Qimen County (simplified Chinese: 祁门县; traditional Chinese: 祁門縣; pinyin: Qímén Xiàn; alternately romanized as Keemun) is a county in the southeast of Anhui Province, China, bordering Jiangxi Province to the southwest. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Huangshan City. It has a population of 190,000 and an area of 2,257 square kilometres (871 sq mi). The government of Qimen County is located in Qishan Town.
Qimen
祁门县 Kimen | |
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 Qimen is the westernmost division in this map of Huangshan | |
.png) Huangshan in Anhui | |
| Coordinates: 29°51′14″N 117°43′01″E / 29.854°N 117.717°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Anhui |
| Prefecture-level city | Huangshan |
| County seat | Qishan Town |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,257 km2 (871 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 145,644 |
| • Density | 65/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 245600 |
History
editQimen County was established in 766 during the Tang dynasty (Yongtai Era 2). It takes its name from the Mount Qi in the northeast and the Chang River (阊江) in the southwest.[citation needed]
The headquarters of the Xiang Army were in Qimen during part of the Taiping Rebellion.
Administrative divisions
editQimen County has jurisdiction over 10 towns and 8 townships.[1]
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- Townships
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Qimen (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) | 23.9 (75.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.5 (95.9) |
37.0 (98.6) |
39.5 (103.1) |
41.5 (106.7) |
38.6 (101.5) |
36.8 (98.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
23.7 (74.7) |
41.5 (106.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.7 (49.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
22.9 (73.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
29.5 (85.1) |
33.1 (91.6) |
33.1 (91.6) |
29.6 (85.3) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.3 (54.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.3 (39.7) |
6.7 (44.1) |
10.7 (51.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
11.6 (52.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
16.4 (61.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.8 (62.2) |
20.9 (69.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.3 (66.7) |
13.2 (55.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
1.8 (35.2) |
12.3 (54.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.6 (14.7) |
−7.9 (17.8) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
−13.2 (8.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 90.1 (3.55) |
107.5 (4.23) |
171.8 (6.76) |
203.2 (8.00) |
245.7 (9.67) |
386.5 (15.22) |
246.8 (9.72) |
147.0 (5.79) |
72.6 (2.86) |
58.3 (2.30) |
71.0 (2.80) |
58.0 (2.28) |
1,858.5 (73.18) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13.0 | 13.1 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 150 |
| Average snowy days | 3.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 7.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 79 | 81 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 101.0 | 97.9 | 110.6 | 132.0 | 155.7 | 128.0 | 199.8 | 198.9 | 174.6 | 166.1 | 136.7 | 128.7 | 1,730 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 31 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 41 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||
Economy
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Qimen County is a tea-producing region, and the black tea called Keemun tea is named after Qimen.
Transportation
editRail
editQimen is served by the Anhui–Jiangxi Railway.
Places of interest
editThe area around the border with Shitai County contains a National Nature Reserve. It includes a 1,700-metre-high (5,600 ft) peak in the Huangshan Mountains.
References
edit- ^ 2023年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：祁门县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of China.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
External links
edit- Qimen County official site (in Chinese)
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