Qishan County (Chinese: 岐山县; pinyin: Qíshān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Guanzhong, Shaanxi province, China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji. It was the site of Zhouyuan (Chinese: 周原; pinyin: Zhōuyuán), the first capital of the Zhou Dynasty (1066–256 BCE). Historically, the site was also known as Qiyi (岐邑) or Qishan (岐山). It is located in Fengchu township on the Weishui River to the south of Mt. Qi.[1][2] Many Zhou-era artifacts including bronzeware have been found here. These are now housed in a museum on the site.
Qishan County 岐山县 Kishan | |
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 Qishan in Baoji | |
.png) Baoji in Shaanxi | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shaanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoji |
| Area | |
| • Total | 856.45 km2 (330.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[citation needed] | |
| • Total | 464,800 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China standard time) |
| Postal code | 722400 |
Administrative divisions
As 2020, Qishan County is divided to 9 towns.[3]
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Climate
| Climate data for Qishan (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) | 22.2 (72.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 27.5 (81.5) | 35.1 (95.2) | 36.8 (98.2) | 41.3 (106.3) | 39.7 (103.5) | 38.4 (101.1) | 37.9 (100.2) | 31.8 (89.2) | 25.1 (77.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 41.3 (106.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 25.2 (77.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 31.3 (88.3) | 28.8 (83.8) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.3 (64.9) | 12.1 (53.8) | 6.4 (43.5) | 18.7 (65.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | 2.4 (36.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 13.7 (56.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.6 (78.1) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.6 (65.5) | 12.7 (54.9) | 6.0 (42.8) | 0.3 (32.5) | 12.6 (54.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) | −2.2 (28.0) | 2.6 (36.7) | 7.7 (45.9) | 12.3 (54.1) | 17.3 (63.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.6 (47.5) | 1.5 (34.7) | −4.1 (24.6) | 7.8 (46.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −14.9 (5.2) | −14.6 (5.7) | −8.5 (16.7) | −2.1 (28.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | 7.7 (45.9) | 10.7 (51.3) | 10.8 (51.4) | 4.0 (39.2) | −4.2 (24.4) | −11.3 (11.7) | −20.3 (−4.5) | −20.3 (−4.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.5 (0.26) | 8.9 (0.35) | 22.1 (0.87) | 37.1 (1.46) | 57.8 (2.28) | 70.0 (2.76) | 90.6 (3.57) | 115.4 (4.54) | 107.5 (4.23) | 54.0 (2.13) | 19.1 (0.75) | 4.0 (0.16) | 593 (23.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 4.6 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 10.0 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 3.2 | 95.7 |
| Average snowy days | 5.8 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.7 | 18.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 63 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 64 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 73 | 65 | 70 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 153.0 | 140.3 | 172.9 | 199.4 | 217.0 | 210.3 | 211.4 | 187.1 | 142.4 | 142.9 | 153.7 | 159.8 | 2,090.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 49 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 41 | 50 | 52 | 47 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5] | |||||||||||||
References
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