Feicheng
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Feicheng city
肥城市 | |
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 Location in Tai'an | |
  Feicheng city Location in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 36°11′10″N 116°46′19″E / 36.18611°N 116.77194°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Tai'an |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,277 km2 (493 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 48 km (30 mi) |
| • Width | 37.5 km (23.3 mi) |
| Highest elevation [2] (Mount Jianyun (翦云山)) | 607.7 m (1,993.8 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 57.7 m (189.3 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 968,100 |
| • Density | 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 271600 |
| Website | www |
Feicheng (Chinese: 肥城; pinyin: Féichéng) is a county-level city under the administration of Tai'an City in the west of Shandong Province, China.[3] As of 2017[update], the population was 992,000. Part of the Great Wall of Qi starts here and is listed on the People's Republic of China's list of cultural artifacts.
Feicheng City has a relatively developed economy, ranking among the top 100 counties in China since 2006 and 76th in 2018. In 2017, Feicheng's GDP was 80.88 billion yuan, and its per capita GDP was 83,476.1 yuan, higher than the average level of Shandong Province and Tai'an City. Its most famous specialty is Feicheng peach, which was a royal tribute in the Ming and Qing dynasties and sold overseas at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Feicheng is the principal peach-producing district of the Northern Group.[4] The Peach Blossom Festival is held every year in Feicheng City.[5][6] In 1995, Feicheng City was recognized by the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture as the "Hometown of Chinese Buddha peach", and in 2000, Feicheng Peach Garden set a Guinness World Record as the "largest peach garden in the world".
Billionaire businessman Xiao Jianhua grew up in Feicheng.[7]
Administrative divisions
[edit]As 2012, this city is divided to 3 subdistricts and 11 towns.[8]
- Subdistricts
- Xincheng Subdistrict (新城街道)
- Laocheng Subdistrict (老城街道)
- Wangguadian Subdistrict (王瓜店街道)
- Towns
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Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Feicheng (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) | 16.5 (61.7) |
20.5 (68.9) |
28.4 (83.1) |
33.2 (91.8) |
36.0 (96.8) |
41.3 (106.3) |
42.1 (107.8) |
37.1 (98.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
34.2 (93.6) |
25.2 (77.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
42.1 (107.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.5 (40.1) |
8.3 (46.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.4 (88.5) |
31.8 (89.2) |
30.6 (87.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
12.9 (55.2) |
6.1 (43.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
2.2 (36.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.2 (70.2) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.0 (44.6) |
0.5 (32.9) |
13.9 (57.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −5.7 (21.7) |
−2.5 (27.5) |
2.9 (37.2) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.9 (58.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.1 (−2.4) |
−17.2 (1.0) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−5.1 (22.8) |
0.7 (33.3) |
9.2 (48.6) |
16.2 (61.2) |
12.0 (53.6) |
4.9 (40.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
−17.1 (1.2) |
−19.1 (−2.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) |
9.6 (0.38) |
12.0 (0.47) |
32.8 (1.29) |
57.4 (2.26) |
79.2 (3.12) |
174.8 (6.88) |
160.7 (6.33) |
60.0 (2.36) |
25.5 (1.00) |
22.3 (0.88) |
7.1 (0.28) |
646.4 (25.45) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 8.3 | 11.4 | 10.9 | 7.2 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 70.6 |
| Average snowy days | 2.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 59 | 55 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 61 | 77 | 81 | 74 | 68 | 67 | 63 | 64 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 148.5 | 155.9 | 207.2 | 228.2 | 252.8 | 225.7 | 187.0 | 188.6 | 185.3 | 183.7 | 156.9 | 152.3 | 2,272.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 50 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 52 | 42 | 46 | 50 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
- ^ a b c 肥城市情概况. Feicheng People's Government. 18 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-05-05. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Feicheng city - Taian". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Zai-long, Li (1984-06-01). "Peach Germplasm and Breeding in China". HortScience. 19 (3): 348–351. doi:10.21273/HORTSCI.19.3.348. ISSN 0018-5345.
- ^ "Feicheng Peach Blossom Festival - Taian". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Shoop, Elmira (2023-07-07). "30 Facts about Feicheng". Facts.net. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Barboza, David; Forsythe, Michael (June 3, 2014). "With Choice at Tiananmen, Student Took Road to Riches". The New York Times. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
He grew up in Feicheng, a poor farming village in a mountainous region of the eastern Chinese province of Shandong, one of six children born to a middle school teacher and his wife.
- ^ 东营市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.