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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Yuanping
|name = Yuanping
|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|原平市}}}}
|translit_lang1 = [[Chinese character|Chinese]]
|postal_code_type = [[Postal code of China|Postal code]]
|translit_lang1_type = [[Chinese character|Chinese]]
|postal_code = 034100
|translit_lang1_info =
|area_code = 0350
|translit_lang1_type1 = [[Pinyin]]
|translit_lang1_info1 =
|postal_code_type = postcode
|postal_code_type1 = [[034100]]
|settlement_type = [[County-level city]]
|settlement_type = [[County-level city]]
|image_skyline =
|image_skyline = File:Yuanping Zhushi Pailou.jpg
|image_caption = The Zhu Clan [[Paifang|Pailou]] in Yuanping
|image_map =
|image_map = ChinaXinzhouYuanping.png
|map_caption = Location of the county
|map_caption = Location in Xinzhou
|pushpin_map = Shanxi
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Shanxi
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [[People's Republic of China|China]]
|subdivision_name = People's Republic of China
|subdivision_type1 = Province
|subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of the People's Republic of China|Province]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Shanxi]]
|subdivision_name1 = [[Shanxi]]
|subdivision_type2 = Prefecture
|subdivision_type2 = [[Prefecture-level city]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Xinzhou, Shanxi|Xinzhou]]
|subdivision_name2 = [[Xinzhou, Shanxi|Xinzhou]]
|area_total_km2 =
| area_total_km2 = 2571.0
| area_urban_km2 = 148.00
|population =
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CUCSY_2017">{{cite book |editor1=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |editor-link=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |title=China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 |date=2019 |publisher=China Statistics Press |location=Beijing |page=46 |url=http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>
|population_as_of =
| population_total = 526000
| population_as_of = 2017
| population_urban = 184200
| population_urban_footnotes = <ref name="CUCSY_2017"/>
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_km2 = auto
|coordinates = {{coord|38.731|N|112.711|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-14|display=inline,title}}
|latNS =
|latd =
|elevation_m = 825
|latm =
|lats =
|longEW =
|longd =
|longm =
|longs =
|elevation_ft =
|elevation_m =
|timezone = [[China Standard Time|China Standard]]
|timezone = [[China Standard Time|China Standard]]
|utc_offset = +8
|utc_offset = +8
|website =
|website = {{URL|yuanping.gov.cn}}
}}
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{{chinese|c={{linktext|原平}} |p=Yuánpíng}}
'''Yuanping''' {原平}is a [[county-level city]] of [[Shanxi]], [[China]].It is in th middle of ShanXi province. It is the largest county-level city in ShanXi.


'''Yuanping''' is a [[county-level city]] under the administration of the [[prefecture-level city]] of [[Xinzhou]], in north-central [[Shanxi Province]], China.
==Climate==


==History==
{{Weather box
The territory of present-day Yuanping was held by [[state of Zhao|Zhao]] during the [[Warring States Period]] of [[Chinese history]]. Under the [[Qin dynasty]], it was part of Taiyuan Commandary. It became {{nowrap|'''Yuanping County'''}} in 114{{nbsp}}BC under [[Emperor Wu of Han|Emperor Wu]] of the [[Han dynasty|Han]]. It became {{nowrap|'''Xinxing County'''}} in [[Jian'an Era|Jian'an]] 15 during the [[Eastern Han dynasty|Eastern Han]]. Three years later, its name was restored as Yuanping County, but it was moved to [[Yanmen Commandery]].
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|location = Yuanping (1971&ndash;2000)
|Jan high C = -0.4
|Feb high C = 3.6
|Mar high C = 10.0
|Apr high C = 19.0
|May high C = 25.3
|Jun high C = 28.6
|Jul high C = 29.2
|Aug high C = 27.5
|Sep high C = 23.1
|Oct high C = 17.0
|Nov high C = 8.1
|Dec high C = 1.5


==Geography==
|Jan low C = -13.8
Yuanping is located nearly due north of [[Taiyuan]], the provincial capital.
|Feb low C = -9.5
|Mar low C = -3.1
|Apr low C = 3.9
|May low C = 10.2
|Jun low C = 14.7
|Jul low C = 17.7
|Aug low C = 16.3
|Sep low C = 10.0
|Oct low C = 3.3
|Nov low C = -4.5
|Dec low C = -11.4
|year low C =
|Jan precipitation mm = 1.9
|Feb precipitation mm = 3.7
|Mar precipitation mm = 9.2
|Apr precipitation mm = 15.9
|May precipitation mm = 30.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 54.9
|Jul precipitation mm = 102.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 114.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 52.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 19.9
|Nov precipitation mm = 8.8
|Dec precipitation mm = 1.7
|year precipitation mm =


