Yichuan County, Henan
Yichuan County (Chinese: 伊川县; pinyin: Yīchuān Xiàn) is a county in the west of Henan province, China. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Luoyang.
Yichuan is known as the "City of Wine". Chinese rice wine is claimed to have been invented here by Dukang during the reign of Shaokang of the Xia. Dukang wine is now exported to Japan, the United States, Canada, Thailand, and more than 45 other countries.
Administrative divisions
As 2012, this county is divided to 5 towns and 9 townships.
- Towns
- Townships
- Yaling Township (鸦岭乡)
- Pingdeng Township (平等乡)
- Jiuhou Township (酒后乡)
- Gezhai Township (葛寨乡)
- Baiyuan Township (白元乡)
- Baisha Township (白沙乡)
- Banpo Township (半坡乡)
- Jiangzuo Township (江左乡)
- Lüdian Township (吕店乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Yichuan (2011–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.4 (70.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
39.1 (102.4) |
40.3 (104.5) |
43.2 (109.8) |
42.0 (107.6) |
40.7 (105.3) |
39.5 (103.1) |
34.3 (93.7) |
29.3 (84.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
43.2 (109.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
9.6 (49.3) |
17.3 (63.1) |
23.6 (74.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.0 (91.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
26.7 (80.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) |
3.2 (37.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
16.2 (61.2) |
21.4 (70.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.0 (59.0) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.3 (36.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.4 (24.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
3.8 (38.8) |
9.2 (48.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.2 (66.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
9.8 (49.6) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −15.8 (3.6) |
−15.6 (3.9) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
4.6 (40.3) |
12.0 (53.6) |
16.5 (61.7) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.7 (45.9) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
−7.4 (18.7) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−15.8 (3.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12.5 (0.49) |
14.9 (0.59) |
23.6 (0.93) |
37.2 (1.46) |
63.7 (2.51) |
73.7 (2.90) |
101.6 (4.00) |
108.2 (4.26) |
85.6 (3.37) |
45.7 (1.80) |
31.3 (1.23) |
7.9 (0.31) |
605.9 (23.85) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 9.8 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 86.1 |
| Average snowy days | 4.3 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 13.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 63 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 66 | 57 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 128.6 | 131.5 | 172.3 | 194.8 | 206.7 | 186.7 | 170.0 | 161.5 | 145.3 | 144.9 | 133.2 | 134.7 | 1,910.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 41 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||