Wannian County

Wannian
万年县
Wannien
County
Location in Jiangxi
Location in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 28°41′41″N 117°03′30″E / 28.6946°N 117.0584°E / 28.6946; 117.0584
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityShangrao
Area
 • Total
1,140.76 km2 (440.45 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
435,700
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
335500

Wannian (simplified Chinese: 万年县; traditional Chinese: 萬年縣; pinyin: Wànnián Xiàn; lit. 'Ten thousand years') is a county in the northeast of Jiangxi province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Shangrao.

Its total area is 1,140.76 km2 (440.45 sq mi). Its 2003 population was 361,000.

Wannian County comprises 6 towns and 9 townships.

The county seat and largest population center is Chényíng Town (陈营镇). The second largest population center and former county seat is Qīngyún Town (青云镇), formerly Chéngguān Town (城关镇).

In addition to farming, pearl and concrete production are economically important. There is limited mining.

The local dialect, Wannianese, is a dialect of the Gan Chinese language.

Administrative divisions

At present, Wannian County has 6 towns and 6 townships.[1]

6 towns
6 townships

Climate

Climate data for Wannian (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.2
(79.2) 		29.2
(84.6) 		33.8
(92.8) 		35.1
(95.2) 		36.4
(97.5) 		37.5
(99.5) 		41.2
(106.2) 		39.9
(103.8) 		38.4
(101.1) 		36.8
(98.2) 		32.3
(90.1) 		25.4
(77.7) 		41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.4
(50.7) 		13.4
(56.1) 		17.4
(63.3) 		23.6
(74.5) 		28.1
(82.6) 		30.5
(86.9) 		34.4
(93.9) 		34.0
(93.2) 		30.6
(87.1) 		25.5
(77.9) 		19.4
(66.9) 		13.1
(55.6) 		23.4
(74.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.9
(42.6) 		8.5
(47.3) 		12.4
(54.3) 		18.3
(64.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		26.0
(78.8) 		29.5
(85.1) 		28.9
(84.0) 		25.2
(77.4) 		19.5
(67.1) 		13.4
(56.1) 		7.6
(45.7) 		18.2
(64.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.0
(37.4) 		5.2
(41.4) 		8.9
(48.0) 		14.5
(58.1) 		19.1
(66.4) 		22.7
(72.9) 		25.6
(78.1) 		25.1
(77.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		15.4
(59.7) 		9.5
(49.1) 		4.1
(39.4) 		14.5
(58.2)
Record low °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7) 		−7.4
(18.7) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		2.0
(35.6) 		9.7
(49.5) 		13.7
(56.7) 		19.2
(66.6) 		19.7
(67.5) 		12.6
(54.7) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−2.4
(27.7) 		−12.8
(9.0) 		−12.8
(9.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 99.3
(3.91) 		109.9
(4.33) 		210.2
(8.28) 		244.8
(9.64) 		243.2
(9.57) 		351.0
(13.82) 		203.1
(8.00) 		138.8
(5.46) 		61.2
(2.41) 		51.5
(2.03) 		96.9
(3.81) 		73.7
(2.90) 		1,883.6
(74.16)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.7 14.1 18.3 16.9 16.0 16.9 11.2 12.0 7.7 7.7 10.0 10.9 156.4
Average snowy days 2.3 1.4 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 4.8
Average relative humidity (%) 83 82 82 80 80 83 76 78 78 77 81 81 80
Mean monthly sunshine hours 84.4 87.1 99.2 121.9 147.0 138.9 234.0 220.6 189.3 168.2 135.4 123.3 1,749.3
Percent possible sunshine 26 27 27 32 35 33 55 55 52 48 42 39 39
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Tourist attractions

Wannian is the location of the Xianren Cave (Fairy Cave), where historically important finds have been made of ancient pottery shards and rice grains.

Transportation

Rail

Wannian is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.

References

  1. ^ "常州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.


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