===Climate===
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
Yuanping has a [[monsoon]]-influenced, [[continentality|continental]] [[semi-arid climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''BSk''), with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|−7.0|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|23.7|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|9.55|°C|1}}. Nearly half of the {{convert|412|mm}} of precipitation occurs in July and August alone. Due to the high elevation and dry climate, the [[diurnal temperature variation]] easily exceeds {{convert|15|C-change}} in winter and spring. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 50% in July to 62% in four months, and the average annual total is 2,585 hours.
|Jan precipitation days = 1.9

|Feb precipitation days = 2.4
{{Weather box|width=auto
|Mar precipitation days = 3.7
|metric first=y
|Apr precipitation days = 4.3
|single line=y
|May precipitation days = 5.7
|collapsed = Y
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|location = Yuanping, elevation {{convert|828|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals)
|Jul precipitation days = 13.3
|Aug precipitation days = 12.8
|Jan high C = 0.4
|Sep precipitation days = 9.2
|Feb high C = 4.9
|Oct precipitation days = 5.4
|Mar high C = 11.9
|Nov precipitation days = 3.0
|Apr high C = 19.8
|Dec precipitation days = 1.3
|May high C = 25.7
|Jun high C = 29.0
|source 1 = [http://www.weather.com.cn Weather China]
|Jul high C = 29.7
|Aug high C = 28.0
|Sep high C = 23.5
|Oct high C = 17.1
|Nov high C = 8.4
|Dec high C = 1.6
|Jan mean C = -6.3
|Feb mean C = -1.9
|Mar mean C = 4.8
|Apr mean C = 12.6
|May mean C = 18.8
|Jun mean C = 22.5
|Jul mean C = 23.9
|Aug mean C = 22.2
|Sep mean C = 17.0
|Oct mean C = 10.2
|Nov mean C = 2.0
|Dec mean C = -4.6
|Jan low C = -11.5
|Feb low C = -7.3
|Mar low C = -1.1
|Apr low C = 5.8
|May low C = 11.9
|Jun low C = 16.4
|Jul low C = 18.9
|Aug low C = 17.4
|Sep low C = 11.7
|Oct low C = 4.7
|Nov low C = -2.9
|Dec low C = -9.4
|Jan record high C = 11.4 |Jan record low C = -25.2
|Feb record high C = 17.5 |Feb record low C = -21.5
|Mar record high C = 28.6 |Mar record low C = -15.5
|Apr record high C = 37.0 |Apr record low C = -5.8
|May record high C = 37.4 |May record low C = -1.1
|Jun record high C = 41.1 |Jun record low C = 7.3
|Jul record high C = 39.3 |Jul record low C = 10.9
|Aug record high C = 36.0 |Aug record low C = 7.4
|Sep record high C = 33.4 |Sep record low C = -1.2
|Oct record high C = 28.1 |Oct record low C = -9.1
|Nov record high C = 20.5 |Nov record low C = -21.3
|Dec record high C = 15.0 |Dec record low C = -24.3
|year high C = |year low C =
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 2.0
|Feb precipitation mm = 3.4
|Mar precipitation mm = 7.7
|Apr precipitation mm = 18.4
|May precipitation mm = 32.6
|Jun precipitation mm = 55.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 110.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 102.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 58.6
|Oct precipitation mm = 22.1
|Nov precipitation mm = 11.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 1.6
|Jan humidity = 44
|Feb humidity = 40
|Mar humidity = 38
|Apr humidity = 38
|May humidity = 39
|Jun humidity = 51
|Jul humidity = 66
|Aug humidity = 68
|Sep humidity = 65
|Oct humidity = 57
|Nov humidity = 52
|Dec humidity = 47
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 1.4
|Feb precipitation days = 2.0
|Mar precipitation days = 3.0
|Apr precipitation days = 4.3
|May precipitation days = 6.0
|Jun precipitation days = 9.7
|Jul precipitation days = 12.1
|Aug precipitation days = 10.9
|Sep precipitation days = 9.2
|Oct precipitation days = 5.5
|Nov precipitation days = 3.3
|Dec precipitation days = 1.2
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 150.7
|Feb sun = 161.9
|Mar sun = 201.0
|Apr sun = 227.0
|May sun = 254.3
|Jun sun = 217.1
|Jul sun = 205.2
|Aug sun = 198.6
|Sep sun = 185.5
|Oct sun = 188.3
|Nov sun = 154.9
|Dec sun = 146.8
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 49
| Feb percentsun = 53
| Mar percentsun = 54
| Apr percentsun = 57
| May percentsun = 57
| Jun percentsun = 49
| Jul percentsun = 46
| Aug percentsun = 48
| Sep percentsun = 50
| Oct percentsun = 55
| Nov percentsun = 52
| Dec percentsun = 50
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 1.9
|Feb snow days = 3.0
|Mar snow days = 2.9
|Apr snow days = 0.7
|May snow days = 0
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 2.4
|Dec snow days = 2.1
|year snow days =
|source 1 = [[China Meteorological Administration]]<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref>
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}}</ref>
}}
}}

==Transportation==
The city lies on the [[G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway]]. Yuanping is also at the junction of the [[Beijing–Yuanping Railway]] and the [[Datong–Puzhou Railway]].


