The area originally belonged to Guangdong and was transferred to Guangxi in 1965. The city was originally a county Qinxian (postal: Yamhsien). From the beginning of the present era[when?], Qinzhou (Wade-Giles: K'in-chou) was for many centuries "the center of Chinese overland trade with Indo-China".[3]
Despite its latitude and location on the Gulf of Tonkin coast, Qinzhou has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (KöppenCwa), with short, mild winters, and long, hot and humid summers. Winter begins dry and rather sunny but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier. Spring is generally overcast and often rainy, while summer continues to be rainy though is the sunniest time of year; the coastal location moderates summer daytime temperatures, but there are 10.9 days annually with rainfall totaling at least 50 mm (1.97 in). Autumn is sunny and dry. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from 13.9 °C (57.0 °F) in January to 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 22.53 °C (72.6 °F). Mean annual rainfall is just above 2,170 mm (85 in), the majority of which, on average, occurs from June to August in large totals in excess of 380 mm (15 in) each month. With monthly possible sunshine ranging from 17% in February to 55% in September, the city receives an average of 1,721 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Climate data for Qinzhou (1981–2010 normals, extremes 1971–2010)
Critically endangered Chinese white dolphins still live in the waters of these areas such as in Sanniang Bay.[7] They are threatened by various factors such habitat loss.
Economy
In 2004, the GDP totaled 17,5 billion yuan, and the GDP per capita was 5,131 yuan.[8]
Grain cultivation, hog husbandry, fruit growing and fishing are of significance in the surrounding areas.
Qinzhou is also one of the centers of turtle farming; according to one estimate, as of c. 2012, over 10,000 families in the Qinzhou area were involved in that industry, raising 1.25 million turtles at their homes and farms. Around 1,500 tons of turtles are sold by Qinzhou's turtle farmers to the national market every year.[9]
Oysters are also a significant product from Qinzhou. Oyster farming has reached 230,000 tons a year in an area of 10,100 hectares (38.9 square miles)[10] It has become so popular, every year from December 1–28, Qinzhou hosts its annual Oyster Festival.[11] Gourmet food is served and the oyster is celebrated all month long. People from all over the world go to enjoy oysters prepared in a variety of ways. There are demonstrations where chefs prepare oysters the way you want right in front of you.
^Chau Ju-Kua: His Work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entitled Chu-fen-chĩ, translated from the Chinese and Annotated by Friedrich Hirth and W. W. Rockhill. St. Petersburg. 1911, p. 6.
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^"Plight of dolphins major issue amid city expansion". China Daily U.S. 2010-09-03.
^Market Profiles on Chinese Cities and Provinces (actualisation 08/2006)
^Li, Yang (2013-11-27), "Turtle power propels Qinzhou", China Daily
^. Xinhua English. 2017-12-19. Archived from the original on February 23, 2018.
^"Qinzhou serves local gourmet food at oyster festival". China Daily. 2017-12-05. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
^Simon Khoo (14 February 2015). "Kuantan Port expansion to improve economic ties with China". The Star. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
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For other uses see Qinzhou disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Qinzhou news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Qinzhou postal Yamchow simplified Chinese 钦州 traditional Chinese 欽州 pinyin Qinzhōu Jyutping Jam1 zau1 Canton Ham1 zau1 Local 2 is a prefecture level city in south central Guangxi southern China lying on the Gulf of Tonkin and having a total population of 3 302 238 as of the 2020 census whom 1 400 134 lived in the built up or metro area made of Qinbei and Qinnan urban Districts Qinzhou 钦州市 Ginhcouh SiPrefecture level cityQinzhou government buildingsLocation of Qinzhou City jurisdiction in GuangxiQinzhouLocation in ChinaCoordinates Qinzhou municipal government 21 58 52 N 108 39 14 E 21 981 N 108 654 E 21 981 108 654 Coordinates 21 58 52 N 108 39 14 E 21 981 N 108 654 E 21 981 108 654CountryPeople s Republic of ChinaAutonomous regionGuangxiMunicipal seatQinbei DistrictArea Prefecture level city10 820 85 km2 4 177 95 sq mi Urban4 750 2 km2 1 834 1 sq mi Metro4 750 2 km2 1 834 1 sq mi Elevation12 m 39 ft Population 2020 census 1 Prefecture level city3 302 238 Density310 km2 790 sq mi Urban1 400 134 Urban density290 km2 760 sq mi Metro1 400 134 Metro density290 km2 760 sq mi Time zoneUTC 8 China Standard Postal code535000Area code0777ISO 3166 codeCN GX 07Licence plate prefixes桂NWebsitewww wbr qinzhou wbr gov wbr cnQinzhouChinese nameSimplified Chinese钦州Traditional Chinese欽州PostalYamchowTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinQinzhōuWade GilesCh in1 chou1IPA tɕʰi n ʈʂo ʊ Yue CantoneseJyutpingJam1zau1IPA jɐ m tsɐ u Zhuang nameZhuangGinhcouh1957 orthographyGinƅcouƅ Contents 1 History 2 Administration 3 Geography and climate 4 Nature 5 Economy 6 Famous people 7 Sister cities 8 ReferencesHistory EditThe area originally belonged to Guangdong and was transferred to Guangxi in 1965 The city was originally a county Qinxian postal Yamhsien From the beginning of the present era when Qinzhou Wade Giles K in chou was for many centuries the center of Chinese overland trade with Indo China 3 Administration EditThe Qinzhou municipal region comprises two county level districts and two counties Population data is as of 2009 citation needed Qinnan District 钦南区 pop 570 000 Qinbei District 钦北区 pop 650 000 Lingshan County 灵山县 pop 1 400 000 Pubei County 浦北县 pop 810 000Map Qinnan Qinbei LingshanCounty PubeiCountyGeography and climate EditDespite its latitude and location on the Gulf of Tonkin coast Qinzhou has a monsoon influenced humid subtropical climate Koppen Cwa with short mild winters and long hot and humid summers Winter begins dry and rather sunny but becomes progressively wetter and cloudier Spring is generally overcast and often rainy while summer continues to be rainy though is the sunniest time of year the coastal location moderates summer daytime temperatures but there are 10 9 days annually with rainfall totaling at least 50 mm 1 97 in Autumn is sunny and dry The monthly 24 hour average temperature ranges from 13 9 C 57 0 F in January to 28 6 C 83 5 F in July and the annual mean is 22 53 C 72 6 F Mean annual rainfall is just above 2 170 mm 85 in the majority of which on average occurs from June to August in large totals in excess of 380 mm 15 in each month With monthly possible sunshine ranging from 17 in February to 55 in September the city receives an average of 1 721 hours of bright sunshine annually Climate data for Qinzhou 1981 2010 normals extremes 1971 2010 Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 27 7 81 9 31 5 88 7 31 3 88 3 34 0 93 2 34 7 94 5 37 0 98 6 37 9 100 2 37 5 99 5 36 9 98 4 35 3 95 5 32 9 91 2 31 5 88 7 37 9 100 2 Average high C F 17 8 64 0 18 7 65 7 21 6 70 9 26 5 79 7 30 1 86 2 31 5 88 7 32 1 89 