Xiangxiang

Xiangxiang (simplified Chinese: 湘乡; traditional Chinese: 湘鄉; pinyin: Xiāngxiāng) is a county-level city under the administration of Xiangtan, Hunan province, China.[2] Located on Central Hunan and the west of Xiangtan, Xiangxiang is bordered by Ningxiang County and Shaoshan City to the north, Xiangtan County to the east, Shuangfeng County to the south, Louxing District of Loudi City to the west, it has an area of 1,912.7 km2 (738.5 sq mi) with a population of rough 850,000 (as of 2012).[3] It has four subdistricts, 15 towns and three townships under its jurisdiction, the government seat is Wangchunmen (望春门街道).[4]

Xiangxiang
湘乡市
Siangsiang; Hsianghsiang
Xiangxiang is located in Hunan
Xiangxiang
Xiangxiang
Location in Hunan
Coordinates: 27°43′07″N 112°33′01″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHunan
Prefecture-level cityXiangtan
Area
  County-level city1,966.6 km2 (759.3 sq mi)
  Urban
26.00 km2 (10.04 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
  County-level city946,000
  Density480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
  Urban
235,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xiangxiang
Simplified Chinese湘乡
Traditional Chinese湘鄉

History

As a place name, 'Xiangxiang' dates back to BCE 3 in the Eastern Han Dynasty when Emperor Ai of Han (刘欣) bestowed it upon Changsha Prince Liu Chang (刘昌). In the years leading up to 1952, Xiangxiang's territory included present day Shaoshan, Shuangfeng County and Loudi.[5]

Administrative divisions

There are numerous township-level divisions in Xiangxiang.[6]

NameChinesePopulation (2005)Area (Km2)Note
Wangchunmen望春门街道38,0007.8
Dongshan东山街道40,1613.98
Xinxianglu新湘路街道89,00020.03
Kunlunqiao昆仑桥街道38,139
Quantang泉塘镇49,700
Zhongsha中沙镇26,23068.5
Hutian壶天镇49,580144.7
Shanzao山枣镇50,430101.7
Yueshan月山镇69,880146.5
Lishan栗山镇27,10067.8
Meiqiao梅桥镇50,900137.6
Qizi棋梓镇53,000138.9
Maotian毛田镇21,48078
Tanshi潭市镇47,600127.8
Baitian白田镇48,000105.73
Fanjiang翻江镇42,880133.39
Yutang虞塘镇38,00094.6
Jinshi金石镇35,86088.9
Longdong龙洞镇29,20076.8
Dongjiao东郊乡15,000162
Yuduan育塅乡39,86088
Jinsou金薮乡29,420 (2010)[7]

Climate

Climate data for Xiangxiang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 24.0
(75.2)
30.5
(86.9)
33.0
(91.4)
35.9
(96.6)
36.2
(97.2)
37.3
(99.1)
39.6
(103.3)
40.9
(105.6)
38.2
(100.8)
35.9
(96.6)
32.5
(90.5)
24.6
(76.3)
40.9
(105.6)
Average high °C (°F) 8.7
(47.7)
11.7
(53.1)
16.1
(61.0)
22.6
(72.7)
27.0
(80.6)
30.1
(86.2)
33.6
(92.5)
32.9
(91.2)
28.7
(83.7)
23.4
(74.1)
17.7
(63.9)
11.6
(52.9)
22.0
(71.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4)
7.8
(46.0)
11.8
(53.2)
17.9
(64.2)
22.4
(72.3)
25.9
(78.6)
29.1
(84.4)
28.2
(82.8)
24.0
(75.2)
18.6
(65.5)
13.0
(55.4)
7.4
(45.3)
17.6
(63.7)
Average low °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)
5.0
(41.0)
8.8
(47.8)
14.4
(57.9)
19.0
(66.2)
22.8
(73.0)
25.6
(78.1)
24.9
(76.8)
20.7
(69.3)
15.3
(59.5)
9.7
(49.5)
4.4
(39.9)
14.4
(58.0)
Record low °C (°F) −6.6
(20.1)
−6.9
(19.6)
−1.8
(28.8)
2.2
(36.0)
10.5
(50.9)
13.0
(55.4)
19.1
(66.4)
17.0
(62.6)
11.3
(52.3)
2.8
(37.0)
−2.1
(28.2)
−11.0
(12.2)
−11.0
(12.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 72.8
(2.87)
82.9
(3.26)
143.1
(5.63)
159.1
(6.26)
206.4
(8.13)
221.5
(8.72)
151.8
(5.98)
114.0
(4.49)
76.5
(3.01)
62.8
(2.47)
76.6
(3.02)
53.6
(2.11)
1,421.1
(55.95)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 14.0 14.3 18.0 16.9 16.5 14.8 9.8 10.9 8.9 9.7 10.6 10.8 155.2
Average snowy days 4.6 2.4 0.6 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1.6 9.5
Average relative humidity (%) 80 80 81 79 80 82 75 78 79 78 78 76 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 61.2 62.7 76.2 105.9 131.7 132.5 221.7 200.1 147.0 125.3 111.2 93.0 1,468.5
Percent possible sunshine 19 20 21 27 31 32 52 50 40 36 35 29 33
Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9]

Notable people

References

  1. Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 68. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. (in Chinese) Profile of Xiangxiang, Official website of Xiangxiang Government, visited on May 29, 2008.
  3. 湘潭市人民政府关于将湘乡市龙洞镇7个村和金石镇2个村成建制划归韶山市管辖的通知 (2012年4月25日-潭政发〔2012〕11号) (in Chinese (China)). Xiangtan People's Government.
  4. 湘乡市历史沿革. xzqh.org (in Chinese (China)). 2016-02-02.
  5. Jiang, Junfeng (June 2008). Xiangxiang Fangyan Yuyin Yanjiu. Changsha: Hunan Normal University. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  6. 2016年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:湘乡市 [2016 Statistical Area Numbers and Rural-Urban Area Numbers: Xiangxiang City] (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2018. 统计用区划代码 名称 430381001000 望春门街道 430381002000 新湘路街道 430381003000 昆仑桥街道 430381004000 东山街道 430381100000 山枣镇 430381101000 栗山镇 430381102000 中沙镇 430381103000 虞塘镇 430381104000 潭市镇 430381105000 棋梓镇 430381106000 壶天镇 430381107000 翻江镇 430381108000 金石镇 430381109000 白田镇 430381110000 月山镇 430381111000 泉塘镇 430381112000 梅桥镇 430381113000 毛田镇 430381114000 龙洞镇 430381200000 东郊乡 430381202000 金薮乡 430381203000 育塅乡
  7. "湘乡市历史沿革_区划地名网".
  8. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  10. Baosun Zeng (2002). Confucian Feminist: Memoirs of Zeng Baosun (1893-1978). American Philosophical Society. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-87169-921-3.


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