Lintong
Artifacts from the tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor, can be viewed at the Emperor Qinshihuang's Mausoleum Site Museum (秦始皇帝陵博物院) in Lintong District.
The National Time Service Center, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (中国科学院国家授时中心), formerly known as Shaanxi Astronomical Observatory (陕西天文台), was established in 1966 in Lintong responsible for the time standard in mainland China. It was renamed to its present name in 2001.
The name of the district comes from two rivers. Lin river is on the east side and Tong river is on the west side of the district.
Lintong is headquarters of the 47th Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the two group armies that comprise the Lanzhou Military Region responsible for defending China's northwest borders.
Administrative divisions
As 2020, Lintong District is divided to 23 subdistricts.
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Climate
Climate data for Lintong District (1991−2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.1 (41.2) |
9.6 (49.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
30.7 (87.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
12.7 (54.9) |
6.6 (43.9) |
20.0 (68.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
3.9 (39.0) |
9.7 (49.5) |
15.8 (60.4) |
20.7 (69.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.1 (57.4) |
7.3 (45.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) |
10.5 (0.41) |
23.5 (0.93) |
43.8 (1.72) |
61.9 (2.44) |
67.4 (2.65) |
92.6 (3.65) |
93.4 (3.68) |
98.9 (3.89) |
59.9 (2.36) |
27.2 (1.07) |
5.1 (0.20) |
590 (23.23) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.7 | 9.3 | 11.5 | 9.2 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 85.5 |
Average snowy days | 4.2 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 12.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 60 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 67 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126.4 | 130.0 | 169.8 | 202.1 | 215.2 | 218.5 | 220.9 | 192.6 | 141.5 | 125.2 | 125.4 | 130.0 | 1,997.6 |
Percent possible sunshine | 40 | 42 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 39 | 36 | 41 | 43 | 45 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration |