Anguo

Anguo (simplified Chinese: 安国; traditional Chinese: 安國; pinyin: Ānguó), nicknamed "Medicine Capital" (药都), is a county-level city under the administration of and 52 kilometres (32 mi) south of Baoding, central Hebei province, China.^[2]

Anguo 安国市 Ankwo
County-level city
Temple for the God of Medicine
Location in Baoding
Anguo Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°25′05″N 115°19′37″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Baoding
Area [1]
• County-level city	485.1 km2 (187.3 sq mi)
• Urban	81.00 km2 (31.27 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (107 ft)
Population  (2017)
• County-level city	415,000
• Density	860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
• Urban [1]	109,800
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	071200
Area code	0312
Website	anguo.gov.cn

Anguo
Simplified Chinese	安国
Traditional Chinese	安國
Postal	Ankwo
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Ānguó Wade–Giles An1-kuo2

Qizhou
Chinese	祁州
Postal	Chichow
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qízhōu Wade–Giles Ch'i2-chou1

It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine (藥王廟) established around 100.

In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou (Chinese: 祁州; pinyin: Qízhōu). In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km² (188 sq mi), of which the centrally placed Yaocheng (药城; Yàochéng) is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts:^[2]

• Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)

Towns:

• Qizhou (祁州镇), Wurenqiao (伍仁桥镇), Shifo (石佛镇), Zhengzhang (郑章镇), Xifoluo (西佛落镇), Dawunü (大五女镇)

Townships:

• Mingguandian Township (明官店乡), Nanloudi Township (南娄底乡), Xi'anguocheng Township (西安国城乡), Beiduancun Township (北段村乡)

Climate

Climate data for Anguo, elevation 31 m (102 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)	16.8 (62.2)	23.6 (74.5)	31.0 (87.8)	33.7 (92.7)	39.4 (102.9)	42.3 (108.1)	42.3 (108.1)	36.5 (97.7)	35.6 (96.1)	31.4 (88.5)	24.1 (75.4)	19.2 (66.6)	42.3 (108.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.1 (37.6)	7.3 (45.1)	14.5 (58.1)	21.7 (71.1)	27.4 (81.3)	32.0 (89.6)	32.4 (90.3)	30.6 (87.1)	26.8 (80.2)	20.5 (68.9)	11.2 (52.2)	4.5 (40.1)	19.3 (66.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−2.9 (26.8)	0.9 (33.6)	7.8 (46.0)	15.1 (59.2)	21.0 (69.8)	25.7 (78.3)	27.3 (81.1)	25.7 (78.3)	20.8 (69.4)	13.9 (57.0)	5.3 (41.5)	−1.0 (30.2)	13.3 (55.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−7.5 (18.5)	−3.9 (25.0)	2.1 (35.8)	9.0 (48.2)	14.9 (58.8)	20.0 (68.0)	22.9 (73.2)	21.7 (71.1)	16.0 (60.8)	8.7 (47.7)	0.8 (33.4)	−5.1 (22.8)	8.3 (46.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−20.0 (−4.0)	−7.4 (18.7)	−9.8 (14.4)	−3.1 (26.4)	4.2 (39.6)	9.1 (48.4)	14.8 (58.6)	12.0 (53.6)	5.4 (41.7)	−4.2 (24.4)	−13.7 (7.3)	−20.8 (−5.4)	−20.8 (−5.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.0 (0.08)	4.5 (0.18)	7.9 (0.31)	25.6 (1.01)	32.2 (1.27)	61.8 (2.43)	131.0 (5.16)	120.6 (4.75)	51.4 (2.02)	25.7 (1.01)	13.3 (0.52)	2.2 (0.09)	478.2 (18.83)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.5	2.1	2.9	4.7	6.0	8.2	11.1	10.1	6.2	4.8	3.6	1.4	62.6
Average snowy days	2.6	2.5	1.0	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3	2.5	10.1
Average relative humidity (%)	56	52	49	53	58	60	74	78	73	66	66	60	62
Mean monthly sunshine hours	159.4	164.2	216.9	241.0	267.4	238.0	205.6	206.3	201.1	188.6	156.1	156.5	2,401.1
Percentage possible sunshine	52	54	58	61	60	54	46	49	55	55	52	53	54
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Notable people

• Mo Menchuan, Chinese politician and academician