Jiangshan

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Jiangshan
江山市
Kiangshan
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Jiangshan
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 28°44′10″N118°37′30″E / 28.73611°N 118.62500°E / 28.73611; 118.62500
Country People's Republic of China
Province Zhejiang
Prefecture-level city Quzhou
Time zone UTC+8 (China Standard)
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Mount Jianglang of Jiangshan
Jianglang mountain (Jiang Lang Shan ), Jiangshan JiangshanJianglang.jpg
Jianglang mountain (江郎山), Jiangshan

Jiangshan (Chinese :江山; pinyin :Jiāngshān) is a county-level city located in Quzhou prefecture-level city, in the southwest of Zhejiang Province, China, bordering Jiangxi province to the west. Located about 250 kilometers southwest of Hangzhou, the provincial capital, it is the only county-level city in Quzhou. In 1999, Jiangshan's population stood at 563,196. The city is named aptly: Jiang means river and Shan means mountain; a river runs through the city and scenic Mt. Jianglang sits on its border. [1]

Contents

USA Today described Jiangshan as a "fairly prosperous city in one of China's most developed provinces". [2]

The Jiangshanian Age of the Cambrian Period of geological time is named for Jiangshan.

Administrative division

It has 3 Subdistricts, 11 Towns, 5 Townships, [3] 13 residential communities, and 292 administrative villages:

Climate

Climate data for Jiangshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)24.1
(75.4)
28.2
(82.8)
34.1
(93.4)
35.0
(95.0)
37.0
(98.6)
37.3
(99.1)
41.2
(106.2)
41.1
(106.0)
40.0
(104.0)
36.6
(97.9)
32.2
(90.0)
24.5
(76.1)
41.2
(106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)9.8
(49.6)
12.4
(54.3)
16.5
(61.7)
22.7
(72.9)
27.3
(81.1)
29.5
(85.1)
34.0
(93.2)
33.5
(92.3)
29.5
(85.1)
24.3
(75.7)
18.4
(65.1)
12.4
(54.3)
22.5
(72.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)5.8
(42.4)
8.0
(46.4)
11.8
(53.2)
17.6
(63.7)
22.4
(72.3)
25.2
(77.4)
29.0
(84.2)
28.5
(83.3)
24.8
(76.6)
19.5
(67.1)
13.6
(56.5)
7.8
(46.0)
17.8
(64.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)3.0
(37.4)
4.8
(40.6)
8.3
(46.9)
13.7
(56.7)
18.6
(65.5)
22.1
(71.8)
25.0
(77.0)
24.8
(76.6)
21.3
(70.3)
15.9
(60.6)
10.1
(50.2)
4.5
(40.1)
14.3
(57.8)
Record low °C (°F)−6.9
(19.6)
−5.8
(21.6)
−3.1
(26.4)
1.6
(34.9)
9.7
(49.5)
13.6
(56.5)
18.9
(66.0)
18.1
(64.6)
12.7
(54.9)
3.2
(37.8)
−3.3
(26.1)
−7.5
(18.5)
−7.5
(18.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)89.3
(3.52)
105.6
(4.16)
195.1
(7.68)
219.5
(8.64)
230.8
(9.09)
362.0
(14.25)
160.4
(6.31)
131.9
(5.19)
72.6
(2.86)
51.7
(2.04)
92.6
(3.65)
71.7
(2.82)
1,783.2
(70.21)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)13.613.418.016.316.417.711.912.68.37.610.610.6157
Average snowy days2.31.80.600000000.11.05.8
Average relative humidity (%)78787877778275767674787677
Mean monthly sunshine hours 85.489.2101.4121.6142.6124.5223.0210.4175.1160.0123.0112.61,668.8
Percent possible sunshine 26282731343053524845383537
Source: China Meteorological Administration [4] [5] all-time extreme temperature [6]

Education

Among the handful of schools in Jiangshan is Jiangshan Experimental Primary School, which is part of Zhejiang University's Global TEFL network. The program sends native English-speakers to their network schools to teach English for periods of 2–4 weeks. [7] Aside from these teachers, Jiangshan sees few Westerners because of its relative geographical obscurity. Jiangshan High School is also in Jiangshan. [2]

Transportation

The area is served by Jiangshan railway station.

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