Qingtian County

Qingtian county was officially established in the 2nd year of Jingyun (711) as a part of the Kuozhou prefecture (aliase of present-day Lishui).{{Cite web |date=2011-07-04 |title=青田十大历史事件 十大历史人物评选结果公示 |url=http://www.qingtian.gov.cn/art/2011/7/4/art_1229428152_4093274.html}} The etymology of its name derives from a grass with bamboo-like leaves that can be turned into cyan-colored dyes, which is abundant in the paddy fields at the foot of the mountain in the county's northern corner.{{Cite web |title=青田概况 |url=http://www.qingtian.gov.cn/col/col1229365762/index.html}}

In 1197 (3nd year of Qingyuan, Southern Song), in a major reconstruction project initiated by the local notable Zheng Ruxie (郑汝谐), all the shabby thatched cottages in the county town were replaced with houses built of ceramic tiles, significantly improving the county's sanitary conditions whilst reducing the risk of fire.{{Cite web |title=九百年前的他，主持了一场"旧城改造" |url=https://tidenews.com.cn/news.html?id=2443345 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=tidenews.com.cn}}

In the 35th year of Emperor Jiajing of Ming (1556), due to the constant attacks by Wokous coming from the coastal areas, the county magistrate Li Kai (李楷）ordered the construction of a 3 kilometers long stone wall surrounding the town, the section of wall along the Ou River still remains today,{{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2022-12-21 |title=形制独特的青田古城 |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/HP4T80ND0521WGE5.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=www.163.com}} and Qingtian is henceforth the only county in Lishui to have its own walled fortifications.{{Cite web |title=青田城墙"半条城"_浙江扬眉吐气_新浪博客 |url=https://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_4c7be5e20100ebdo.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=blog.sina.com.cn}}

In April, 1558, another assault on the town by Wokous was successfully repelled due to the protection by the wall.{{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2022-12-21 |title=形制独特的青田古城 |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/HP4T80ND0521WGE5.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=www.163.com}}

File:青田县古城图 --- 光绪元年.jpg

In the early years of the Republic of China, almost the entire county was devastated by the flood brought by a heavy rainstorm on August 29, 1912. Record says that the flood had affected as many as 16,133 households and destroyed 76,623 buildings,{{Cite web |date=2011-07-04 |title=青田十大历史事件 十大历史人物评选结果公示 |url=http://www.qingtian.gov.cn/art/2011/7/4/art_1229428152_4093274.html}} and only 5000 people were left in Hecheng which had at once boasted more than 14,000 residents. Extreme hardship in the aftermath of the floods pushed many to emigrate abroad, which between 1912 and 1914, approximately a thousand people had left the county,{{Cite web |title=青田2000华工奔赴一战欧洲战场 |url=http://lssz.lishui.gov.cn/art/2017/5/11/art_1229398075_1030.html |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=lssz.lishui.gov.cn}} and around two thousand Qingtianese were among the 140,000 Chinese Labour Corps that served on the Western Front, following China's entry into the World War I on the side of Entente Powers in 1917.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

Owing to its scarce arable lands and its vibrant overseas communities that brought ideas and news from the Western world, Qingtian was the earliest region where the Chinese Communist Party began its activities in southwestern Zhejiang.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

As part of Zhejiang's provincial road network, a gravel road with a total length of 124.08 km that ran from Lishui to Wenzhou via Qingtian was completed and opened to traffic in 1934.{{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2020-12-30 |title=温州到杭州何时开始通上公路？80多年前坐汽车还是"奢侈品" |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/FV3UP4DO0544AW5X.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=www.163.com}}File:Old photo of Qingtian, 1935.pngIn 1948, to deal with the increasing Communist guerrilla activities and banditry in the climax of Chinese Civil War, Nantian township (南田乡), also known as the birthplace of Liu Bowen, was separated from Qingtian and incorporated into the newly established county of Wencheng (文成县); as a compensation, the town of Wenxi from the neighboring Yongjia county (永嘉县) was added into Qingtian, giving the county access to its inland port facility.{{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2020-09-01 |title=文成县的"前世今生"，和青田县息息相关！ |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/FLDBQPU80525SGMA.html |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.163.com}}

The Nationalist rule in Qingtian ended with the arrival of the People's Liberation Army on May 13, 1949, and the People's Government of Qingtian was officially established in November 4 the same year.{{Cite web |last=腾讯网 |date=2024-05-13 |title=75年前的今天，青田宣告解放！_腾讯新闻 |url=https://new.qq.com/rain/a/20240513A07KEM00 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=news.qq.com |language=zh-CN}}

Waves of intense political violence occurred in Qingtian during the early phase of Cultural Revolution as part of the nationwide violent struggles.{{Cite web |url=https://banned-historical-archives.github.io/articles/f2860f6d17 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=banned-historical-archives.github.io}}

The Jinhua-Wenzhou railway that runs through Qingtian, as the first railway with investment from a joint venture, between Chinese state-owned enterprise and privately held companies in the infrastructural history of China was opened on June 11, 1998.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

The county of Qingtian is divided into 4 subdistricts, 10 towns, 18 townships, and 363 villages, with a total area of 2493 km²{{Cite web |date=26 March 2024 |title=行政区划 |url=http://www.qingtian.gov.cn/art/2024/3/26/art_1229723270_501268.html}}

Subdistricts:

• Hecheng (鹤城街道), Ou'nan (瓯南街道), Youzhu (油竹街道), Sanxikou (三溪口街道)

