:Yangquan

Yangquan has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate /semi-arid climate (Köppen Dwa/BSk),Peel, M. C., Finlayson, B. L., and McMahon, T. A.: Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 11, 1633-1644, doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007, 2007. with cold and very dry winters, and hot, somewhat humid summers. The monthly average 24-hour temperature ranges from {{convert|−3.2|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|24.3|°C}} in July, and the annual average is {{convert|11.5|°C}}. The diurnal temperature variation, which does not exceed {{convert|13|C-change}} in any month, is not large by provincial standards. More than 70% of the annual rainfall, which ranges from {{convert|450|to|550|mm|in|0}} throughout the entire city, falls in the months from June to September; sunshine totals 2700–2900 hours annually throughout the city, and the frost-free period lasts 130–180 days.

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|Jan high C = 2.8

|Feb high C = 6.4

|Mar high C = 12.9

|Apr high C = 20.3

|May high C = 25.8

|Jun high C = 29.3

|Jul high C = 29.9

|Aug high C = 28.2

|Sep high C = 24.1

|Oct high C = 18.5

|Nov high C = 10.7

|Dec high C = 4.3

|Jan mean C = -3.2

|Feb mean C = -0.2

|Mar mean C = 6.0

|Apr mean C = 13.2

|May mean C = 19.1

|Jun mean C = 22.8

|Jul mean C = 24.2

|Aug mean C = 22.6

|Sep mean C = 17.9

|Oct mean C = 12.0

|Nov mean C = 4.6

|Dec mean C = -1.4

|Jan low C = -7.5

|Feb low C = -4.8

|Mar low C = 0.8

|Apr low C = 7.4

|May low C = 13.1

|Jun low C = 17.3

|Jul low C = 19.8

|Aug low C = 18.5

|Sep low C = 13.3

|Oct low C = 7.1

|Nov low C = 0.2

|Dec low C = -5.4

|Jan record high C = 16.3 |Jan record low C = -17.5

|Feb record high C = 24.2 |Feb record low C = -15.4

|Mar record high C = 29.9 |Mar record low C = -12.6

|Apr record high C = 36.9 |Apr record low C = -2.5

|May record high C = 37.8 |May record low C = 3.0

|Jun record high C = 41.7 |Jun record low C = 8.2

|Jul record high C = 41.5 |Jul record low C = 13.1

|Aug record high C = 37.6 |Aug record low C = 9.8

|Sep record high C = 37.6 |Sep record low C = 3.8

|Oct record high C = 30.1 |Oct record low C = -4.3

|Nov record high C = 26.3 |Nov record low C = -12.3

|Dec record high C = 16.9 |Dec record low C = -15.8

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|Jan precipitation mm = 3.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 5.7

|Mar precipitation mm = 10.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 26.7

|May precipitation mm = 41.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 67.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 133.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 116.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 66.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 31.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 14.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 3.0

