Chongwu
崇武镇 | |
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Coordinates: 24°53′00″N 118°56′00″E / 24.88333°N 118.93333°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Fujian |
Prefecture-level city | Quanzhou |
County | Hui'an |
Time zone | UTC+8 ( China Standard) |
Chongwu Town ( Chinese: 崇武镇) is a township-level division of Hui'an County, Quanzhou Prefecture-level city, Fujian Province, China. [1]
Chongwu Town is in the southeastern part of Hui'an County, on a peninsula jutting into Taiwan Strait. The town's historical center, the Old Chongwu Fortress ( Chinese: 崇武古城, Chongwu Gu Cheng) is a walled city dating to the late 14th century ( Hongwu Emperor's reign; the conventional date is 1384). [2] The traditional Hui'an County vernacular architecture, making heavy use of the local granite, is largely preserved within the walled city. A large sculpture park is located on the narrow strip south of the fortress, between the city wall and the beach.
A memorial hall and the Chongwu Army temple ( 解放军庙) on the beach just west of town commemorate an engagement between the PLA infantry and the Nationalist air force that took place here in 1949. [3]
A significant amount of hospitality establishment, from luxury to budget hotels, are located outside the walled city.
Chongwu's eastern peninsula, extending east of central Chongwu into Taiwan Strait, contains a number of fishing and farming villages. Toward the east, the peninsula is split in two by the scenic Ben Ji An Bay (畚箕垵澳). A Neolithic archeological site, Dazuoshan (大岞山新石器时代遗址), is found on the "north fork" of the peninsula.
Climate data for Chongwuzhen (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) | 25.2 (77.4) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
30.6 (87.1) |
32.5 (90.5) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.2 (95.4) |
33.7 (92.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
36.7 (98.1) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
25.2 (77.4) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.0 (86.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.6 (63.7) |
23.2 (73.7) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
18.4 (65.1) |
22.7 (72.9) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.7 (81.9) |
27.9 (82.2) |
27.0 (80.6) |
23.4 (74.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.6 (69.0) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.8 (69.4) |
24.3 (75.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
26.0 (78.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
17.6 (63.7) |
13.0 (55.4) |
18.6 (65.5) |
Record low °C (°F) | 3.3 (37.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
7.0 (44.6) |
11.4 (52.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.6 (70.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
2.0 (35.6) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 38.5 (1.52) |
65.5 (2.58) |
93.3 (3.67) |
99.0 (3.90) |
156.6 (6.17) |
182.4 (7.18) |
104.7 (4.12) |
135.0 (5.31) |
96.1 (3.78) |
44.0 (1.73) |
36.1 (1.42) |
37.2 (1.46) |
1,088.4 (42.84) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.6 | 9.0 | 12.9 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 102.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 77 | 79 | 82 | 84 | 89 | 86 | 84 | 77 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 79 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 131.4 | 106.5 | 120.0 | 130.9 | 144.1 | 176.8 | 268.7 | 248.0 | 216.1 | 204.5 | 157.7 | 141.6 | 2,046.3 |
Percent possible sunshine | 39 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 43 | 64 | 62 | 59 | 57 | 48 | 43 | 46 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration [4] [5] |