Xianghe County
Sanhe city, Dachang Hui Autonomous County and Xianghe County form the "Northern Three Counties of Langfang", an exclave of Hebei province surrounded by the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin.
Administrative divisions
Towns:
- Shuyang (淑阳镇), Jiangxintun (蒋辛屯镇), Qukou (渠口镇), Antoutun (安头屯镇), Anping (安平镇), Liusong (刘宋镇), Wubaihu (五百户镇)
Townships:
- Qianwang Township (钱旺乡), Qiantun Township (钳屯乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Xianghe (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.9 (57.0) |
19.9 (67.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
32.0 (89.6) |
38.2 (100.8) |
39.2 (102.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
36.6 (97.9) |
34.6 (94.3) |
30.8 (87.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
13.6 (56.5) |
40.7 (105.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
5.9 (42.6) |
13.0 (55.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
27.0 (80.6) |
30.8 (87.4) |
31.9 (89.4) |
30.8 (87.4) |
26.7 (80.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
10.2 (50.4) |
3.3 (37.9) |
18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3.7 (25.3) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.6 (43.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
24.8 (76.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.1 (55.6) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
0.1 (32.2) |
−5.9 (21.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −21.2 (−6.2) |
−18.1 (−0.6) |
−12.2 (10.0) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.5 (59.9) |
13.5 (56.3) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
−11.2 (11.8) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−21.2 (−6.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.9 (0.11) |
5.3 (0.21) |
7.5 (0.30) |
21.4 (0.84) |
40.4 (1.59) |
77.0 (3.03) |
163.6 (6.44) |
114.1 (4.49) |
49.4 (1.94) |
29.4 (1.16) |
15.3 (0.60) |
2.6 (0.10) |
528.9 (20.81) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 9.7 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 64.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 9.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 72 | 66 | 61 | 54 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.7 | 179.1 | 228.2 | 240.2 | 267.1 | 231.7 | 203.8 | 216.2 | 213.4 | 200.9 | 163.8 | 161.7 | 2,481.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 58 | 59 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 51 | 58 | 59 | 55 | 56 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Grand Epoch City
The "Grand Epoch City" located in the Xianghe Economic & Technical Development Zone of Hebei Province is a 1/6th scale model of the old walled city of Beijing. It covers an area of 200 hectares (490 acres) and contains temples, fountains, ponds, a 27-hole golf course among other things and has hundred of thousands of replicas; all within the "city's" walls.
Its total area covers 2,660,000 square metres (29,000,000 sq ft) with 470,000 square metres (5,100,000 sq ft) of building floor space. The city was built with a total investment of RMB 3 billion (approx. $481.3 million USD).