Huangmei County (simplified Chinese: 黄梅; traditional Chinese: 黃梅; pinyin: Huángméi Xiàn) falls under the administration of Huanggang City in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and borders Anhui to the east and Jiangxi to the south across the Yangtze. It also administers Shanjia Islet (单家洲) in the Yangtze.

Huangmei County
黄梅县
Hwangmei
Huangmei Station
Huangmei Station
Huangmei is located in Hubei
Huangmei
Huangmei
Location of the seat in Hubei
Coordinates (Huangmei government): 30°04′14″N 115°56′39″E / 30.070453°N 115.944219°E / 30.070453; 115.944219
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHubei
Prefecture-level cityHuanggang
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Website黄梅县人民政府门户网站 (Huangmei County People's Government Web Portal) (in Simplified Chinese)

Geography

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Map including Huangmei (labeled as HUANG-MEI (HWANG-MEI) (walled) 黃梅) (AMS, 1954)

Administrative divisions

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Huangmei County administers:[1][2][3]

# Name Chinese (S)
Towns
1 Huangmei 黄梅
2 Konglong 孔垄/孔垅
3 Xiaochi 小池镇
4 Zhuogang 濯港镇
5 Xinkai 新开镇
6 Caishan 蔡山镇
7 Wuzu 五祖镇
8 Tingqian 停前镇
9 Xiaxin 下新镇
10 Dahe 大河镇
11 Fenlu 分路镇
12 Dushan 独山镇
Townships
13 Shamu 杉木乡
14 Liulin 柳林乡
15 Kuzhu 苦竹乡
16 Liuzuo 刘佐乡
Other Area
17 Longgan Lake Farm 龙感湖农场

As of 2013, the county jurisdiction over 12 towns, 4 townships, which are Huangmei town, Koike town, KONGLONG town, under the new town, big town, stopped before the town, Wuzu town, town Zhuo, Cai Town, the new open town, town alone, shunt town, fir Township, Liulin Township, Nigatake Township, township and Liu Zuo Nuebu Park management Office, management Office Longganghu.[citation needed]

History

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In 845 BC Marquis Wen 文侯 Huang Meng 黃孟 (aka Huang Zhang 黃璋) moved the capital of the State of Huang from Yicheng to Huangchuan (present-day Huangchuan, Henan). Huang Xi's descendants ruled State of Huang until 648 BC when it was destroyed by the State of Chu. The Marquis of Huang, Marquis Mu 穆侯 Huang Qisheng 黃企生, fled to the state of Qi. The people of Huang were forced to relocate to Chu. They settled in the region of present-day Hubei province, in a region known as the Jiangxia Prefecture 江夏郡 during the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). There are many places in this region today that were named after Huang e.g. Huanggang, Huangpi, Huangmei, Huangshi, Huangan, Huangzhou etc. A large number of the people of Huang were also relocated to regions south of the Yangtze River.

Climate

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Climate data for Huangmei (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.3
(70.3)
27.0
(80.6)
31.1
(88.0)
32.8
(91.0)
36.0
(96.8)
37.9
(100.2)
39.7
(103.5)
39.6
(103.3)
37.5
(99.5)
33.6
(92.5)
29.7
(85.5)
22.5
(72.5)
39.7
(103.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)
10.9
(51.6)
16.9
(62.4)
22.8
(73.0)
27.1
(80.8)
29.5
(85.1)
32.7
(90.9)
33.2
(91.8)
29.1
(84.4)
24.0
(75.2)
18.0
(64.4)
11.0
(51.8)
22.0
(71.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.8
(40.6)
6.7
(44.1)
12.0
(53.6)
17.7
(63.9)
22.5
(72.5)
25.5
(77.9)
28.6
(83.5)
28.5
(83.3)
24.1
(75.4)
18.8
(65.8)
13.1
(55.6)
6.4
(43.5)
17.4
(63.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.0
(35.6)
3.6
(38.5)
8.1
(46.6)
13.3
(55.9)
18.6
(65.5)
22.3
(72.1)
25.1
(77.2)
25.0
(77.0)
20.5
(68.9)
15.1
(59.2)
9.6
(49.3)
3.1
(37.6)
13.9
(57.0)
Record low °C (°F) −6.0
(21.2)
−5.7
(21.7)
−2.5
(27.5)
2.0
(35.6)
9.1
(48.4)
14.1
(57.4)
19.5
(67.1)
18.4
(65.1)
12.0
(53.6)
3.2
(37.8)
−1.5
(29.3)
−10.2
(13.6)
−10.2
(13.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 60.8
(2.39)
82.7
(3.26)
127.7
(5.03)
158.8
(6.25)
189.1
(7.44)
239.6
(9.43)
206.0
(8.11)
142.9
(5.63)
83.8
(3.30)
61.7
(2.43)
66.3
(2.61)
41.9
(1.65)
1,461.3
(57.53)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 11.2 11.6 14.9 13.8 13.6 14.0 11.5 10.9 8.1 8.0 9.6 8.8 136
Average snowy days 3.4 2.0 0.7 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.3 7.6
Average relative humidity (%) 75 74 75 75 76 80 80 79 75 72 74 73 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 94.1 96.0 116.0 145.2 162.5 143.7 205.9 208.9 173.8 160.1 138.1 122.2 1,766.5
Percent possible sunshine 29 30 31 37 38 34 48 51 47 46 44 39 40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]

Huangmei Ohe tone

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Huangmei is famous for its drug tone, also called Huangmei Ohe tone or Huibei East drug tone. In Huangmei county, Ohe tone is also occasionally called Huangmei song, which is not related to Huangmei opera (Chinese: 黃梅戲 / 黃梅調;; pinyin: Huángméixì / Huángméidiào). It is a combination of local folk songs, dances, and some ancient operas. Huangmei Ohe tone flourished in the late 18th century to become one of the most typical Huibei opera (Han opera) forms.[6]

Transport

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Huangmei is connected to Jiujiang by two bridges across the Yangtze River.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ 黄梅简介 (in Simplified Chinese). Huangmei County People's Government. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018. 现设黄梅、孔垅、小池、濯港、新开、蔡山、五祖、停前、下新、大河、分路、独山12个镇,杉木、柳林、苦竹、刘佐4个乡
  2. ^ 黄冈市乡镇(街道)名录 [Huanggang City Township-level Divisions List] (in Simplified Chinese). XZQH.org. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018. 黄梅县辖12个镇、4个乡:黄梅镇、孔垄镇、小池镇、下新镇、大河镇、停前镇、五祖镇、濯港镇、蔡山镇、新开镇、独山镇、分路镇、柳林乡、杉木乡、苦竹乡、刘佐乡。
  3. ^ 中国地质邮政编码簿(2015). 中国邮政集团公司. 2015. p. 595.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  6. ^ Long, Lingqian (2017). Han Opera as a Public Institution in Modern Wuhan (Thesis). ProQuest 1926743858.[page needed]