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.yuanping.gov.cn/templet/ www.yuanping.gov.cn] {{zh icon}}
*[http://www.yuanping.gov.cn www.yuanping.gov.cn] {{in lang|zh}}


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Latest revision as of 09:33, 27 April 2024

For other uses, see Yuanping (disambiguation).
Yuanping
原平市
County-level city
The Zhu Clan Pailou in Yuanping
The Zhu Clan Pailou in Yuanping
Location in Xinzhou
Location in Xinzhou
Yuanping is located in Shanxi
Yuanping
Yuanping
Location in Shanxi
Coordinates: 38°43′52″N 112°42′40″E / 38.731°N 112.711°E / 38.731; 112.711
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityXinzhou
Area
[1]
 • County-level city2,571.0 km2 (992.7 sq mi)
 • Urban
148.00 km2 (57.14 sq mi)
Elevation
825 m (2,707 ft)
Population
 (2017)
 • County-level city526,000
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
 • Urban
[1]
184,200
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
034100
Area code0350
Websiteyuanping.gov.cn
Yuanping
Chinese原平
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuánpíng

Yuanping is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinzhou, in north-central Shanxi Province, China.

History

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The territory of present-day Yuanping was held by Zhao during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. Under the Qin dynasty, it was part of Taiyuan Commandary. It became Yuanping County in 114 BC under Emperor Wu of the Han. It became Xinxing County in Jian'an 15 during the Eastern Han. Three years later, its name was restored as Yuanping County, but it was moved to Yanmen Commandery.

Geography

[edit]

Yuanping is located nearly due north of Taiyuan, the provincial capital.

Climate

[edit]

Yuanping has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −7.0 °C (19.4 °F) in January to 23.7 °C (74.7 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.55 °C (49.2 °F). Nearly half of the 412 millimetres (16.2 in) of precipitation occurs in July and August alone. Due to the high elevation and dry climate, the diurnal temperature variation easily exceeds 15 °C (27 °F) in winter and spring. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 50% in July to 62% in four months, and the average annual total is 2,585 hours.

Climate data for Yuanping, elevation 828 m (2,717 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 11.4
(52.5) 		17.5
(63.5) 		28.6
(83.5) 		37.0
(98.6) 		37.4
(99.3) 		41.1
(106.0) 		39.3
(102.7) 		36.0
(96.8) 		33.4
(92.1) 		28.1
(82.6) 		20.5
(68.9) 		15.0
(59.0) 		41.1
(106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 0.4
(32.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		11.9
(53.4) 		19.8
(67.6) 		25.7
(78.3) 		29.0
(84.2) 		29.7
(85.5) 		28.0
(82.4) 		23.5
(74.3) 		17.1
(62.8) 		8.4
(47.1) 		1.6
(34.9) 		16.7
(62.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −6.3
(20.7) 		−1.9
(28.6) 		4.8
(40.6) 		12.6
(54.7) 		18.8
(65.8) 		22.5
(72.5) 		23.9
(75.0) 		22.2
(72.0) 		17.0
(62.6) 		10.2
(50.4) 		2.0
(35.6) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		10.1
(50.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −11.5
(11.3) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		5.8
(42.4) 		11.9
(53.4) 		16.4
(61.5) 		18.9
(66.0) 		17.4
(63.3) 		11.7
(53.1) 		4.7
(40.5) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−9.4
(15.1) 		4.6
(40.2)
Record low °C (°F) −25.2
(−13.4) 		−21.5
(−6.7) 		−15.5
(4.1) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		7.3
(45.1) 		10.9
(51.6) 		7.4
(45.3) 		−1.2
(29.8) 		−9.1
(15.6) 		−21.3
(−6.3) 		−24.3
(−11.7) 		−25.2
(−13.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.0
(0.08) 		3.4
(0.13) 		7.7
(0.30) 		18.4
(0.72) 		32.6
(1.28) 		55.7
(2.19) 		110.1
(4.33) 		102.8
(4.05) 		58.6
(2.31) 		22.1
(0.87) 		11.0
(0.43) 		1.6
(0.06) 		426
(16.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.4 2.0 3.0 4.3 6.0 9.7 12.1 10.9 9.2 5.5 3.3 1.2 68.6
Average snowy days 1.9 3.0 2.9 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0.2 2.4 2.1 13.2
Average relative humidity (%) 44 40 38 38 39 51 66 68 65 57 52 47 50
Mean monthly sunshine hours 150.7 161.9 201.0 227.0 254.3 217.1 205.2 198.6 185.5 188.3 154.9 146.8 2,291.3
Percent possible sunshine 49 53 54 57 57 49 46 48 50 55 52 50 52
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3][4]

Transportation

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The city lies on the G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway. Yuanping is also at the junction of the Beijing–Yuanping Railway and the Datong–Puzhou Railway.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, ed. (2019). China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017. Beijing: China Statistics Press. p. 46. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）. China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.


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