Yangcheng County
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Yangcheng County
|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|阳城县}}}}
|postal_code_type = Postal code
|settlement_type = County
|image_skyline = Huangcheng Xiangfu 2.JPG
|image_caption = The Tower of Rivers and Mountains in the House of the Huangcheng Chancellor in Beiliu
|image_map = ChinaJinchengYangcheng.png
|map_caption = Yangcheng in Jincheng
|image_map1 = Location of Jincheng Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
|map_caption1 = Jincheng in Shanxi
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_name1 = Shanxi
|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city
|subdivision_name2 = Jincheng
|area_total_km2 =
|population = 350,474
|population_as_of = 2020[http://www.citypopulation.de/en/china/shanxi/admin/ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties]
|population_density_km2 = auto
|elevation_m =
|timezone = China Standard
|utc_offset = +8
|website =
}}
Yangcheng County ({{zh|s=阳城县 |t=陽城縣 |p=Yángchéng Xiàn}}) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Henan Province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jincheng and located in the latter's southwest confines. It is home to the AAAAA-rated House of the Huangcheng Chancellor.
History
In 2002, two EPB officials in Yangcheng County were sent to jail for failing to stop a chemical plant from putting toxic waste into the drinking-water system.{{cite book
|year=2005
|last=Economy
|first=Elizabeth
|authorlink=Elizabeth Economy
|chapter=Environmental Enforcement in China
|editor=Kristen A. Day
|title=China's Environment and the Challenge of Sustainable Development
|url=https://archive.org/details/chinasenvironmen0000unse/
|isbn=0-7656-1471-5
|lccn=2004017118
|oclc=56011251
|ol=8055014M
|page=109
|url-access=registration}}
Administrative divisions
| class="wikitable" | |||
| colspan=4 style="background:#ffff99;" | Towns | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Simp. | Trad. | Pinyin |
| Fengcheng | 凤城镇 | 鳳城鎮 | Fèngchéngzhèn |
| Beiliu | 北留镇 | 北留鎮 | Běiliúzhèn |
| Runcheng | 润城镇 | 潤城鎮 | Rùnchéngzhèn |
| Dingdian | 町店镇 | 町店鎮 | Dīngdiànzhèn |
| Qinchi | 芹池镇 | 芹池鎮 | Qínchízhèn |
| Ciying | 次营镇 | 次營鎮 | Cìyíngzhèn |
| Henghe | 横河镇 | 橫河鎮 | Hénghézhèn |
| Hebei | 河北镇 | 河北鎮 | Héběizhèn |
| Manghe | 蟒河镇 | 蟒河鎮 | Mǎnghézhèn |
| Dongye | 东冶镇 | 東冶鎮 | Dōngyězhèn |
| colspan=4 style="background:#ffff99;" | Townships | |||
| Baisang | 白桑乡 | 白桑鄉 | Báisāngxiāng |
| Sitou | 寺头乡 | 寺頭鄉 | Sìtóuxiāng |
| Xihe | 西河乡 | 西河鄉 | Xīhéxiāng |
| Yanli | 演礼乡 | 演禮鄉 | Yǎnlǐxiāng |
| Gulong | 固隆乡 | 固隆鄉 | Gùlóngxiāng |
| Dongfeng | 董封乡 | 董封鄉 | Dǒngfēngxiāng |
| Jialing | 驾岭乡 | 駕嶺鄉 | Jiàlǐngxiāng |
| colspan=4 style="background:#ffff99;" | Subdistricts | |||
| Dongcheng | 东城街道 | 東城街道 | Dōngchéng Jiēdào |
| colspan=4 style="background:#ffff99;" | Forest Areas | |||
| Yangcheng County Forest | 阳城县林场 | 陽城縣林場 | Yángchéngxiàn Línchǎng |
Climate
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Yangcheng, elevation {{convert|660|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals)
|Jan high C = 4.0
|Feb high C = 7.9
|Mar high C = 14.1
|Apr high C = 21.1
|May high C = 26.0
|Jun high C = 29.8
|Jul high C = 30.5
|Aug high C = 28.9
|Sep high C = 24.5
|Oct high C = 18.9
|Nov high C = 11.9
|Dec high C = 5.6
|Jan mean C = -2.0
|Feb mean C = 1.5
|Mar mean C = 7.3
|Apr mean C = 14.0
|May mean C = 19.3
|Jun mean C = 23.4
|Jul mean C = 24.9
|Aug mean C = 23.5
|Sep mean C = 18.7
|Oct mean C = 12.7
|Nov mean C = 5.7
|Dec mean C = -0.3
|Jan low C = -6.6
|Feb low C = -3.2
|Mar low C = 2.0
|Apr low C = 8.1
|May low C = 13.2
|Jun low C = 17.6
|Jul low C = 20.6
|Aug low C = 19.5
|Sep low C = 14.3
|Oct low C = 7.9
|Nov low C = 1.1
|Dec low C = -4.6
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 8.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 12.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 16.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 38.5
|May precipitation mm = 49.8
|Jun precipitation mm = 62.8
|Jul precipitation mm = 139.8
|Aug precipitation mm = 102.2
|Sep precipitation mm = 77.1
|Oct precipitation mm = 39.3
|Nov precipitation mm = 20.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 5.1
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 4.1
|Feb precipitation days = 4.4
|Mar precipitation days = 5.1
|Apr precipitation days = 6.1
|May precipitation days = 7.3
|Jun precipitation days = 8.9
|Jul precipitation days = 11.6
|Aug precipitation days = 11.5
|Sep precipitation days = 9.4
|Oct precipitation days = 6.7
|Nov precipitation days = 4.9
|Dec precipitation days = 2.8
|year precipitation days =
|Jan humidity = 53
|Feb humidity = 53
|Mar humidity = 50
|Apr humidity = 52
|May humidity = 54
|Jun humidity = 59
|Jul humidity = 72
|Aug humidity = 75
|Sep humidity = 72
|Oct humidity = 66
|Nov humidity = 60
|Dec humidity = 52
|Jan sun = 174.3
|Feb sun = 174.6
|Mar sun = 207.4
|Apr sun = 233.4
|May sun = 255.4
|Jun sun = 238.1
|Jul sun = 216.1
|Aug sun = 200.9
|Sep sun = 176.2
|Oct sun = 181.4
|Nov sun = 175.6
|Dec sun = 180.4
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 56
| Feb percentsun = 56
| Mar percentsun = 56
| Apr percentsun = 59
| May percentsun = 59
| Jun percentsun = 55
| Jul percentsun = 49
| Aug percentsun = 49
| Sep percentsun = 48
| Oct percentsun = 53
| Nov percentsun = 57
| Dec percentsun = 60
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 4.8
|Feb snow days = 4.6
|Mar snow days = 2.3
|Apr snow days = 0.4
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.6
|Dec snow days = 3.7
|year snow days =
|source 1 = China Meteorological Administration{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=8 October 2023}}
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Popular culture
The movie Inn of the Sixth Happiness is based on the story of Gladys Aylward's missionary activities in the county.
References
External links
{{Commons category|Yangcheng County}}
{{Wiktionary|Yangcheng}}
- [http://www.xzqh.org/html/index.html www.xzqh.org] {{in lang|zh}}
- [http://www.cjvlang.com/Photos/yangcheng/smallwoman.html Photos of Yangcheng showing sites mentioned in 'The Small Woman' and the Inn of Eight Happinesses (2006)]
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