Luanping County
Administrative divisions
The county administers 1 subdistrict, 10 towns, 2 townships, and 8 ethnic townships.
The county's only subdistrict is Zhongxing Road Subdistrict.
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Climate
| Climate data for Luanping, elevation 529 m (1,736 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) | 10.8 (51.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
25.4 (77.7) |
31.5 (88.7) |
37.2 (99.0) |
37.4 (99.3) |
38.0 (100.4) |
37.2 (99.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
29.2 (84.6) |
19.9 (67.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
38.0 (100.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −1.8 (28.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
17.9 (64.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
15.3 (59.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.0 (14.0) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
2.1 (35.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.1 (70.0) |
23.3 (73.9) |
21.9 (71.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
8.6 (47.5) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.3 (2.7) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
3.3 (37.9) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.7 (58.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.8 (62.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
2.1 (35.8) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−14.1 (6.6) |
1.7 (35.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.2 (−18.8) |
−25.3 (−13.5) |
−21.8 (−7.2) |
−9.0 (15.8) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−22.7 (−8.9) |
−24.4 (−11.9) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.0 (0.08) |
4.2 (0.17) |
11.2 (0.44) |
23.6 (0.93) |
55.3 (2.18) |
80.7 (3.18) |
143.2 (5.64) |
104.0 (4.09) |
52.3 (2.06) |
33.5 (1.32) |
12.8 (0.50) |
3.0 (0.12) |
525.8 (20.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 8.4 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 81.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 17.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 49 | 63 | 75 | 77 | 72 | 63 | 59 | 56 | 58 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 204.6 | 203.8 | 242.3 | 250.1 | 273.6 | 234.7 | 210.9 | 225.6 | 220.0 | 213.2 | 187.7 | 188.9 | 2,655.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 66 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
History
In the early 15th century, the Yongle Emperor forced all residents of the Luanping area to move to within the city walls, leaving the countryside uninhabited. In the early Qing dynasty, the Kangxi Emperor ordered the now long uninhabited area to be redeveloped, with the new residents all speaking Old Chinese, the predecessor of modern Standard Chinese. Simultanuously, Luanping became a stop for officials travelling between Beijing and the Chengde Mountain Resort, which contributed to residents speaking the accent of government officials.
Standard Chinese is based on the accent of Luanping residents, which is a variety of Beijing dialect. Luanping accent was chosen for its more straightforward pronounciation compared to the Beijing accent and because Beijing accent diverged further from its classical form.