Yongxiu
Administrative divisions
Yongxiu County has 11 towns and 4 townships.
Towns (镇)
The county has 11 towns:
Townships (乡)
There are 4 townships:
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Transport
The Yongxiu County seat is 18 km (11 mi) north-northeast of Nanchang Changbei International Airport, and 50 km (31 mi) south of Jiujiang Lushan Airport.
The Beijing–Kowloon Railway and Nanchang–Jiujiang Intercity Railway traverse the county, and are served by the Yongxiu Railway Station.
Major highways passing through Yongxiu County are G70 Fuzhou–Yinchuan Expressway, China National Highway 105, and China National Highway 316.
Due to its importance in north-south travel in the province, Yongxiu was known as the "Gate of Hongdu" (洪都門戶) in ancient China.
Tourism
The spectacular Zhelin Reservoir lies in the northwest part of the county. The sacred Buddhist heaven Yunju Mountain stands in the southwest. The famous Poyang Lake Nature Reserve in the eastern part of the county.
Climate
Climate data for Yongxiu (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) | 24.2 (75.6) |
28.3 (82.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.9 (96.6) |
37.9 (100.2) |
40.6 (105.1) |
41.1 (106.0) |
38.4 (101.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
31.2 (88.2) |
22.7 (72.9) |
41.1 (106.0) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.9 (53.4) |
16.1 (61.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
27.1 (80.8) |
29.7 (85.5) |
33.4 (92.1) |
32.9 (91.2) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.2 (75.6) |
18.1 (64.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
22.1 (71.9) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
7.9 (46.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
17.9 (64.2) |
22.8 (73.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
29.2 (84.6) |
28.6 (83.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
19.5 (67.1) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.6 (45.7) |
17.9 (64.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
26.1 (79.0) |
25.6 (78.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
4.6 (40.3) |
14.8 (58.7) |
Record low °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
18.8 (65.8) |
13.9 (57.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 77.8 (3.06) |
96.5 (3.80) |
167.0 (6.57) |
224.6 (8.84) |
215.9 (8.50) |
293.5 (11.56) |
172.6 (6.80) |
123.0 (4.84) |
69.5 (2.74) |
50.0 (1.97) |
74.0 (2.91) |
53.9 (2.12) |
1,618.3 (63.71) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.8 | 12.6 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 15.1 | 16.1 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 144.4 |
Average snowy days | 3.2 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 7.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 77 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 83 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 77 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 86.7 | 88.4 | 103.1 | 130.1 | 151.0 | 135.2 | 218.0 | 211.0 | 179.2 | 167.8 | 134.2 | 125.0 | 1,729.7 |
Percent possible sunshine | 27 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 39 | 39 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration |