Changli County
昌黎县 | |
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  Changli Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′N 119°10′E / 39.717°N 119.167°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Qinhuangdao |
| County seat | Changli Town (昌黎镇) |
| Elevation | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | 487,989 [1] |
| Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
| Website | http://www.changli.gov.cn/ |
Changli ( Chinese: 昌黎; pinyin: Chānglí) is a county of northeastern Hebei province, China, with some Bohai Sea coast. It is under the administration of the Qinhuangdao City, and borders Funing County and Luan County. Both Beijing–Harbin Railway and China National Highway 205 pass through this county. According to the 2020 Chinese census, it has a population of 487,989 as of 2020. [1]
Changli is one of the largest of China's winemaking districts, with 80 per cent of the county's tillable land used for growing Cabernet Sauvignon grapes. For this reason, Changli is sometimes called China's " Bordeaux region". [2]
Administrative divisions
The county administers 11 towns and 5 townships. [3]
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Towns:
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Townships:
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Climate
| Climate data for Changli (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) | 12.5 (54.5) |
19.1 (66.4) |
26.5 (79.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
39.4 (102.9) |
38.5 (101.3) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
29.9 (85.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
14.6 (58.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.9 (33.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
29.8 (85.6) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
19.2 (66.6) |
9.9 (49.8) |
2.8 (37.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.6 (23.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
5.7 (42.3) |
13.0 (55.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.0 (73.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
13.4 (56.1) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.4 (15.1) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
0.2 (32.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.5 (59.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
6.9 (44.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −22.7 (−8.9) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.1 (48.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−18.4 (−1.1) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.4 (0.09) |
4.9 (0.19) |
8.4 (0.33) |
27.6 (1.09) |
47.6 (1.87) |
91.2 (3.59) |
171.3 (6.74) |
154.1 (6.07) |
53.0 (2.09) |
31.2 (1.23) |
13.3 (0.52) |
3.7 (0.15) |
608.7 (23.96) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 9.7 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 70.3 |
| Average snowy days | 3.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 13.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 51 | 49 | 50 | 55 | 69 | 78 | 77 | 68 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 219.3 | 213.1 | 266.2 | 273.6 | 298.4 | 258.9 | 231.4 | 254.8 | 258.6 | 243.0 | 204.7 | 207.1 | 2,929.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 73 | 70 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 67 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration [4] [5] | |||||||||||||
Notable people
- Zhang Guangming (1913-2016) veteran fighter pilot of the War of Resistance-World War II, and Major General of the Chinese Air Force
References
- ^ a b (in Chinese) 2020 Chinese census in Hebei Archived 2021-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Chinese Vintners Accused of Selling Fake Wines Archived 2011-01-02 at the Wayback Machine, AOL News, December 30, 2010.
- ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：昌黎县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Archived from the original on November 29, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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