Yuncheng

Yuncheng was called the "Salt Family" in the Spring and Autumn Period. In the Han Dynasty, the salt city was named "Siyan City". Emperor Taizong of the Yuan Dynasty named Yuncheng Salt Lake "Shenghui Town" because it benefited the world. The city was built at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and was named "Phoenix City" was later renamed "Yuncheng" because of the "City of Salt Luck".{{Cite web |title=千年盐运之城 运城的荣光与未来-新华网 |url=http://www.news.cn/politics/2023-05/19/c_1129628257.htm |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.news.cn}}

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Yuncheng is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization. The legendary Chinese ancestors such as Nuwa, Lei Zu, Chi You, Shun, and Yu all lived here. Yu established the Xia Dynasty here. During the Warring States Period, the Wei State established its capital here. Anyi, the capital of Wei, was located in Xia County, Yuncheng today.{{Cite web |last=sina_mobile |date=2020-08-28 |title=运城的历史人文在山西最为丰富，名人辈出，可惜差一个5A级景区 |url=https://k.sina.cn/article_1657495453_62cb5f9d00100w6h5.html?wm=3049_0047 |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=k.sina.cn}}

Hedong Salt Pond is the earliest salt pond developed and utilized in the world, with a mining history of more than 4,600 years. As an important strategic resource, salt ponds were the common goal of various tribes in the Central Plains of China in ancient China. From the ancient legend of the Yellow Emperor's battle with Chiyou, to the historical records of King Mu of Zhou, Emperor Cheng of Han, Emperor Zhang of Han, Emperor Taizong of Tang, Kangxi and other emperors visiting successively, the Hedong Salt Pond has been regarded as a "national treasure" by successive dynasties.{{Cite web |title=鉴往知来，跟着总书记学历史丨走进一座博物馆，寻根五千年中华文明 |url=https://news.cctv.com/2023/05/17/ARTI3ioxLfHYDmIOxADJMwof230517.shtml |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=news.cctv.com |language=zh-cn}}

In early China,{{when|date=August 2012}} it was the location of the state of Kunwu ({{lang|zh-Hans-CN|{{linktext|昆吾}}}}). Yuncheng was the site of the Yuncheng Campaign (三打运城), battle between the Kuomintang army and the People's Liberation Army during Chinese civil war.

The famous general Guan Yu from the late Han dynasty was also born in this region.

Yuncheng currently has 6,205 immovable cultural relics, 102 national key cultural relics protection units, and 55 wooden buildings before the Yuan Dynasty.{{Cite web |title=书卷里的中国｜山西运城何以成为华夏文明之源？ |url=https://m.cnr.cn/shanghai/news/xwzt/20230913/t20230913_526418317.html |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=m.cnr.cn}}

In July 2022, archaeologists announced a discovery of a 2.8 cm long 5,200 years old stone carving chrysalis in a semi-crypt house at the Shangguo Site in Wenxi County. Archaeologists made suppositions that this house may have belonged to the Yangshao Culture period, based on the unearthed pottery pieces. According to archaeologist Tian Jianwen, the discovery of stone carving chrysalises provided significant information for the study of the silkworm culture in China.{{Cite web |title=5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China-Xinhua |url=http://www.chinaview.cn/20220718/9ff4915a83394d1089cea9e76c3f5517/c.html |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=www.chinaview.cn}}{{Cite web |last=Büyükyıldırım |first=Oğuz |date=2022-07-19 |title=5,200-year-old stone carving silkworm chrysalis discovered in north China |url=https://arkeonews.net/5200-year-old-stone-carving-silkworm-chrysalis-discovered-in-north-china/ |access-date=2022-07-24 |website=Arkeonews |language=en-US}}

Yuncheng is located between 34°35′-35°49′ north latitude.{{Cite web |title=运城 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 |url=https://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101100801.shtml |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.weather.com.cn}} There are 13 county-level administrative divisions under Yuncheng's jurisdiction, including 1 district, 10 counties and 2 county-level cities. The Municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Yanhu District ({{lang|zh-hans|盐湖区}}), together with the CPC and Public Security Bureau.

Yuncheng has a continental, monsoon-influenced semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with four distinct seasons.{{cite web|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Asia_K%C3%B6ppen_Map.png|title=Updated Asian Map of the Köppen system.|website=wikimedia.org|access-date=5 April 2018}} Due to its southerly location and position to the north of the Zhongtiao Mountains, allowing for downsloping when winds are from the south, it is among the warmest locales in the province. Winters are cold and very dry, while summers are hot and humid. Monthly mean temperatures range from {{convert|−0.6|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|27.5|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|14.23|°C|1}}. Over 60% of the annual rainfall occurs from June to September.The average frost-free period across the city is between 188 and 238 days.{{Cite web |title=运城 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 |url=https://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101100801.shtml |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=www.weather.com.cn}} With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 45% in March to 54% in May and July, the city receives 2,219 hours of bright sunshine annually, low by Shanxi standards and North China.

