Yanjin County, Yunnan
Yanjin County 盐津县 | |
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Coordinates: 28°06′32″N 104°14′02″E / 28.109°N 104.234°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Yunnan |
Prefecture-level city | Zhaotong |
Area | |
• Total | 1,416 km2 (547 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 453,096 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (CST) |
Postal code | 657500 |
Area code | 0870 |
Website | www |
Yanjin County (simplified Chinese: 盐津县; traditional Chinese: 鹽津縣; pinyin: Yánjīn Xiàn) is located in the northeast of Yunnan Province, China, bordering Sichuan Province to the north and east. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Zhaotong.
Situated on the banks of the narrow Heng River[1][a] valley, a tributary of the Yangtze, the town of Yanjing, Yanjin's county seat, has been referred to as the "World's Narrowest City."[2][3] The buildings of the city are situated on tall pillars, which is a preemptive measure toward water-level rise during periods of heavy flooding.[4] Videos of the city routinely go viral because of its uniqueness and the surrounding natural environment, attracting much attention to the city.[4]
History
[edit]Since at least the Qin Dynasty (221–206 BCE), the area of Yanjin was home to the Bo people.[5]
During a Duanwu Festival celebration in the late 1800s or early 1900s at Yanjin, a bridge that spanned the Heng River collapsed and four hundred people were drowned.[6] This led to the bridge being rebuilt with walls and a roof.[6] The county was named after the city of Yanjin when it was formed in 1917.[4]
In July 2006, a 5.1 magnitude earthquake left 22 dead, 106 injured and more than 6,000 homes demolished.[7]
In 2021, management practices to institute an urban rain flood ecosystem were underway in Yanjin through use of the sponge city approach to prepare for high flooding.[8]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Yanjin, elevation 449 m (1,473 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) | 22.2 (72.0) | 36.8 (98.2) | 34.5 (94.1) | 37.0 (98.6) | 40.1 (104.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 40.8 (105.4) | 41.4 (106.5) | 42.0 (107.6) | 32.8 (91.0) | 28.0 (82.4) | 23.0 (73.4) | 42.0 (107.6) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.4 (52.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 19.4 (66.9) | 25.0 (77.0) | 28.2 (82.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 32.5 (90.5) | 32.4 (90.3) | 27.8 (82.0) | 22.0 (71.6) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.9 (55.2) | 22.8 (73.1) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.2 (46.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 14.3 (57.7) | 19.0 (66.2) | 22.1 (71.8) | 24.2 (75.6) | 26.4 (79.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 22.8 (73.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | 18.0 (64.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) | 7.9 (46.2) | 11.1 (52.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 22.8 (73.0) | 22.6 (72.7) | 20.1 (68.2) | 16.3 (61.3) | 12.2 (54.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 15.1 (59.2) |
Record low °C (°F) | −0.5 (31.1) | −0.2 (31.6) | 1.8 (35.2) | 6.2 (43.2) | 10.8 (51.4) | 15.8 (60.4) | 16.8 (62.2) | 16.9 (62.4) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.0 (42.8) | 3.2 (37.8) | −1.3 (29.7) | −1.3 (29.7) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.5 (0.73) | 21.2 (0.83) | 37.1 (1.46) | 61.0 (2.40) | 88.5 (3.48) | 153.0 (6.02) | 230.9 (9.09) | 254.6 (10.02) | 124.0 (4.88) | 68.3 (2.69) | 26.3 (1.04) | 18 (0.7) | 1,101.4 (43.34) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.2 | 14.6 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 16.9 | 19.3 | 18.8 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 21.1 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 204.9 |
Average snowy days | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 82 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 76 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 84 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 32.2 | 37.0 | 64.8 | 91.9 | 94.1 | 78.6 | 127.5 | 130.4 | 65.3 | 35.6 | 43.4 | 34.2 | 835 |
Percent possible sunshine | 10 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 18 |
Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] |
Administrative divisions
[edit]Yanjin County has 6 towns and 4 townships.[11]
- 6 towns
- 4 townships
Notes
[edit]- ^ Often miscited as the Nanxi river, which is in fact a different river in southern Yunnan.
Food
[edit]Yanjin Huoshao:Yanjin County's famous cuisine, now rated as an intangible cultural heritage.
References
[edit]- ^ Kim, Nanny (2020). Mountain rivers, mountain roads : transport in southwest China, 1700-1850. Leiden. p. 286. ISBN 978-90-04-41617-8. OCLC 1117311272.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Have You Seen the World's Narrowest City? It's In China". News18. August 13, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ "Yanjin, the narrowest city in the world". EuroWeeklyNews. September 13, 2021. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
- ^ a b c "The Nanxi River City Is The World's Narrowest City". Indie88. 2021-10-09. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ Ti 4 Chieh Tʻai Hsüeh Yen Chiu Kuo Chi Hui i Lun Wen Chi. Yün-nan sheng she hui kʻo hsüeh yüan Tung nan Ya yen chiu so. 1990. p. 177.
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: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ a b Kim, Nanny (2020). Mountain rivers, mountain roads : transport in southwest China, 1700-1850. Leiden. pp. 286–89. ISBN 978-90-04-41617-8. OCLC 1117311272.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Briefly: High seas halt search for tsunami victims - Asia - Pacific - International Herald Tribune". The New York Times. July 23, 2006. ISSN 0362-4331. OCLC 1645522. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023.
- ^ Zhou, Yixin; Sharma, Ashutosh; Masud, Mehedi; Gaba, Gurjot Singh; Dhiman, Gaurav; Ghafoor, Kayhan Zrar; AlZain, Mohammed A. (2021). "Urban Rain Flood Ecosystem Design Planning and Feasibility Study for the Enrichment of Smart Cities". Sustainability. 13 (9): 5205. doi:10.3390/su13095205. ISSN 2071-1050.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "国家统计局" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
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