Wenxi County

County in Shanxi, People's Republic of China
Wenxi County
35°23′24″N 111°18′27″E / 35.39000°N 111.30750°E / 35.39000; 111.30750
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityYuncheng
Population
 (2020)
355,269
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.wenxi.gov.cn

Wenxi County (simplified Chinese: 闻喜县; traditional Chinese: 聞喜縣; pinyin: Wénxǐ Xiàn) is a county in southern Shanxi province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture level city of Yuncheng. As of 2020 it had a population of roughly 350,000.

The name Wenxi, which means "hearing the glad news", was used as the county name in 111 BC when Emperor Wu of Han, who on his royal progress at this place, heard Han's decisive victory in the Han–Nanyue War.

Climate

Climate data for Wenxi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.6
(61.9) 		23.3
(73.9) 		28.3
(82.9) 		35.0
(95.0) 		38.0
(100.4) 		39.9
(103.8) 		40.9
(105.6) 		38.7
(101.7) 		38.0
(100.4) 		32.4
(90.3) 		26.5
(79.7) 		16.5
(61.7) 		40.9
(105.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0) 		9.5
(49.1) 		15.7
(60.3) 		22.1
(71.8) 		27.0
(80.6) 		31.5
(88.7) 		32.3
(90.1) 		30.5
(86.9) 		25.9
(78.6) 		19.9
(67.8) 		12.7
(54.9) 		6.3
(43.3) 		19.9
(67.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.7
(28.9) 		2.5
(36.5) 		8.5
(47.3) 		14.8
(58.6) 		19.8
(67.6) 		24.8
(76.6) 		26.6
(79.9) 		24.8
(76.6) 		19.7
(67.5) 		13.2
(55.8) 		5.8
(42.4) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		13.2
(55.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −6.7
(19.9) 		−2.8
(27.0) 		2.4
(36.3) 		7.9
(46.2) 		12.7
(54.9) 		18.1
(64.6) 		21.5
(70.7) 		20.1
(68.2) 		14.9
(58.8) 		8.1
(46.6) 		0.7
(33.3) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		7.6
(45.7)
Record low °C (°F) −17.1
(1.2) 		−18.7
(−1.7) 		−11.5
(11.3) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−0.2
(31.6) 		8.3
(46.9) 		14.2
(57.6) 		11.5
(52.7) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−6.3
(20.7) 		−12.9
(8.8) 		−19.4
(−2.9) 		−19.4
(−2.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.4
(0.17) 		8.0
(0.31) 		13.8
(0.54) 		32.6
(1.28) 		48.8
(1.92) 		57.4
(2.26) 		86.2
(3.39) 		86.5
(3.41) 		71.6
(2.82) 		46.5
(1.83) 		19.8
(0.78) 		3.5
(0.14) 		479.1
(18.85)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.6 3.1 3.9 6.2 7.6 8.1 9.3 9.1 9.9 7.6 5.1 2.2 74.7
Average snowy days 3.9 3.0 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 2.5 12
Average relative humidity (%) 59 57 55 59 61 60 70 75 76 74 70 62 65
Mean monthly sunshine hours 147.1 151.7 188.0 219.7 238.9 226.5 224.9 201.0 161.3 157.6 146.7 149.6 2,213
Percent possible sunshine 47 49 50 56 55 52 51 49 44 46 48 49 50
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

Archaeology

In June 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 in the city of Yuncheng. 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, discovery of stone carving chrysalises provided significant information for the study of the silkworm culture in China.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ "5,200-year-old stone carving chrysalis found in north China-Xinhua". www.chinaview.cn. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  4. ^ Büyükyıldırım, Oğuz (2022-07-19). "5,200-year-old stone carving silkworm chrysalis discovered in north China". Arkeonews. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
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