Jingning County, Gansu
The county government's jurisdiction is over 19 townships, 392 villages, 2,320 other communities and 4 neighbourhoods.
History
There is evidence of Neolithic settlements in Jingning. The area was also inhabited during most of Chinese history, including the Three Kingdoms period. Sites have been dated to the Qin dynasty.
During the Second Sino-Japanese War, the area was evacuated (1940). The Communist Long March entered Jingning on September 10, 1935. Mao Zedong set up a headquarters in Shi Pu. The Communists left the next month. However, the county was taken under Communist control by the People's Liberation Army during the Chinese Civil War. PLA troops entered on August 6, 1949. They met little resistance.
Geographical location
Located in the Loess Plateau, it is at an altitude of around 2,000 meters. The county has an area of 2,193 km². Out of its population of 463,400, 444,500 (95.92%) are registered as working in agriculture. Ethnic Han and Hui make up most of the population.
Climate
The average annual temperature is 7.1 °C (44.8 °F), and the climate regime is classified as semi-arid. The area is frost-free for 159 days a year, and there are an average of 2238 hours of sunshine a year. The summer is the 'wet season' whereas the spring and the winter are drier. Average annual rainfall is 450.8 mm (17.75 in).
| Climate data for Jingning, elevation 1,656 m (5,433 ft), (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) | 10.6 (51.1) |
17.1 (62.8) |
24.8 (76.6) |
29.5 (85.1) |
30.3 (86.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
25.0 (77.0) |
17.7 (63.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.2 (34.2) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.4 (77.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
14.8 (58.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10 (50) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.3 (68.5) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
8.3 (46.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
−4.1 (24.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.8 (12.6) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.0 (39.2) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
3.1 (37.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.4 (−10.1) |
−21.0 (−5.8) |
−15.1 (4.8) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
3.2 (37.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−17.0 (1.4) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
−25.6 (−14.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.6 (0.14) |
4.9 (0.19) |
11.0 (0.43) |
25.9 (1.02) |
49.2 (1.94) |
68.9 (2.71) |
85.9 (3.38) |
82.2 (3.24) |
65.7 (2.59) |
37.4 (1.47) |
9.8 (0.39) |
1.7 (0.07) |
446.2 (17.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 9.5 | 11.2 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 96.4 |
| Average snowy days | 8.1 | 7.6 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 32.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 159.5 | 146.7 | 179.4 | 204.6 | 222.2 | 209.5 | 205.8 | 191.1 | 138.5 | 142.6 | 147.3 | 164.2 | 2,111.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 51 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 38 | 41 | 48 | 54 | 48 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Administrative divisions
Jingning County is divided to 1 subdistricts, 17 towns and 7 townships.
- Subdistricts
- Chengqu (城区街道)
- Towns
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Economy
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Among the items it produces are wheat, potatoes, corn, millet, buckwheat, oats, sesame, rapeseed, apples, pears and vegetables. The county is environmentally diverse, with more than 70 species of tree existing within the county, including apple trees, pear trees and the ash tree. For fruit production, the south of the county is more prevalent for apples, whereas pears are grown in the north. Many other things are cultivated in the county, including lilacs, leeks, garlic and licorice.
Mining also makes up part of the economy; iron ore, lead, zinc, white clay, and limestone are all mined in places such as Gao Hui.
Transport
Natural resources
Wildlife
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Jingning has a variety of diverse wildlife; tigers, bears, jackals, deer and Mongolian gazelle all inhabit the county. The county government registers 15 varieties of mammal as well as 27 types of bird in addition to 13 kinds of reptile and amphibians. Animals are also used in agriculture; pigs, cattle and chickens are the main animals used for farming. There are 31 varieties of rose grown in the county, along with many other varieties of wild flower.
Culture
Jingning roasted chicken is the local delicacy, the dish is included on the Gansu Intangible Cultural Heritage List. The dish is well-known throughout Gansu, Ningxia and Shaanxi provinces. In 2021 more than one million chickens were processed in Jingning.
Tourism
Attractions
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- Wen Miao (or "Xian Shi Wen Miao", simplified Chinese: 先师文庙; traditional Chinese: 先師文廟): A Confucian temple dating from 1543, built by scholar Ming Jiajing over 21 years. It covers 18,076 m (194,570 sq ft). It was repaired by the Kangxi Emperor between 1692 and 1696. It was granted 'national heritage' status by the central government in 1993. On July 12 every year a festival is held there which usually attracts around 10,000 people.
- Jingning Mosque: It was built in 1536 and originally covered only 700 m (7,500 sq ft), but with an influx of Muslims into the county, it was increased to 2,100 m (23,000 sq ft) in 1712.
- Wutai Mountain
- Fengtai Mountain: Also called Horse Stables Mountain.
- Saving Dragon Mountain
- Cheng Ji Cultural City: Built to commemorate Fuxi.
- West Ling Mountain Park
- Jieshipu Red Army Long March Memorial Museum: Commemorates the Long March of the People's Liberation Army in the county seat.
- Immortal Gap
- Pearl forest
Notable people
- Luo Yanlin, schoolteacher in Jingning County who was executed on September 10, 2008 for the rape of several schoolchildren.
See also
References
- ^ "Jingning County official website". Jingning County People's Government. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Jingning County introduction". www.agri.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
- ^ "Jingning County official website". Jingning County People's Government. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ "Jingning County official website". Jingning County People's Government. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-08-04. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "统计用区划代码 www.stats.gov.cn" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
- ^ "【非遗】静宁烧鸡 边撕边吃，快乐旅途_丝路文化_甘肃经济信息网欢迎您！". www.gsei.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "甘肃静宁烧鸡".
- ^ "Chinese rapist teacher executed". Times of India. 2008-09-11. Retrieved 2008-10-19.
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