|Jan humidity = 46

|Feb humidity = 46

|Mar humidity = 42

|Apr humidity = 44

|May humidity = 47

|Jun humidity = 56

|Jul humidity = 70

|Aug humidity = 74

|Sep humidity = 68

|Oct humidity = 59

|Nov humidity = 51

|Dec humidity = 45

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 2.5

|Feb precipitation days = 2.9

|Mar precipitation days = 3.5

|Apr precipitation days = 6.1

|May precipitation days = 7.1

|Jun precipitation days = 10.8

|Jul precipitation days = 13.7

|Aug precipitation days = 12.0

|Sep precipitation days = 9.1

|Oct precipitation days = 5.9

|Nov precipitation days = 3.9

|Dec precipitation days = 2.0

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 182.8

|Feb sun = 176.5

|Mar sun = 215.1

|Apr sun = 232.9

|May sun = 252.6

|Jun sun = 225.7

|Jul sun = 199.0

|Aug sun = 191.8

|Sep sun = 192.2

|Oct sun = 198.3

|Nov sun = 182.7

|Dec sun = 181.3

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| Jan percentsun = 60

| Feb percentsun = 57

| Mar percentsun = 58

| Apr percentsun = 59

| May percentsun = 57

| Jun percentsun = 51

| Jul percentsun = 45

| Aug percentsun = 46

| Sep percentsun = 52

| Oct percentsun = 58

| Nov percentsun = 61

| Dec percentsun = 61

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|Jan snow days = 4.0

|Feb snow days = 4.3

|Mar snow days = 2.8

|Apr snow days = 0.8

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0.2

|Nov snow days = 2.5

|Dec snow days = 3.4

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Yangquan is located on the west side of the central Taihang Mountains, it is bounded by Xinzhou's Dingxiang County and Wutai County in the north, Shijiazhuang's Pingshan County and Jingjing County in the east, Jinzhong's Xiyang County in the south, and Jinzhong's Shouyang County and Taiyuan's Yangqu County in the west. It is about 106 km long from north to south and about 42 km wide from east to west. The city has a total area of 4,559 square kilometres.{{Cite web |title=山西省阳泉市概况 |url=http://www.yq.gov.cn/scfq/yxsc/zhgl_1411/201509/t20150902_44194.shtml |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=阳泉市人民政府门户网站 |language=zh}}

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Yangquan lies on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau and belongs to the mountainous region of eastern Shanxi. The landscape is mainly mountainous, with the rest being hills and plains. The mountains include nine mountain ranges. Between the mountain ranges, there are a number of basins. The Taihang Mountains are the boundary mountains between Hebei and Shanxi Province.

There are more than 60 rivers in Yangquan, 7 of which have a drainage area of more than 300 square kilometres and a river length of more than 30 kilometres, all of which belong to the Hai River system. The Hutuo River and the Mian River are the major rivers in the area.

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Yangquan City was founded as part of the original Pingding County of the early Republic of China on 4 May 1947. It was later renamed Yangquan Industrial and Mining Zone. Yangquan City (Industrial and Mining Zone) has been under the jurisdiction of the Jin-Cha-Ji Border Region government, the North China people's Government and Shanxi Province.{{Cite web |title=历史沿革 |url=http://www.yq.gov.cn/scfq/yxsc/lsyg/202008/t20200806_1048904.shtml |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=阳泉市人民政府门户网站 |language=zh}}

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Yangquan regained its municipality in 1952 and was for several times placed under the jurisdiction of Yuci Prefecture and Jinzhong Prefecture.

In September 1983, Pingding County and Yu County were transferred to Yangquan City, Yangquan City became a city directly under the jurisdiction of Shanxi Province.

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The total water resources of Yangquan are 1.48 billion cubic metres per year. Niangziguan Spring in the east is the main source of water for industrial and residential use. Yangquan has a daily water supply capacity of 200,000 cubic metres per day, and the actual demand is about 100,000 cubic metres per day. The local per capita water resources are only 562 cubic metres per year, slightly higher than the per capita water resources of Shanxi Province of 546 cubic metres per year, less than 1/4 of the national per capita water resources of 2,400 cubic metres per year, and only 1/8 of the world's per capita water resources.{{Cite web |title=阳泉市鑫凯汽车维修有限公司汽修厂建设项目 |url=http://xxgk.yq.gov.cn/yqjjjskfq/fdzdgknr/gzdt/tzgggs/202005/W020200522555926531346.pdf |access-date=2024-10-16}}File:Yuxian, Yangquan, Shanxi, China - panoramio.jpg

There are 93 families and 437 species of common plants in Yangquan. There are more than 160 species of plants that can be used for medicinal purposes, as well as a variety of grain crops, oil crops and vegetable crops. There are 941,000 mu of forest in Yangquan, accounting for 13.74% of the total area of the city, and there are 22.05 million green trees; the total timber volume is 550,000 cubic metres. There are 1.821 million mu of pasture land in the area, of which more than 90% is usable pasture land.

The wildlife resources in Yangquan are few due to the lack of forests and severe pollution. However, there are many insect species in Yangquan, with 831 known forest pests and some beneficial insects.

Yangquan is an important mineral concentration area in China with rich mineral resources and is known as the "hometown of coal and iron". There are as many as 52 proven mineral deposits, especially anthracite, pyrite and bauxite, which are famous for their large reserves, high quality and easy mining.

The geological reserves of coal in the territory are 10.4 billion tonnes, pyrite - 250 million tonnes and bauxite - 227 million tonnes.{{Cite web |title=自然资源 |url=http://www.yq.gov.cn/scfq/yxsc/zrzy/202008/t20200806_1048928.shtml |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=阳泉市人民政府门户网站 |language=zh}}

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In 2023, Yangquan achieved a regional GDP of 100.27 billion yuan, an increase of 3.2% at comparable prices. The composition of primary, secondary and tertiary industries was 1.8%, 53.3% and 44.9% respectively. The GDP per capita is 76,830 yuan, which is equivalent to 10,903 US dollars based on the average exchange rate in 2023. The annual per capita disposable income is 34,010 yuan.{{Cite web |title=2023年阳泉市经济运行情况 |url=https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/VKT6LmHU-uGvDsqV7rrnZg |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Weixin Official Accounts Platform |language=zh}}{{Cite web |title=阳泉市2023年国民经济和社会发展统计公报 |url=http://tjj.yq.gov.cn/tjgb/202404/t20240408_1864795.html |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=阳泉统计局门户网站 |language=zh}}

In 2023, the total output value of agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and fishery in the city is 3.01 billion yuan. The city produces 238,300 tons of grain, 24,000 tons of meat, 38,000 tons of eggs, 5,000 tons of milk, and 75,000 tons of vegetables and mushrooms.

In 2023, the city's total industrial added value was 49.38 billion yuan, and industrial enterprises above designated size achieved operating income of 80.63 billion yuan. The construction industry achieved an added value of 4.1 billion yuan throughout the year, with a construction area of 2.213 million square meters and a completed area of 449,000 square meters.

The city produced 67.617 million tons of raw coal, 26.737 million tons of washed coal, it has 8.555 million kilowatts of installed power generation capacity, and 10.15 billion kilowatt-hours of total social electricity consumption in 2023.

In 2023, the service industry added 45.03 billion yuan, with real estate adding 5.97 billion yuan. Railway freight was 35 million tons, while road transport was 48.8 million tons.

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Yangquan is about 140 kilometers from Shijiazhuang and 100 kilometers from Taiyuan. In 2016, the Yangquan Terminal of Taiyuan Wusu International Airport opened, offering ticket sales and airport shuttles. In 2017, the Yangquan Terminal of Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport opened, offering ticket sales and airport shuttles.

The Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan railway runs through downtown Yangquan. In 2009, Yangquan North railway station on the Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway was opened in Yu County.{{cite web |title=阳泉市民"疏远"动车组事出有因政府已有行动?_新闻中心_新浪网 |url=http://news.sina.com.cn/s/2009-05-22/142715669010s.shtml |website=news.sina.com.cn |access-date=9 October 2020 |date=22 May 2009}} In 2020, the newly built Yangquan East railway station opened, it's connected to Yangquan North station via the Yangquan–Dazhai railway, making travel more convenient for the urban residents.

G20 Qingdao–Yinchuan Expressway, China National Highway 307, China National Highway 207, and China National Highway 239 pass through Yangquan.

Yangquan is known for its walnut and walnut oil, pepper, dried cucumber, coal carving, casserole, and vinegar.

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• Niangziguan Pass: "the Ninth Pass on the Great wall"
• Guanwang Temple
• Monument to the Hundred-Regiment Campaign
• Yaolin Temple
• Northern Wei Grottoes
• Liangjiazhai Hot Spring
• Niangziguan Waterfall
• Cangshan Mountain
• Dawang Temple
• Fujun Temple
• Potou Taishan Mountain Temple
• Kaihe Temple
• Tining Temple Twin Towers

• Co-founder of Baidu; Robin Li (李彦宏) was born and raised in Yangquan.
• Author of The Three-Body Problem; Liu Cixin (刘慈欣) was born and raised in Yangquan.

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