Ying County

Ying County
应县
County
Wooden Pagoda of Fogong Temple
Wooden Pagoda of Fogong Temple
Ying County in Shuozhou
Ying County in Shuozhou
Shuozhou in Shanxi
Shuozhou in Shanxi
Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 113°11′28″E / 39.5542°N 113.191°E / 39.5542; 113.191
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityShuozhou
Area
 • Total1,688 km2 (652 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
243,970
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ying County or Yingxian (simplified Chinese: 应县; traditional Chinese: 應縣; pinyin: Yìng Xiàn) is a county in the north of Shanxi province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou.

Ying County is best known for the Pagoda of Fogong Temple, which is built in 1056 and was the tallest timber building in the world built before the rise of modern timber skyscrapers in the 2010s.[2]

Climate

Climate data for Yingxian, elevation 1,001 m (3,284 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.6
(52.9) 		20.1
(68.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		36.1
(97.0) 		35.8
(96.4) 		40.4
(104.7) 		39.2
(102.6) 		35.6
(96.1) 		35.4
(95.7) 		29.0
(84.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		16.1
(61.0) 		40.4
(104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1) 		3.3
(37.9) 		10.3
(50.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		24.4
(75.9) 		28.5
(83.3) 		29.5
(85.1) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.1
(73.6) 		16.2
(61.2) 		7.4
(45.3) 		0.0
(32.0) 		15.6
(60.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		2.9
(37.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		17.4
(63.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		21.5
(70.7) 		16.2
(61.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		8.7
(47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.9
(5.2) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		3.9
(39.0) 		10.4
(50.7) 		15.2
(59.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−11.8
(10.8) 		2.6
(36.8)
Record low °C (°F) −27.9
(−18.2) 		−26.7
(−16.1) 		−20.7
(−5.3) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		2.4
(36.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		5.2
(41.4) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−24.0
(−11.2) 		−29.8
(−21.6) 		−29.8
(−21.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07) 		2.9
(0.11) 		8.3
(0.33) 		19.1
(0.75) 		36.3
(1.43) 		53.7
(2.11) 		86.6
(3.41) 		72.7
(2.86) 		56.2
(2.21) 		24.4
(0.96) 		8.7
(0.34) 		1.5
(0.06) 		372.2
(14.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.9 2.5 3.5 4.7 7.7 10.4 12.0 10.0 9.3 6.0 3.4 1.6 73
Average snowy days 2.8 3.8 3.2 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.3 2.9 17.8
Average relative humidity (%) 53 47 42 39 40 50 63 66 62 55 53 52 52
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.4 195.6 229.1 245.1 268.0 249.0 246.3 243.3 219.5 217.7 195.0 188.4 2,692.4
Percent possible sunshine 65 64 62 61 60 56 55 58 60 64 66 65 61
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ Gorvett, Zaria. "'Plyscrapers': The rise of the wooden skyscraper". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.


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