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Xinlong County
Xinlong County (simplified Chinese: 新龙县; traditional Chinese: 新龍縣; pinyin: Xīnlóng Xiàn; Tibetan: ཉག་རོང་རྫོང་།, Wylie: nyag rong rdzong [1], ZYPY: Nyagrong Zong) is a county in the west of Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.
Xinlong County 新龙县 · ཉག་རོང་རྫོང་། | |
|---|---|
Location of Xinlong County (red) within Garzê Prefecture (yellow) and Sichuan | |
| Coordinates: 30°56′20″N 100°18′40″E / 30.939°N 100.311°ECoordinates: 30°56′20″N 100°18′40″E / 30.939°N 100.311°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Autonomous prefecture | Garzê |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,570 km2 (3,310 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Xinlong County is part of historical region of Nyarong.
Jazi (Nyarong Jazi Gon; Jazi Gon Sangngak Dechen Choling; gya bzi dgon, gya dgon, ja bzi dgon gsang sngags bde chen chos gling; Chinese: 甲孜寺; pinyin: Jiǎzī Sì) is a Nyingma monastery in Xilong County that was founded in 1866.[2][3] Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa (1901–1975) studied here as a young boy, before going to Tromge Monastery.[4]
Towns and townships
- Rulong Town (茹龙镇)
- Dagai Town (大盖镇)
- Larima Town (拉日马镇)
- Shadui Township (沙堆乡)
- Le'an Township (乐安乡)
- Ronglu Township (绕鲁乡)
- Sewei Township (色威乡)
- Jialaxi Township (甲拉西乡)
- Bomei Township (博美乡)
- Youlaxi Township (尤拉西乡)
- Zituoxi Township (子拖西乡)
- Heping Township (和平乡)
- Luogu Township (洛古乡)
- Xionglongxi Township (雄龙西乡)
- Mari Township (麻日乡)
- Tongxiao Township (通霄乡)
- Youyi Township (友谊乡)
- Pica Township (皮擦乡)
- Yanduo Township (银多乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Xinlong (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 24.1 (75.4) | 23.5 (74.3) | 29.1 (84.4) | 30.2 (86.4) | 32.5 (90.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.2 (91.8) | 33.0 (91.4) | 32.2 (90.0) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.2 (75.6) | 21.4 (70.5) | 33.6 (92.5) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 10.2 (50.4) | 12.2 (54.0) | 15.1 (59.2) | 18.3 (64.9) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.7 (74.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 21.6 (70.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 17.8 (64.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) | 1.5 (34.7) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.4 (47.1) | 12.2 (54.0) | 14.5 (58.1) | 15.2 (59.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 12.4 (54.3) | 8.3 (46.9) | 2.7 (36.9) | −1.3 (29.7) | 7.7 (45.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) | −7.2 (19.0) | −3.0 (26.6) | 1.0 (33.8) | 4.9 (40.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.1 (50.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | 1.6 (34.9) | −5.1 (22.8) | −9.8 (14.4) | 0.7 (33.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.0 (−2.2) | −16.0 (3.2) | −13.8 (7.2) | −7.5 (18.5) | −4.2 (24.4) | 0.3 (32.5) | 3.0 (37.4) | 1.9 (35.4) | −1.6 (29.1) | −6.7 (19.9) | −13.3 (8.1) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.2 (0.05) | 2.8 (0.11) | 10.9 (0.43) | 26.1 (1.03) | 57.4 (2.26) | 132.0 (5.20) | 134.4 (5.29) | 126.8 (4.99) | 107.2 (4.22) | 32.3 (1.27) | 4.3 (0.17) | 1.0 (0.04) | 636.4 (25.06) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 37 | 37 | 44 | 51 | 56 | 68 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 65 | 49 | 41 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ nyag rong rdzong. Buddhist Digital Information Center. Accessed August 6, 2017
- ^ "Jazi". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ "ja bzi dgon". Buddhist Digital Resource Center. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ Dorje, Sangngak (2013). "Jazi Amnye Drodul Pema Garwang Lingpa". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2017-08-05.
- ^ 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.