Lintao County
Lintao County simplified Chinese: 临洮县; traditional Chinese: 臨洮縣; pinyin: Líntáo Xiàn) is administratively under the control of Dingxi, Gansu province. In ancient times, Lintao was centered on present day Min County.
Lintao County
临洮县 | |
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| Coordinates: 35°22′45.92″N 103°51′23.04″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Gansu |
| Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
| Area | |
| • County | 2,851 km2 (1,101 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
| • County | 554,900 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 191,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 730500 |
| Website | www.lintao.gov.cn |
History
Until the 20th century, Lintao was known as Didao (狄道).
The Battle of Didao was fought in the area in 255 CE, during the Three Kingdoms era.
In the 8th century, an anonymous poet of the Tang Dynasty places General Geshu Han and the Chinese army in Lintao, battling the Tibetans.[2] Poet Li Bai reference Lintao in his poem, "Ballads of Four Seasons: Winter."[3]
Located at an important Tao River crossing, Didao City (i.e., today's Taoyang Town[4]) was an important trade center during the Northern Song Dynasty (ca. 11-12th century), when the more northern route of the Silk Route was blocked by the Xi Xia state. It is known to have been home to hundreds of foreign merchants at the time, some of whom may have been the ancestors of today's Hui people of Gansu.[5]
Geography
The county is located mostly on the right (eastern) bank of the Tao River, a right tributary of the Yellow River. It borders with Lanzhou in the northeast, with Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the west, and with other parts of Dingxi Prefecture-level City in the east and south.
Climate
| Climate data for Lintao (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.4 (56.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
30.9 (87.6) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
36.1 (97.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
31.7 (89.1) |
25.2 (77.4) |
19.7 (67.5) |
11.7 (53.1) |
36.1 (97.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.6 (34.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
11.9 (53.4) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
9.0 (48.2) |
3.1 (37.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.1 (62.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
18.4 (65.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.0 (46.4) |
1.2 (34.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
7.7 (45.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −12.2 (10.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
2.9 (37.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
10.6 (51.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−10.2 (13.6) |
1.9 (35.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −25.6 (−14.1) |
−21.9 (−7.4) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
2.5 (36.5) |
4.3 (39.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
−27.9 (−18.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.7 (0.15) |
5.0 (0.20) |
13.2 (0.52) |
33.4 (1.31) |
64.4 (2.54) |
71.2 (2.80) |
101.3 (3.99) |
93.4 (3.68) |
64.1 (2.52) |
36.4 (1.43) |
6.9 (0.27) |
2.1 (0.08) |
495.1 (19.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.9 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 11.5 | 12.8 | 13.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 9.5 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 101.8 |
| Average snowy days | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 30.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 63 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 198.6 | 193.7 | 217.5 | 228.5 | 236.7 | 225.6 | 239.0 | 225.2 | 168.1 | 176.4 | 190.7 | 201.8 | 2,501.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 63 | 62 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 55 | 46 | 51 | 62 | 67 | 57 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[6][7] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Lintao County is divided to 5 towns and 6 townships.[10] The county seat of Lintao County is in Taoyang town.
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Transport
China National Highway 212 and the Lanhai Expressway (G75) cross the county from the north to the south, on its way from Lanzhou to south-eastern Gansu.
A military airfield, Lintao Air Base, is located south of the county seat.
References
- Gansu Provincial Statistical Yearbook 2019
- "Song of Geshu Han". 27 August 2016.
- "Li Bai – Ballad of Four Seasons: Winter". 29 December 2018.
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- Lipman, Jonathan Neaman (1998). Familiar strangers: a history of Muslims in Northwest China. Hong Kong University Press. p. 30. ISBN 962-209-468-6.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- 甘肃新县志便览 (in Chinese). 甘肃人民出版社. 1991. ISBN 978-7-226-00811-9.
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- "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.