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| Jan record high C = 16.4

| Feb record high C = 25.2

| Mar record high C = 29.6

| Apr record high C = 37.6

| May record high C = 40.2

| Jun record high C = 42.7

| Jul record high C = 41.4

| Aug record high C = 40.8

| Sep record high C = 40.0

| Oct record high C = 33.2

| Nov record high C = 25.3

| Dec record high C = 17.5

|Jan high C = 5.4

|Feb high C = 10.0

|Mar high C = 16.4

|Apr high C = 23.1

|May high C = 28.1

|Jun high C = 32.3

|Jul high C = 33.2

|Aug high C = 31.5

|Sep high C = 26.7

|Oct high C = 20.5

|Nov high C = 13.1

|Dec high C = 6.6

|Jan mean C = -0.6

|Feb mean C = 3.7

|Mar mean C = 9.8

|Apr mean C = 16.4

|May mean C = 21.6

|Jun mean C = 26.2

|Jul mean C = 27.8

|Aug mean C = 26.2

|Sep mean C = 21.1

|Oct mean C = 14.6

|Nov mean C = 7.0

|Dec mean C = 0.7

|Jan low C = -5.1

|Feb low C = -1.3

|Mar low C = 4.3

|Apr low C = 10.2

|May low C = 15.3

|Jun low C = 20.3

|Jul low C = 23.2

|Aug low C = 21.9

|Sep low C = 16.7

|Oct low C = 10.0

|Nov low C = 2.5

|Dec low C = -3.7

| Jan record low C = −18.9

| Feb record low C = −16.2

| Mar record low C = −10.8

| Apr record low C = -5.0

| May record low C = 2.9

| Jun record low C = 11.0

| Jul record low C = 15.4

| Aug record low C = 12.3

| Sep record low C = 2.6

| Oct record low C = −4.9

| Nov record low C = −11.6

| Dec record low C = -16.0

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 4.9

|Feb precipitation mm = 8.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 14.0

|Apr precipitation mm = 37.4

|May precipitation mm = 48.9

|Jun precipitation mm = 54.9

|Jul precipitation mm = 87.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 81.9

|Sep precipitation mm = 81.2

|Oct precipitation mm = 51.9

|Nov precipitation mm = 22.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 3.6

|Jan humidity = 55

|Feb humidity = 53

|Mar humidity = 51

|Apr humidity = 53

|May humidity = 53

|Jun humidity = 54

|Jul humidity = 64

|Aug humidity = 68

|Sep humidity = 69

|Oct humidity = 69

|Nov humidity = 67

|Dec humidity = 59

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 2.9

|Feb precipitation days = 3.0

|Mar precipitation days = 4.1

|Apr precipitation days = 6.4

|May precipitation days = 7.4

|Jun precipitation days = 7.5

|Jul precipitation days = 8.7

|Aug precipitation days = 8.7

|Sep precipitation days = 9.4

|Oct precipitation days = 7.4

|Nov precipitation days = 4.9

|Dec precipitation days = 2.2

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|Jan sun = 131.1

|Feb sun = 139.1

|Mar sun = 176.4

|Apr sun = 210.4

|May sun = 231.4

|Jun sun = 222.1

|Jul sun = 221.2

|Aug sun = 200.8

|Sep sun = 158.0

|Oct sun = 144.7

|Nov sun = 132.8

|Dec sun = 136.0

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| Jan percentsun = 42

| Feb percentsun = 45

| Mar percentsun = 47

| Apr percentsun = 53

| May percentsun = 53

| Jun percentsun = 51

| Jul percentsun = 50

| Aug percentsun = 49

| Sep percentsun = 43

| Oct percentsun = 42

| Nov percentsun = 43

| Dec percentsun = 45

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|Jan snow days = 3.3

|Feb snow days = 2.4

|Mar snow days = 1.0

|Apr snow days = 0.1

|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 = 1.2

|Dec snow days = 2.2

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• Guan Yu, general and deified historical figure
• Guan Hanqing, Dramatist
• Jing Haipeng, PLAAC astronaut
• Zhang Ziyi, Chinese zootechnician
• Gladys Aylward, British missionary who works in the city in the 1930s

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• Yuncheng Station Has a maximum daily passenger volume of 14,000{{Cite web |title=运城简介_稿件库_湖南红网新闻频道 |url=https://news.rednet.cn/c/2015/09/10/3789118.htm |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=news.rednet.cn}}
• China National Highway 209
• G59 Hohhot–Beihai Expressway
• Datong–Xi'an Passenger Railway, with frequent service to Beijing, Taiyuan, and Xi'an.[http://qq.ip138.com/train/shanx/yunchengbei.htm Yuncheng North schedule] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528183000/http://qq.ip138.com/train/shanx/yunchengbei.htm |date=28 May 2015 }} {{in lang|zh}} Besides the Yuncheng North Railway Station (near Yuncheng's central city), the railway also has stations at Yongji and Wenxi.
• Yuncheng Zhangxiao Airport It has opened 22 domestic routes including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Chongqing, Shenyang and Urumqi, transporting more than 1 million passengers annually.{{Cite web |title=运城简介_稿件库_湖南红网新闻频道 |url=https://news.rednet.cn/c/2015/09/10/3789118.htm |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=news.rednet.cn}}

• Chinese frigate Yuncheng

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