Langzhong

File:Langzhong Ancient Town.jpg

The site of present-day Langzhong served for a time as the capital of Ba, a native but sinicized Sichuan state during China's Warring States period. It takes its present name from its role as the seat of Langzhong County, established by Qin two years after{{cite web| url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101270507.shtml| script-title=zh:阆中 - 气象数据 -中国天气网| publisher = Weather China| language = zh| access-date = 2011-12-21}} its 316 BC conquest of Shu and Ba. Under the Han and Tang, it was an important center for astronomical research. Under the Yuan, Ming, and Qing, it was known as Baoning.{{efn|Also romanized as Paou-ning Foo.}} Over the late imperial period, it served as Sichuan's provincial capital for a total of ten years. It was well known for its salt wells.{{cite EB9|mode=cs2|wstitle=China|ref={{harvid|EB|1878}}|volume=5}} It has also long been an important military town of Sichuan.{{Cite book|last=Zhou|first=Xiaohong|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kPj2DwAAQBAJ&dq=langzhong+ancient+city&pg=PT80|title=Cultural Reverse I: The Past and Present of Intergenerational Revolution|date=2020-08-27|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-0-429-82540-8|language=en}}

The old town of Langzhong is built according to Feng shui principles. The dedicated military, trade and residential quarters of the town are located in a location corresponding to a particular element in Feng shui. The town itself is position centrally with respect to 4 mountains around it.{{Cite journal |last=Zhang |first=Su |date=2018-05-28 |title=The heritage practices in a Chinese historic neighbourhood: the manifestation of traditional Feng Shui in Langzhong, China |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13527258.2017.1390778 |journal=International Journal of Heritage Studies |language=en |volume=24 |issue=5 |pages=531–546 |doi=10.1080/13527258.2017.1390778 |issn=1352-7258|url-access=subscription }}{{Cite journal |title=Research on the Value Continuation and Characteristic Protection of Langzhong Ancient City from the Perspective of Resilience |journal=Academic Journal of Science and Technology |doi=10.54097/ajst.v2i3.1494|doi-access=free }}

Since 1985, the PRC government has awarded Langzhong with various accolades on three separate occasions. In 1986 the State Council named it a famous and historical town. In 1991, it was finally upgraded to county-level city status.

Langzhong is located in the northeast of the province and the northern part of the Sichuan Basin on the middle reaches of the Jialing River. Within the city's administrative area, elevations generally increase from southwest to northeast and range from {{convert|328|m}} to {{convert|888|m}}, while rivers flow for {{convert|59.4|km}}. The area is dominated by low-lying mountains and hills.

As with much of the rest of the province, Langzhong has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa), with dry, temperate winters, and long, hot, humid summers. The monthly daily average temperature ranges from {{convert|6.1|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|26.7|°C|1}} in July. The frost-free period lasts 290 days per year, while annual sunshine amounts to 1,400 hours. Close to two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September.

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|Jan high C = 9.9

|Feb high C = 12.8

|Mar high C = 17.8

|Apr high C = 23.5

|May high C = 27.2

|Jun high C = 29.6

|Jul high C = 32.0

|Aug high C = 32.2

|Sep high C = 26.7

|Oct high C = 21.5

|Nov high C = 16.5

|Dec high C = 10.9

|Jan mean C = 6.3

|Feb mean C = 8.8

|Mar mean C = 12.9

|Apr mean C = 18.0

|May mean C = 21.9

|Jun mean C = 24.9

|Jul mean C = 27.2

|Aug mean C = 26.9

|Sep mean C = 22.4

|Oct mean C = 17.5

|Nov mean C = 12.6

|Dec mean C = 7.7

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|Jan low C = 3.8

|Feb low C = 6.0

|Mar low C = 9.4

|Apr low C = 13.9

|May low C = 17.8

|Jun low C = 21.2

|Jul low C = 23.6

|Aug low C = 23.2

|Sep low C = 19.6

|Oct low C = 15.1

|Nov low C = 10.2

|Dec low C = 5.5

|Jan record high C = 20.8 |Jan record low C = -3.1

|Feb record high C = 23.6 |Feb record low C = -1.7

|Mar record high C = 32.6 |Mar record low C = -0.9

|Apr record high C = 34.9 |Apr record low C = 4.0

|May record high C = 36.4 |May record low C = 10.0

|Jun record high C = 36.3 |Jun record low C = 14.3

|Jul record high C = 39.6 |Jul record low C = 17.4

|Aug record high C = 40.6 |Aug record low C = 17.0

|Sep record high C = 37.9 |Sep record low C = 13.3

|Oct record high C = 31.3 |Oct record low C = 2.6

|Nov record high C = 27.0 |Nov record low C = 0.7

|Dec record high C = 18.6 |Dec record low C = -4.1

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|Jan precipitation mm = 13.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 15.9

