Liancheng County (simplified Chinese: 连城县; traditional Chinese: 連城縣; pinyin: Liánchéng Xiàn) is a county in the municipal region of Longyan, Fujian, People's Republic of China.

Liancheng County
连城县
Liencheng
Liancheng is located in Fujian
Liancheng
Liancheng
Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 25°34′N 116°47′E / 25.567°N 116.783°E / 25.567; 116.783
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceFujian
Prefecture-level cityLongyan
Area
 • Total
2,582 km2 (997 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
250,518
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Geography

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Liancheng borders Changting and Shanghang counties to the west and south, and Xinluo, the municipal seat, to the southeast. Sanming Municipality's Yong'an City and Qingliu County lie to the east and northeast. Two watersheds meet here, with most of the county's rivers flowing north and east to the Min River and the East China Sea, and the remainder flowing southwest to the Ting River system and the South China Sea.

Climate

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Climate data for Liancheng, elevation 404 m (1,325 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)
17.2
(63.0)
19.9
(67.8)
24.7
(76.5)
28.1
(82.6)
30.3
(86.5)
33.1
(91.6)
32.7
(90.9)
30.5
(86.9)
26.7
(80.1)
22.2
(72.0)
16.9
(62.4)
24.8
(76.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1)
11.8
(53.2)
14.9
(58.8)
19.8
(67.6)
23.2
(73.8)
25.7
(78.3)
27.5
(81.5)
27.0
(80.6)
25.0
(77.0)
20.9
(69.6)
16.2
(61.2)
10.9
(51.6)
19.4
(66.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4)
8.2
(46.8)
11.4
(52.5)
16.1
(61.0)
19.8
(67.6)
22.6
(72.7)
23.7
(74.7)
23.4
(74.1)
21.2
(70.2)
16.6
(61.9)
11.9
(53.4)
6.8
(44.2)
15.6
(60.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 74.5
(2.93)
108.2
(4.26)
194.6
(7.66)
204.1
(8.04)
255.4
(10.06)
272.1
(10.71)
132.7
(5.22)
192.7
(7.59)
92.0
(3.62)
52.2
(2.06)
59.2
(2.33)
55.5
(2.19)
1,693.2
(66.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 10.6 13.2 18.3 17.0 17.9 18.0 14.1 16.3 11.2 6.6 7.7 8.6 159.5
Average snowy days 0.4 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 1
Average relative humidity (%) 77 78 80 78 79 80 74 77 77 73 75 75 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 103.9 89.8 82.6 103.4 114.1 122.9 205.9 185.2 161.6 165.1 143.9 128.6 1,607
Percent possible sunshine 31 28 22 27 27 30 49 46 44 47 44 39 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

Transportation

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Liancheng county is crossed by National Route 205 (Yong'an downtown--Shanghang centre). The 319 (Xinluo downtown--Changting centre) crossing the southwest of the county is for about half its length identical with the 205.[3] The Ganzhou–Longyan Railway passes through Liancheng.

Administration

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The Liancheng County executive, legislature and judiciary is in Lianfeng Town, together with the CPC and PSB branches.

Other towns:

With a total population of 18054, Juxi is a beautiful town located in 30 kilometers away from Lianfeng Town. People in Juxi speak local Hakka dialects and Mandarin Chinese. The local dialects are different according to last names. For example, people whose last name is Shen speaks differently with people whose last name is Luo. Another interesting tradition is that people celebrate two days of Dragon Boat Festival and Chongyang Festival also according to last names. People who celebrate at the first day will invite relatives and friends celebrate on the second day to their house, and vice versa. There is a beautiful waterfall in Juxi around by the green mountains.

Sights

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The Peitian village is 800-year-old, in 2005 it was designated as "National Historical and Cultural Village".[4]

References

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  1. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  3. ^ Fujian-sheng Ditu-ce, Gao xiuJing, ed., Beijing: China Map Publishing, 1999. ISBN 7-5031-2176-9
  4. ^ "A visit to 800-year-old Peitian ancient village in Fujian[1". Chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2022-05-26.