Lianhua County (simplified Chinese: 莲花县; traditional Chinese: 蓮花縣; pinyin: Liánhuā Xiàn) is a county in the west of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Hunan province to the west. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Pingxiang.

Lianhua County
莲花县
Lienhwa
Lianhua is the southernmost division in this map of Pingxiang
Lianhua is the southernmost division in this map of Pingxiang
Pingxiang in Jiangxi
Pingxiang in Jiangxi
Coordinates: 27°07′40″N 113°57′41″E / 27.1277°N 113.9615°E / 27.1277; 113.9615
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceJiangxi
Prefecture-level cityPingxiang
Area
 • Total1,072 km2 (414 sq mi)
Population
 ((2018))
279,400
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
337100

Geography

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Lianhua lies in the Luoxiao Mountains, somewhat north of Jinggangshan.

Revolutionary History

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Hard on the Hunan border, Lianhua was the headquarters of the (South-)Eastern Hunan Red Army Independent Division, and thus the administrative centre for the Hunan-Jiangxi Soviet, a constituent part of the Chinese Soviet Republic of the early 1930s.

Administrative divisions

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Lianhua County has 5 towns and 8 townships.[1]

5 towns
8 townships

Climate

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Climate data for Lianhua (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 25.5
(77.9)
30.6
(87.1)
34.5
(94.1)
35.2
(95.4)
36.9
(98.4)
37.3
(99.1)
40.5
(104.9)
41.1
(106.0)
38.0
(100.4)
37.3
(99.1)
32.5
(90.5)
25.5
(77.9)
41.1
(106.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.6
(51.1)
13.5
(56.3)
17.1
(62.8)
23.7
(74.7)
28.0
(82.4)
30.8
(87.4)
34.1
(93.4)
33.4
(92.1)
30.0
(86.0)
25.4
(77.7)
19.6
(67.3)
13.6
(56.5)
23.3
(74.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.5
(43.7)
8.9
(48.0)
12.5
(54.5)
18.4
(65.1)
22.9
(73.2)
26.0
(78.8)
28.6
(83.5)
27.9
(82.2)
24.6
(76.3)
19.6
(67.3)
13.9
(57.0)
8.4
(47.1)
18.2
(64.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.7
(38.7)
5.8
(42.4)
9.4
(48.9)
14.8
(58.6)
19.2
(66.6)
22.7
(72.9)
24.6
(76.3)
24.2
(75.6)
20.9
(69.6)
15.6
(60.1)
10.0
(50.0)
4.9
(40.8)
14.7
(58.4)
Record low °C (°F) −5.4
(22.3)
−3.8
(25.2)
−3.5
(25.7)
1.9
(35.4)
8.5
(47.3)
13.1
(55.6)
16.6
(61.9)
17.9
(64.2)
12.2
(54.0)
2.4
(36.3)
−2.1
(28.2)
−8.8
(16.2)
−8.8
(16.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 84.1
(3.31)
97.7
(3.85)
195.3
(7.69)
207.0
(8.15)
235.9
(9.29)
263.6
(10.38)
153.4
(6.04)
140.5
(5.53)
80.3
(3.16)
60.1
(2.37)
87.2
(3.43)
60.4
(2.38)
1,665.5
(65.58)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 15.0 15.0 19.5 18.2 17.2 16.5 11.5 14.1 10.4 8.9 11.3 11.4 169
Average snowy days 2.7 1.5 0.4 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0.8 5.6
Average relative humidity (%) 81 81 82 80 80 81 75 77 78 76 78 78 79
Mean monthly sunshine hours 62.9 62.6 70.5 99.3 123.2 128.5 214.7 191.1 151.2 136.8 118.0 104.8 1,463.6
Percent possible sunshine 19 20 19 26 29 31 51 48 41 39 37 33 33
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  2. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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