucheng. In modern times, Zhucheng became home to masters of the "Zhucheng School" of guqin music, such as Wang Xinyuan, who helped preserve and transmit this important cultural tradition. The city is also notable as the birthplace ofJiang Qing, the last wife ofMao Zedong and one of the most prominent political figures during theCultural Revolution, as well asKang Sheng, a senior Chinese Communist Party leader known for his role in intelligence and security affairs.
