Pinghe County (simplified Chinese: 平和县; traditional Chinese: 平和縣; pinyin: Pínghé Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pêng-hô-koān) is a county of the prefecture-level city of Zhangzhou, in southern Fujian province, PRC, bordering Guangdong province to the west.[1]
Administrative Division
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 532,649 | — |
| 2010 | 498,533 | −6.4% |
| 2020 | 455,042 | −8.7% |
| [2] | ||
The administrative centre or seat of Pinghe County is Xiaoxi (小溪镇).
Towns (镇, zhen)
Most of Pinghe’s old People’s communes, after spending the 80s and even 90s as Townships, have been upgraded to Towns. There are ten towns:[3]
- Xiaoxi (小溪 Sió-khe)
- Wenfeng (文峰 Bûn-hong)
- Shange (山格 Soaⁿ-keeh)
- Nansheng (南胜 Lâm-sèng)
- Banzai (坂仔 Póaⁿ-á)
- Anhou (Mandarin 安厚 Ānhòu, Hokkien 庵后 Am-āu)
- Daxi (大溪 Tōa-khe)
- Jiufeng (九峰 Kiú-hong)
- Xiazhai (Mandarin 霞寨 Xiázhài, Hokkien 下寨 Ēe-chēe)
- Luxi (芦溪 Lô͘-khe)
Townships (乡, xiang)
There are five townships:
- Wuzhai (五寨 Gō͘-chēe)
- Guoqiang (国强 Kok-kiâng, originally 高坑 Ko-kheng)
- Qiling (崎岭 Kiā-niá)
- Changle (长乐 Tióⁿ-lo̍h)
- Xiufeng (秀峰 Siù-hong)
Climate
| Climate data for Pinghe, elevation 109 m (358 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 30.8 (87.4) |
31.8 (89.2) |
33.7 (92.7) |
36.2 (97.2) |
38.7 (101.7) |
38.7 (101.7) |
39.7 (103.5) |
39.3 (102.7) |
37.6 (99.7) |
35.4 (95.7) |
34.3 (93.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 19.3 (66.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
22.4 (72.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
31.9 (89.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
20.9 (69.6) |
27.1 (80.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.7 (56.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.7 (83.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.7 (80.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
15.1 (59.2) |
21.7 (71.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.0 (50.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
23.8 (74.8) |
24.7 (76.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
11.1 (52.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.3 (48.7) |
13.6 (56.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
21.6 (70.9) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.2 (50.4) |
2.7 (36.9) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.6 (2.07) |
75.2 (2.96) |
124.7 (4.91) |
156.4 (6.16) |
208.8 (8.22) |
277.8 (10.94) |
205.6 (8.09) |
300.0 (11.81) |
195.5 (7.70) |
55.5 (2.19) |
45.5 (1.79) |
45.1 (1.78) |
1,742.7 (68.62) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.7 | 12.3 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 14.2 | 17.9 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 152.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 77 | 79 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 124.0 | 95.4 | 98.7 | 115.1 | 126.7 | 144.3 | 216.5 | 192.0 | 176.3 | 180.7 | 155.5 | 139.2 | 1,764.4 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 37 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]All-time May high[6] | |||||||||||||
Economy
Pinghe County is famous for its pomelos.
Tulou
Numerous Fujian Tulou, earth buildings of round, rectangular and other shapes, can be found within Pinghe County, primarily in its western part (viz., various villages of Luxi, Xiazhai, Jiufeng and Daxi Towns). One of them, the Xishuang Lou (西爽楼), located in Xi’an Village a few kilometers north of Xiazhai town center, has been described by some researchers as the “largest of the rectangular [tulou] in existence”.[7] Unfortunately, only parts of the compound have survived to this day.[8]
Notable people
- Chen Yifei (陳義飛), scholar and senior official of Ming dynasty (AD 1368-AD 1644)
- Lai Ching-te (賴清德), president of the Republic of China, born in Taiwan, his great-great grandfather migrated to Taiwan from Pinghe County.
References
- ^ http://www1.fjta.com/zhangzhou/pinghexian/ Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
- ^ “Fujian (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties)”. Citypopulation. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ http://www.hdzxw.com/news/93/n-208293.html (in Chinese)
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ “Experience Template” 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- ^ “Sina Visitor System” 【气温】今天有208个国家级气象站出现高温（去掉新疆5站，南方有203站），对比昨天267站，继续减少。而且热度也有所下降，今天只有云南元阳1个站点超40℃。不过今天福建广东广西还有5个站点打破5月最高气温纪录。其中广东乳源、澄海，连续2天创5月最高气温纪录。 未来南北方气温走势不同。低空冷空气南下，华南高温缩减，广东广西的高温在5月30-31日有望暂时结束。南方高温收缩到海南。而北方有暖脊东移，30-31日华北东北多地气温将创今年新高。30日石家庄附近有高温，石家庄报出36℃，可能拿下今年的首高温。31日内蒙古吉林交界一带也可能出现高温。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 28 May 2026.
{{cite web}}: line feed character in|script-title=at position 134 (help) - ^ Fred Thompson (February 1996), “Earthly fortresses – communal housing in China”, The Architectural Review
- ^ “霞寨镇西爽楼已倒塌 土楼成大土堆”, 海峡都市报, 2011-09-26, retrieved 2012-04-07
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External links
- Pinghe County official website (in Chinese)
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