Longxi County 陇西县 | |
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Coordinates: 35°05′N104°39′E / 35.083°N 104.650°E | |
Country | China |
Province | Gansu |
Prefecture-level city | Dingxi |
County seat | Gongchang |
Area | |
• Total | 2,408 km2 (930 sq mi) |
Population (2016) | |
• Total | 522,500 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 748100 |
Area code | 0932 |
Website | www |
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Traditional Chinese | 隴西 縣 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陇西 县 | ||||||||
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Longxi is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi in the southeast of Gansu Province,China. Referred to in ancient times as Longxi Commandery,it is notably the origin of the Longxi Li lineage,from which the Tang dynasty's ruling House of Li descends.
Longxi has twelve towns and five townships. [2] The county seat is Gongchang. [3]
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Climate data for Longxi,elevation 1,728 m (5,669 ft),(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) | 12.2 (54.0) | 17.8 (64.0) | 26.2 (79.2) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.2 (88.2) | 34.7 (94.5) | 35.8 (96.4) | 34.8 (94.6) | 33.2 (91.8) | 25.8 (78.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 15.5 (59.9) | 35.8 (96.4) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.7 (35.1) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 17.8 (64.0) | 21.5 (70.7) | 25.0 (77.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 25.9 (78.6) | 20.6 (69.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.9 (48.0) | 3.5 (38.3) | 15.3 (59.5) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.2 (22.6) | −1.1 (30.0) | 4.6 (40.3) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.7 (58.5) | 8.8 (47.8) | 2.2 (36.0) | −3.7 (25.3) | 8.7 (47.6) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) | −5.9 (21.4) | −0.6 (30.9) | 4.4 (39.9) | 8.5 (47.3) | 12.4 (54.3) | 14.9 (58.8) | 14.3 (57.7) | 10.3 (50.5) | 4.5 (40.1) | −2.3 (27.9) | −8.6 (16.5) | 3.5 (38.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −22.0 (−7.6) | −19.5 (−3.1) | −12.0 (10.4) | −5.6 (21.9) | −2.4 (27.7) | 3.7 (38.7) | 6.0 (42.8) | 6.2 (43.2) | 0.9 (33.6) | −8.0 (17.6) | −16.8 (1.8) | −23.4 (−10.1) | −23.4 (−10.1) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.0 (0.16) | 5.7 (0.22) | 13.2 (0.52) | 26.4 (1.04) | 54.2 (2.13) | 59.7 (2.35) | 75.2 (2.96) | 81.3 (3.20) | 53.3 (2.10) | 34.0 (1.34) | 6.1 (0.24) | 1.6 (0.06) | 414.7 (16.32) |
Average precipitation days (≥0.1 mm) | 4.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 7.8 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.7 | 9.1 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 95.8 |
Average snowy days | 7.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 28.7 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 62 | 61 | 58 | 55 | 59 | 64 | 67 | 71 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 63 | 65 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 171.8 | 162.4 | 187.9 | 208.0 | 215.4 | 205.8 | 215.3 | 205.4 | 141.1 | 138.6 | 157.9 | 179.5 | 2,189.1 |
Percentage possible sunshine | 55 | 52 | 50 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 59 | 50 |
Source:China Meteorological Administration [4] [5] |
The Longxi economy is mainly based on agriculture,cultivation of ingredients used in Traditional Chinese medicine,and production of aluminium. Astragalus and Codonopsis ,among other medicinal plants,are grown and processed for traditional medicine in the Longxi region. [6] In 2021,the Longxi High-Tech Zone was established as an industrial base for developing Traditional Chinese medicine,which became the third industrial base in Gansu Province dedicated to Traditional Chinese medicine. [7]