Towns:{{cite web

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• Wenxi (温溪镇), Dongyuan (东源镇), Chuanliao (船寮镇), Beishan (北山镇), Shankou (山口镇), Haikou (海口镇), Gaohu (高湖镇), Lakou (腊口镇), Renzhuang (仁庄镇)

Townships:

• Zhangcun (章村乡), Shuqiao (舒桥乡), Gui'ao (贵岙乡), Shixi (石溪乡), Zhenbu (祯埠乡), Zhenwang (祯旺乡), Wanshan (万山乡), Huangyang (黄垟乡), Jizhai (季宅乡), Haixi (海溪乡), Gaoshi (高市乡), Jupu (巨浦乡), Wanfu (万阜乡), Tangyang (汤垟乡), Fangshan (方山乡), Wukeng (吴坑乡), Renguan (仁宫乡), Zhangdan (章旦乡), Fushan (阜山乡), Linggen (岭根乡), Xiaozhoushan (小舟山乡)

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|Jan high C = 12.8

|Feb high C = 14.9

|Mar high C = 18.2

|Apr high C = 23.6

|May high C = 27.7

|Jun high C = 30.5

|Jul high C = 34.4

|Aug high C = 33.9

|Sep high C = 30.3

|Oct high C = 26.0

|Nov high C = 20.7

|Dec high C = 15.3

|Jan mean C = 8.3

|Feb mean C = 9.9

|Mar mean C = 13.0

|Apr mean C = 18.1

|May mean C = 22.5

|Jun mean C = 25.7

|Jul mean C = 29.0

|Aug mean C = 28.6

|Sep mean C = 25.6

|Oct mean C = 20.9

|Nov mean C = 15.8

|Dec mean C = 10.3

|Jan low C = 5.3

|Feb low C = 6.6

|Mar low C = 9.6

|Apr low C = 14.3

|May low C = 19.0

|Jun low C = 22.6

|Jul low C = 25.4

|Aug low C = 25.2

|Sep low C = 22.3

|Oct low C = 17.3

|Nov low C = 12.5

|Dec low C = 6.9

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|Feb record high C = 30.6 |Feb record low C = -3.7

|Mar record high C = 32.5 |Mar record low C = -2.7

|Apr record high C = 35.3 |Apr record low C = 3.4

|May record high C = 39.3 |May record low C = 10.2

|Jun record high C = 39.4 |Jun record low C = 13.3

|Jul record high C = 41.9 |Jul record low C = 19.1

|Aug record high C = 40.6 |Aug record low C = 19.9

|Sep record high C = 40.1 |Sep record low C = 14.1

|Oct record high C = 36.7 |Oct record low C = 6.5

|Nov record high C = 31.7 |Nov record low C = 0.6

|Dec record high C = 26.4 |Dec record low C = -4.1

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|Feb precipitation mm = 76.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 142.5

|Apr precipitation mm = 142.4

|May precipitation mm = 167.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 283.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 207.2

|Aug precipitation mm = 266.4

|Sep precipitation mm = 185.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 81.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 65.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 53.6

|Jan humidity = 71

|Feb humidity = 73

|Mar humidity = 74

|Apr humidity = 74

|May humidity = 76

|Jun humidity = 80

|Jul humidity = 76

|Aug humidity = 76

|Sep humidity = 75

|Oct humidity = 71

|Nov humidity = 74

|Dec humidity = 70

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|Feb precipitation days = 12.4

|Mar precipitation days = 16.6

|Apr precipitation days = 16.2

|May precipitation days = 17.0

|Jun precipitation days = 19.0

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|Aug precipitation days = 16.5

|Sep precipitation days = 12.9

|Oct precipitation days = 7.9

|Nov precipitation days = 9.9

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|Feb sun = 97.1

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|May sun = 132.7

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|Aug sun = 189.5

|Sep sun = 152.3

|Oct sun = 156.7

|Nov sun = 115.1

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| Sep percentsun = 42

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| Nov percentsun = 36

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• Highway:

By the end of 2013, the highway mileage in Qingtian county was 2,155.8 kilometers, including 67.3 kilometers of expressways, 145.7 kilometers of secondary roads, 16.8 kilometers of tertiary roads, 483.8 kilometers of quasi-fourth-class roads, and 1,442.2 kilometers of quasi-fourth-class roads. In 2013, the social passenger volume was 11.3 million, the freight volume was 4.53 million tons, the freight turnover was 717.49 million tons-kilometers, and the passenger turnover was 356.43 million person-kilometers. National Highway 330 passes through the county.

• Railway:

File:201701 JWR-DF4B hauls 25B coaches on Jinhua–Wenzhou Railway over Daxi River.jpg

Qingtian is served by the Jinhua–Wenzhou high-speed railway.

• Waterway:

The Port of Wenxi is the only port in Lishui prefecture that has direct access to the outer sea, with an annual cargo throughput of more than 1.4 million tons. Cargo ships departing from the Port of Wenxi can directly reach major ports in mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau.

• Chen Cheng, National Revolutionary Army commander, Vice President and Premier of Taiwan
• Chen Li-an, electrical engineer, mathematician and Taiwanese politician
• Chen Muhua, Communist revolutionary and People's Republic of China politician
• Xia Chao, civil governor of Zhejiang 1924–1926
• Zhang Naiqi, People's Republic of China politician
• Shifuku Oh (Wang Shifu), chef, father of Japanese baseball player Sadaharu Oh

• Qingtian dialect

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