Suichang County (Chinese: 遂昌县; pinyin: Suíchāng Xiàn) is a county under the jurisdiction of Lishui City, in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, China, bordering Fujian province to the southwest.

Suichang
遂昌县
Location of Suichang County within Lishui
Location of Suichang County within Lishui
Suichang is located in Zhejiang
Suichang
Suichang
Location of the seat in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28°35′31″N 119°16′34″E / 28.592°N 119.276°E / 28.592; 119.276
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Prefecture-level cityLishui
Area
 • Total
2,539.56 km2 (980.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
194,400
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Websitewww.suichang.gov.cn

History

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Suichang is known as the place where Tang Xianzu wrote his most famous play The Peony Pavilion in the 16th century. Tang served as Suichang County's top official for three years and left behind many legendary stories which are still passed on from generation to generation. Today's Suichang County has joined modern society with many vehicles, highways connecting it to the capital city of Hangzhou, and renowned for its bamboo forests and natural scenery such as White Horse Mountain (Bai Ma Shan) and Nine Dragon Mountain (Jiu Long Shan) which recorded as one of the sites where wild humans were said to be present in the 1950s and 1960s.

Administrative divisions

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Towns:[1]

Townships:

Climate

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Climate data for Suichang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 26.5
(79.7)
29.1
(84.4)
34.9
(94.8)
34.6
(94.3)
37.0
(98.6)
37.0
(98.6)
40.6
(105.1)
40.0
(104.0)
39.7
(103.5)
36.0
(96.8)
33.2
(91.8)
26.1
(79.0)
40.6
(105.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 11.3
(52.3)
14.0
(57.2)
17.7
(63.9)
23.5
(74.3)
27.6
(81.7)
29.7
(85.5)
34.0
(93.2)
33.4
(92.1)
29.6
(85.3)
24.9
(76.8)
19.4
(66.9)
13.8
(56.8)
23.2
(73.8)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.1
(43.0)
8.3
(46.9)
11.9
(53.4)
17.4
(63.3)
21.9
(71.4)
24.7
(76.5)
27.9
(82.2)
27.4
(81.3)
24.0
(75.2)
18.8
(65.8)
13.4
(56.1)
7.8
(46.0)
17.5
(63.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9)
4.5
(40.1)
7.9
(46.2)
13.0
(55.4)
17.5
(63.5)
21.1
(70.0)
23.4
(74.1)
23.3
(73.9)
20.1
(68.2)
14.5
(58.1)
9.3
(48.7)
3.8
(38.8)
13.4
(56.2)
Record low °C (°F) −7.7
(18.1)
−6.7
(19.9)
−4.2
(24.4)
−0.2
(31.6)
7.2
(45.0)
11.1
(52.0)
17.9
(64.2)
16.3
(61.3)
10.3
(50.5)
1.3
(34.3)
−3.1
(26.4)
−9.9
(14.2)
−9.9
(14.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.0
(3.03)
86.3
(3.40)
166.7
(6.56)
182.4
(7.18)
183.6
(7.23)
317.4
(12.50)
167.3
(6.59)
157.6
(6.20)
108.4
(4.27)
51.3
(2.02)
76.7
(3.02)
61.4
(2.42)
1,636.1
(64.42)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.1 13.3 17.8 16.9 17.4 18.9 14.6 15.9 11.9 7.4 9.9 9.9 167
Average snowy days 2.4 1.8 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 5.5
Average relative humidity (%) 78 77 77 76 76 81 76 77 77 75 78 76 77
Mean monthly sunshine hours 93.1 92.0 101.8 119.1 131.4 109.8 202.9 188.3 150.1 150.8 120.6 121.0 1,580.9
Percent possible sunshine 28 29 27 31 31 26 48 46 41 43 38 38 36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "丽水市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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