8 32 4 90 3 31 6 88 9 29 0 84 2 25 0 77 0 20 8 69 4 26 4 79 6 Daily mean C F 13 9 57 0 15 2 59 4 18 2 64 8 23 0 73 4 26 4 79 5 28 1 82 6 28 6 83 5 28 5 83 3 27 5 81 5 24 6 76 3 20 3 68 5 16 1 61 0 22 5 72 6 Average low C F 11 2 52 2 12 8 55 0 15 8 60 4 20 5 68 9 23 6 74 5 25 5 77 9 25 9 78 6 25 7 78 3 24 5 76 1 21 5 70 7 16 9 62 4 12 7 54 9 19 7 67 5 Record low C F 1 2 34 2 2 1 35 8 3 8 38 8 9 0 48 2 14 6 58 3 19 0 66 2 21 0 69 8 20 9 69 6 15 9 60 6 10 9 51 6 3 9 39 0 1 9 35 4 1 2 34 2 Average precipitation mm inches 48 2 1 90 57 5 2 26 71 7 2 82 115 1 4 53 220 6 8 69 410 4 16 16 489 2 19 26 381 1 15 00 197 2 7 76 88 1 3 47 64 4 2 54 30 3 1 19 2 173 8 85 58 Average rainy days 0 1 mm 11 7 13 7 15 1 15 0 16 3 17 6 19 1 19 3 13 5 10 5 6 9 6 9 165 6Average relative humidity 76 81 83 83 82 85 84 83 78 73 70 69 79Mean monthly sunshine hours 79 0 55 5 67 3 99 8 169 9 173 7 204 2 186 3 200 3 185 0 162 4 137 7 1 721 1Percent possible sunshine 23 17 18 26 42 43 50 47 55 51 49 41 39Source 1 China Meteorological Administration precipitation days and sunshine 1971 2000 4 5 Source 2 Weather China 6 Nature EditCritically endangered Chinese white dolphins still live in the waters of these areas such as in Sanniang Bay 7 They are threatened by various factors such habitat loss Economy EditIn 2004 the GDP totaled 17 5 billion yuan and the GDP per capita was 5 131 yuan 8 Grain cultivation hog husbandry fruit growing and fishing are of significance in the surrounding areas Qinzhou is also one of the centers of turtle farming according to one estimate as of c 2012 over 10 000 families in the Qinzhou area were involved in that industry raising 1 25 million turtles at their homes and farms Around 1 500 tons of turtles are sold by Qinzhou s turtle farmers to the national market every year 9 Oysters are also a significant product from Qinzhou Oyster farming has reached 230 000 tons a year in an area of 10 100 hectares 38 9 square miles 10 It has become so popular every year from December 1 28 Qinzhou hosts its annual Oyster Festival 11 Gourmet food is served and the oyster is celebrated all month long People from all over the world go to enjoy oysters prepared in a variety of ways There are demonstrations where chefs prepare oysters the way you want right in front of you Famous people EditLiu Yongfu 1837 1917 soldier of fortune creator of the Black Flag Army Han Feng 1956 Tobacco monopoly apparatchik outed in 2010 as a Chinese Casanova Chen Xingqian one of the founders of Qinzhou s turtle farming industry Feng Zicai 1818 1903 Sister cities EditQinzhou currently has a sister city Kuantan Malaysia 12 References Edit China Guăngxi Prefectures Cities Districts and Counties Population Statistics Charts and Map In postal romanization it is also romanized as Yamchow and Yenchow see Yen Chow Street in Hong Kong Chau Ju Kua His Work on the Chinese and Arab trade in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries entitled Chu fen chĩ translated from the Chinese and Annotated by Friedrich Hirth and W W Rockhill St Petersburg 1911 p 6 中国气象数据网 WeatherBk Data in Chinese China China Meteorological Administration Retrieved 2020 04 15 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集 1971 2000年 China Meteorological Administration Archived from the original on 2013 09 21 Retrieved 2010 05 25 钦州 气象数据 中国天气网 in Chinese Weather China Retrieved 27 November 2022 Plight of dolphins major issue amid city expansion China Daily U S 2010 09 03 Market Profiles on Chinese Cities and Provinces actualisation 08 2006 Li Yang 2013 11 27 Turtle power propels Qinzhou China Daily Farmers harvest oysters in China s Guangxi Xinhua English news cn Xinhua English 2017 12 19 Archived from the original on February 23 2018 Qinzhou serves local gourmet food at oyster festival China Daily 2017 12 05 Retrieved 2020 04 26 Simon Khoo 14 February 2015 Kuantan Port expansion to improve economic ties with China The Star Retrieved 21 December 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Qinzhou amp oldid 1130194929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
