Zhaoyuan, Shandong
Zhaoyuan (simplified Chinese: 招远市; traditional Chinese: 招遠市; pinyin: Zhāoyuǎn Shì) is a county-level city within the prefecture-level city of Yantai, Shandong Province, China, located on the Bohai Sea.[1] Zhaoyuan is well known for its abundant gold deposit and production, and is occasionally nicknamed "China's gold capital" (simplified Chinese: 中国金都; traditional Chinese: 中國金都).[2][3]
Zhaoyuan
招远市 Chaoyuan | |
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 Location in Yantai | |
  Zhaoyuan Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37°21′32.40″N 120°23′45.60″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Yantai |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,432.32 km2 (553.02 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 560,234 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 265400 |
| Website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 招遠 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 招远 | ||||||||
| Postal | Chaoyuan | ||||||||
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The city spans an area of 1,432.32 square kilometres (553.02 sq mi),[4] and has a population of 560,234 as of 2019.[5]
History
The area was first incorporated under the Han dynasty as Qucheng County (simplified Chinese: 曲成县; traditional Chinese: 曲成縣).[6]
Gold was discovered at Zhaoyuan in the Tang dynasty. The myth accompanying the city's discovery of gold is that a giant tortoise named Ao once told villagers struggling with famine to dig, and upon digging, they struck gold.[2]
The county was named Zhaoyuan County (simplified Chinese: 招远县; traditional Chinese: 招遠縣) in 1131.[6]
People's Republic of China
Five townships in Zhaoyuan were upgraded to towns on September 1, 1988.[6]
On December 21, 1991, Zhaoyuan was upgraded from a county to a county-level city.[6]
Throughout the mid-1990s, three more townships were upgraded to towns.[6]
On January 11, 1999, the town of Zhaocheng (simplified Chinese: 招城镇; traditional Chinese: 招城鎮) was divided into three subdistricts: Luofeng Subdistrict, Quanshan Subdistrict, and Mengzhi Subdistrict.[6]
The Fifth National Population Census of the People's Republic of China reported that Zhaoyuan had a population of 593,705.[6]
On December 19, 2000, Dahuchenjia Township (simplified Chinese: 大户陈家乡; traditional Chinese: 大戶陳家鄉) became the city's last township to be upgraded to a town.[6]
2014 murder of Wu Shuoyan
In late May 2014, five members of The Church of Almighty God, an outlawed new-age cult, entered a McDonald's in Zhaoyuan and began soliciting customers' phone numbers.[7] When 37 year-old Wu Shuoyan refused to give her phone number to the group, they claimed she was an "evil spirit", and began beating her with chairs and a metal mop handle, ultimately killing her.[7] In February 2015, two of the attackers were executed, and the other three received jail sentences ranging from seven years to life.[8]
Geography
Zhaoyuan's city center is located approximately 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Yantai's urban center.[4] The city's terrain is higher in the northeast, middle and west, and lower in the northwest and southeast[4]
Climate
The city's annual average temperature is 11 °C (52 °F), and its annual average precipitation is 607.3 millimetres (23.91 in).[4]
| Climate data for Zhaoyuan (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) | 14.4 (57.9) |
20.5 (68.9) |
28.1 (82.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.8 (98.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
34.4 (93.9) |
30.1 (86.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
40.6 (105.1) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
5.4 (41.7) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.9 (66.0) |
24.9 (76.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.8 (85.6) |
26.3 (79.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
0.0 (32.0) |
5.5 (41.9) |
12.5 (54.5) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.6 (43.9) |
0.1 (32.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.9 (21.4) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
0.5 (32.9) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.1 (55.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.9 (71.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
8.0 (46.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −16.5 (2.3) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
3.4 (38.1) |
9.9 (49.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.9 (55.2) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−12.5 (9.5) |
−16.5 (2.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 7.3 (0.29) |
10.9 (0.43) |
13.0 (0.51) |
28.5 (1.12) |
53.2 (2.09) |
68.6 (2.70) |
180.6 (7.11) |
158.5 (6.24) |
53.1 (2.09) |
27.3 (1.07) |
24.6 (0.97) |
12.1 (0.48) |
637.7 (25.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 77.9 |
| Average snowy days | 7.8 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 24.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 60 | 69 | 79 | 81 | 73 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 169.3 | 174.4 | 229.2 | 243.0 | 270.1 | 239.7 | 202.4 | 204.1 | 213.7 | 211.8 | 170.9 | 160.5 | 2,489.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 55 | 57 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 54 | 46 | 49 | 58 | 62 | 57 | 54 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Zhaoyuan administers five subdistricts and nine towns.[11]
Subdistricts
Zhaoyuan's five subdistricts are Luofeng Subdistrict, Quanshan Subdistrict, Mengzhi Subdistrict, Wenquan Subdistrict, and Daqinjia Subdistrict.[11]
Towns
Zhaoyuan's nine towns are Xinzhuang, Canzhuang, Jinling, Biguo, Linglong, Zhangxing, Xiadian, Fushan, and Qishan.[11]
Economy
The city has a significant amount of gold deposits, largely concentrated in its northeast.[4] Zhaojin Mining has its headquarters located in the city.[12] Additionally, Linglong Tire is headquartered in the city.[13]
Transport
National Highway 206 runs through Zhaoyuan.[1]
Tourist attractions
A large golden statue of Ao, a Chinese mythical giant turtle is located in the village of Oujiakuang (Chinese: 欧家夼村; pinyin: Ōujiākuǎng Cūn), in the town of Linglong.[14][15] Located in Luoshan National Forest Park (simplified Chinese: 罗山国家森林公园; traditional Chinese: 羅山國家森林公園),[14] the statue is Asia's largest statue of Ao, and is located at 37°27′36″N 120°28′22″E. The statue is 15 meters tall and 20 meters long.[16][17]
The Qucheng Ancient City Site is located in Zhaoyuan.[1]
Notable people
- Chi Haotian, PLA General, Minister of National Defense of the People's Republic of China
- Sun Baoguo, BTBU Professor, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering
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