Lucheng District, Changzhi

Lucheng (Chinese: 潞城; pinyin: Lùchéng) is a District in Changzhi, in south-eastern Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China. As a division of Changzhi City, it covers an area of 615 km² and has a population of 210,000. Lucheng's economy is driven by coal industry and limestone mining.

Lucheng
潞城区
Lucheng is located in Shanxi
Lucheng
Lucheng
Location in Shanxi
Coordinates: 36°19′N 113°13′E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityChangzhi
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

A village in Lucheng county, Zhangzhuangcun (张庄村, pinyin: Zhāngzhuāngcūn), sometimes translated as Long Bow Village, was made famous by the book Fanshen written by William H. Hinton. The book chronicles the changes Zhangzhuangcun underwent after the defeat of occupying Japanese forces by the communist Eighth Route Army and the ensuing land reform movement by the Chinese Communist Party during second Chinese civil war. Hinton documented his return to Zhangzhuangcun years later in Shenfan, chronicling what had happened in the years since and describing how the Cultural Revolution affected the village.

History

  • In 1994, its title changed from Lucheng County to Lucheng City (a county-level city under the administration of Changzhi) with approval by the State Council.
  • In 2018, its title changed to Lucheng District.[1]

Climate

Climate data for Lucheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 16.2
(61.2)
22.3
(72.1)
28.5
(83.3)
34.9
(94.8)
36.4
(97.5)
37.6
(99.7)
37.5
(99.5)
34.9
(94.8)
35.3
(95.5)
29.7
(85.5)
24.1
(75.4)
19.0
(66.2)
37.6
(99.7)
Average high °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5)
6.2
(43.2)
12.4
(54.3)
19.5
(67.1)
24.6
(76.3)
28.2
(82.8)
28.7
(83.7)
27.1
(80.8)
23.0
(73.4)
17.6
(63.7)
10.3
(50.5)
3.9
(39.0)
17.0
(62.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.8
(23.4)
−1.2
(29.8)
4.9
(40.8)
12.1
(53.8)
17.7
(63.9)
21.5
(70.7)
22.9
(73.2)
21.4
(70.5)
16.5
(61.7)
10.3
(50.5)
3.2
(37.8)
−2.9
(26.8)
10.1
(50.2)
Average low °C (°F) −10.1
(13.8)
−6.7
(19.9)
−1.2
(29.8)
5.1
(41.2)
10.7
(51.3)
15.2
(59.4)
18.1
(64.6)
16.9
(62.4)
11.3
(52.3)
4.7
(40.5)
−2.0
(28.4)
−7.8
(18.0)
4.5
(40.1)
Record low °C (°F) −23.3
(−9.9)
−20.5
(−4.9)
−14.6
(5.7)
−6.8
(19.8)
−0.4
(31.3)
6.5
(43.7)
10.7
(51.3)
8.4
(47.1)
0.2
(32.4)
−6.8
(19.8)
−18.9
(−2.0)
−23.0
(−9.4)
−23.3
(−9.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 4.5
(0.18)
9.4
(0.37)
11.0
(0.43)
33.5
(1.32)
47.5
(1.87)
66.9
(2.63)
140.6
(5.54)
103.8
(4.09)
59.6
(2.35)
35.7
(1.41)
19.3
(0.76)
4.4
(0.17)
536.2
(21.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 3.4 4.2 4.6 6.4 7.9 10.6 14.1 11.5 9.3 6.8 4.9 2.9 86.6
Average snowy days 4.7 5.0 3.4 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 2.8 4.0 20.8
Average relative humidity (%) 55 54 50 51 54 61 76 79 75 68 63 56 62
Mean monthly sunshine hours 151.4 150.7 181.3 209.4 228.8 194.9 177.3 173.0 155.0 163.0 157.3 152.5 2,094.6
Percent possible sunshine 49 49 49 53 52 45 40 42 42 47 52 51 48
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

Transportation

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