Shangzhi
The city of Shangzhi was once called Zhuhe (珠河; Zhūhé). It was developed during the Guangxu era in the late Qing dynasty, and was renamed to Shangzhi to commemorate the Second Sino-Japanese War hero Zhao Shangzhi in 1946.
The most famous place in Shangzhi is the Yabuli (simplified Chinese: 亚布力; traditional Chinese: 亞布力; pinyin: Yàbùlì) Skiing Centre -
Climate
Shangzhi has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb), with long, very dry, bitterly cold winters, very warm and humid summers, and short, rather dry spring and autumn in between. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −19.2 °C (−2.6 °F) in January to 22.0 °C (71.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is +3.42 °C (38.2 °F). Close to three-fourths of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 49% in July to 63% in March, the city receives 2,450 hours of bright sunshine annually.
Climate data for Shangzhi (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 3.9 (39.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
38.3 (100.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
35.0 (95.0) |
29.7 (85.5) |
26.9 (80.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
38.3 (100.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −11.6 (11.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
2.7 (36.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
20.6 (69.1) |
25.7 (78.3) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.2 (79.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.7 (−1.7) |
−13.7 (7.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
6.5 (43.7) |
14.0 (57.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−5.7 (21.7) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
3.8 (38.9) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.5 (−12.1) |
−20.7 (−5.3) |
−10.1 (13.8) |
0.0 (32.0) |
7.3 (45.1) |
14.4 (57.9) |
18.2 (64.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−10.7 (12.7) |
−21.1 (−6.0) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
Record low °C (°F) | −40.9 (−41.6) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
−37.2 (−35.0) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
2.2 (36.0) |
7.7 (45.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−18.8 (−1.8) |
−32.2 (−26.0) |
−39.8 (−39.6) |
−44.1 (−47.4) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.3 (0.25) |
7.5 (0.30) |
17 (0.7) |
29.2 (1.15) |
63.9 (2.52) |
97.7 (3.85) |
160.1 (6.30) |
149.3 (5.88) |
61.4 (2.42) |
35.2 (1.39) |
22.7 (0.89) |
12.6 (0.50) |
662.9 (26.15) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 6.7 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 12.7 | 13.7 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 118.9 |
Average snowy days | 10.2 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 9.8 | 12.3 | 55.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 70 | 64 | 59 | 64 | 72 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 72 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 164.4 | 189.2 | 224.2 | 220.9 | 243.9 | 248.3 | 228.7 | 220.5 | 226.1 | 187.7 | 148.7 | 144.2 | 2,446.8 |
Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 64 | 60 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 55 |
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Source 2: Weather China |
Administrative divisions
Shangzhi is divided into 10 towns and seven townships:
Towns
- Shangzhi Town (尚志镇)
- Yabuli (亚布力镇)
- Weihe (苇河镇)
- Yimianpo (一面坡镇)
- Mao'ershan (帽儿山镇)
- Qingyang (庆阳镇)
- Lianghe (亮河镇)
- Shitouhezi (石头河子镇)
- Yuanbao (元宝镇)
- Heilonggong (黑龙宫镇)
Townships
- Zhenzhushan Township (珍珠山乡)
- Laojieji Township (老街基乡)
- Mayan Township (马延乡)
- Changshou Township (长寿乡)
- Wujimi Township (乌吉密乡)
- Hedong Township (河东乡)
- Yuchi Korean Ethnic Township (鱼池朝鲜族乡)
Notable people
- Liu Qing, captain of Women's Basketball National Team in the 1980s.
- Yu Wenxia, singer and Miss World 2012.
- Zhao Shangzhi, Commander of the Northeast Anti-Japan United Army during World War II and namesake of this city. A well-known national hero who devoted his life to the Northeastern struggle against Japanese occupation. He was captured and beheaded after a traitor leaked his whereabouts to the Japanese.
- Zhao Yiman, A well-known national heroine who was killed by the Japanese invaders because she refused to leak the secrets about communist operations.
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