|Mar precipitation mm = 30.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 63.6

|May precipitation mm = 112.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 161.0

|Jul precipitation mm = 190.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 162.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 147.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 66.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 30.7

|Dec precipitation mm = 11.2

|Jan humidity = 79

|Feb humidity = 75

|Mar humidity = 72

|Apr humidity = 72

|May humidity = 71

|Jun humidity = 76

|Jul humidity = 78

|Aug humidity = 76

|Sep humidity = 81

|Oct humidity = 83

|Nov humidity = 81

|Dec humidity = 80

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 7.5

|Feb precipitation days = 7.0

|Mar precipitation days = 9.7

|Apr precipitation days = 10.2

|May precipitation days = 12.3

|Jun precipitation days = 13.1

|Jul precipitation days = 13.3

|Aug precipitation days = 11.0

|Sep precipitation days = 13.4

|Oct precipitation days = 13.4

|Nov precipitation days = 8.2

|Dec precipitation days = 6.5

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|Jan sun = 46.4

|Feb sun = 50.6

|Mar sun = 88.9

|Apr sun = 120.0

|May sun = 129.3

|Jun sun = 117.0

|Jul sun = 150.2

|Aug sun = 165.9

|Sep sun = 88.5

|Oct sun = 68.3

|Nov sun = 58.7

|Dec sun = 43.7

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| Jan percentsun = 14

| Feb percentsun = 16

| Mar percentsun = 24

| Apr percentsun = 31

| May percentsun = 30

| Jun percentsun = 28

| Jul percentsun = 35

| Aug percentsun = 41

| Sep percentsun = 24

| Oct percentsun = 19

| Nov percentsun = 19

| Dec percentsun = 14

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|Jan snow days = 1.1

|Feb snow days = 0.3

|Mar snow days = 0.1

|Apr snow days = 0

|May snow days = 0

|Jun snow days = 0

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0

|Oct snow days = 0

|Nov snow days = 0.1

|Dec snow days = 0.4

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Langzhong comprises 5 subdistricts, 19 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township:{{cite web|url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/tjbz/tjyqhdmhcxhfdm/2023/51/13/511381.html|script-title=zh:2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：阆中市| publisher = National Bureau of Statistics of China| language = zh-hans| access-date =}}

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• Baoning Subdistrict (保宁街道)
• Shaxi Subdistrict (沙溪街道)
• Qili Subdistrict (七里街道)
• Jiangnan Subdistrict (江南街道)
• Hexi Subdistrict (河溪街道)
• Pengcheng Town (彭城镇)
• Baiya Town (柏垭镇)
• Feifeng Town (飞凤镇)
• Siyi Town (思依镇)
• Wencheng Town (文成镇)
• Erlong Town (二龙镇)
• Shitan Town (石滩镇)
• Laoguan Town (老观镇)
• Longquan Town (龙泉镇)
• Qianfo Town (千佛镇)
• Wangya Town (望垭镇)
• Miaogao Town (妙高镇)
• Hongshan Town (洪山镇)
• Shuiguan Town (水观镇)
• Jinya Town (金垭镇)
• Yutai Town (玉台镇)
• Mulan Town (木兰镇)
• Wuma Town (五马镇)
• Tiangong Town (天宫镇)
• Qiaolou Township (桥楼乡)
• Boshu Hui Ethnic Township (博树回族乡)
• Fengzhan Township (峰占乡)
• Hefeng Township (鹤峰乡)}}

• China National Highway 212
• Langzhong Gucheng Airport

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{{County-level divisions of Sichuan}}

Category:County-level cities in Sichuan

Category:Nanchong

Category:National Civilized City

Category:National Famous Historical and Cultural City