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Wansheng, Chongqing
Wansheng District (simplified Chinese: 万盛区; traditional Chinese: 萬盛區; pinyin: Wànshèng Qū) is a former district of Chongqing Municipality, China.
Wansheng District 万盛区 | |
|---|---|
Wansheng District in Chongqing | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Municipality | Chongqing |
| Area | |
| • Land | 566 km2 (219 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 270,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
In October 2011, Wansheng was merged into the much poorer Qijiang County to form the new Qijiang District.[1][2]
Wansheng is a popular tourist destination in Chongqing, attracting tourists to natural attractions such as the Black Valley and Wansheng stone forest.[3] The stone forest of Wansheng is the second largest in China.[4] Before the development of tourism, Wansheng was a major coal producing area, with up to half of coal mined in Chongqing being mined in Wansheng.[5]
Climate edit
| Climate data for Wansheng (1991–2014 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) | 26.6 (79.9) | 35.5 (95.9) | 36.9 (98.4) | 39.2 (102.6) | 40.4 (104.7) | 41.5 (106.7) | 44.3 (111.7) | 44.3 (111.7) | 37.3 (99.1) | 30.6 (87.1) | 22.9 (73.2) | 44.3 (111.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) | 14.2 (57.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 24.2 (75.6) | 27.8 (82.0) | 30.0 (86.0) | 34.2 (93.6) | 33.9 (93.0) | 29.7 (85.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 18.2 (64.8) | 12.2 (54.0) | 23.1 (73.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.6 (45.7) | 10.2 (50.4) | 14.0 (57.2) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.3 (82.9) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.2 (75.6) | 18.7 (65.7) | 14.2 (57.6) | 9.2 (48.6) | 18.3 (65.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 24.2 (75.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 20.5 (68.9) | 16.1 (61.0) | 11.8 (53.2) | 7.3 (45.1) | 15.3 (59.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) | 0.0 (32.0) | −0.7 (30.7) | 5.5 (41.9) | 9.6 (49.3) | 15.1 (59.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.4 (65.1) | 13.8 (56.8) | 6.6 (43.9) | 1.8 (35.2) | −2.2 (28.0) | −2.2 (28.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 26.9 (1.06) | 27.2 (1.07) | 58.9 (2.32) | 111.5 (4.39) | 169.2 (6.66) | 199.4 (7.85) | 180.7 (7.11) | 178.1 (7.01) | 107.3 (4.22) | 108.9 (4.29) | 62.9 (2.48) | 36.4 (1.43) | 1,267.4 (49.89) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.1 | 10.2 | 13.3 | 15.4 | 17.1 | 18.1 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 13.0 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 12.8 | 171.5 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 29.2 | 45.5 | 82.4 | 106.3 | 118.6 | 111.2 | 195.1 | 193.4 | 141.4 | 68.4 | 56.5 | 29.8 | 1,177.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 9 | 14 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 48 | 39 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 26 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
References edit
- ^ 重庆调整部分行政区划：4区(县)并为2区. 163.com news. 2011-10-27.
- ^ Hidalgo Martinez, Miguel Angel (2022-10-11). ""City of districts" as state project: socioeconomic unevenness and contested power relations in establishing Wansheng in Chongqing". Eurasian Geography and Economics: 1–17. doi:10.1080/15387216.2022.2134168. ISSN 1538-7216. S2CID 252860572.
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- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
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