Jiange County (simplified Chinese: 剑阁县; traditional Chinese: 劍閣縣; pinyin: Jiàngé Xiàn) is a county of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Guangyuan city. The history of Jiange County as a county division goes back around 1700 years. The county has historically been a junction between the north and south of Western China, through the Jianmen Pass. It is a popular tourist destination in Sichuan.[1][2]
Jiange County 剑阁县 | |
|---|---|
 Jianmen Pass gate | |
  Jiange Location of the seat in Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 32°17′17″N 105°31′26″E / 32.288°N 105.524°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Guangyuan |
| County seat | Pu'an |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,204 km2 (1,237 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 457,656 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Administrative divisions
The county government was formerly located in Pu'an town, and has been in Xiasi town since 2000.[3][4] Jianmen administers 27 towns and 2 townships:[5]
Towns
- Pu'an (普安镇)
- Longyuan (龙源镇)
- Yandian (盐店镇)
- Liugou (柳沟镇)
- Wulian (武连镇)
- Dongbao (东宝镇)
- Kaifeng (开封镇)
- Yuanshan (元山镇)
- Yansheng (演圣镇)
- Wanghe (王河镇)
- Songxing (公兴镇)
- Jinxian (金仙镇)
- Xiangcheng (香沉镇)
- Bailong (白龙镇)
- Heling (鹤龄镇)
- Yangcun (杨村镇)
- Yangling (羊岭镇)
- Jiangkou (江口镇)
- Muma (木马镇)
- Jianmenguan (剑门关镇)
- Hanyang (汉阳镇)
- Xiasi (下寺镇)
- Tushan (涂山镇)
- Dianzi (店子镇)
- Zhangwang (张王镇)
- Yaojia (姚家镇)
- Yixing (义兴镇)
Townships
- Xiuzhong (秀钟乡)
- Qiaodian (樵店乡)
Culture
Jianmen's local specialties include Jianmen ham and Jianmenguang tofu.[6][7] It's also known for the Jianmen cane.[8] The local dialects, especially from Jinxian town, are notable for preserving the tones of old Sichuan dialects.[9][10][11]
Climate
| Climate data for Jiange, elevation 545 m (1,788 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) | 19.5 (67.1) | 24.6 (76.3) | 31.5 (88.7) | 33.7 (92.7) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.6 (99.7) | 39.6 (103.3) | 37.3 (99.1) | 36.5 (97.7) | 30.4 (86.7) | 25.4 (77.7) | 19.2 (66.6) | 39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.6 (49.3) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 27.0 (80.6) | 29.6 (85.3) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.9 (87.6) | 25.7 (78.3) | 20.8 (69.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 10.8 (51.4) | 21.2 (70.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 7.5 (45.5) | 11.7 (53.1) | 16.7 (62.1) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 25.6 (78.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 20.9 (69.6) | 16.3 (61.3) | 11.2 (52.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 15.9 (60.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | 7.6 (45.7) | 12.1 (53.8) | 16.0 (60.8) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.9 (71.4) | 21.5 (70.7) | 18.0 (64.4) | 13.5 (56.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 3.1 (37.6) | 12.3 (54.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) | −3.9 (25.0) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.6 (34.9) | 7.4 (45.3) | 11.3 (52.3) | 16.7 (62.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 10.5 (50.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | −1.0 (30.2) | −7.1 (19.2) | −7.1 (19.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.7 (0.34) | 13.2 (0.52) | 25.8 (1.02) | 51.2 (2.02) | 100.8 (3.97) | 150.9 (5.94) | 310.7 (12.23) | 171.0 (6.73) | 166.2 (6.54) | 62.6 (2.46) | 19.4 (0.76) | 6.7 (0.26) | 1,087.2 (42.79) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.6 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 124.3 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 4.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 72.5 | 69.4 | 104.3 | 141.1 | 161.7 | 150.5 | 162.7 | 168.6 | 92.6 | 81.4 | 72.3 | 73.8 | 1,350.9 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 23 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[12][13] | |||||||||||||