Fengshun County

Fengshun (postal: Fungshun or Pungshan; simplified Chinese: 丰顺县; traditional Chinese: 豐順縣; pinyin: Fēngshùn Xiàn) is a county in Meizhou City, in the east of Guangdong Province, southern China.

Fengshun 丰顺县 Fungshun
County
Location of Fengshun County in Meizhou City and Guangdong province
Fengshun Location of the seat in Guangdong
Coordinates: 23.740°N 116.183°E / 23.740; 116.183
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Meizhou
Area
• Total	2,710 km2 (1,050 sq mi)
Population  (2020 census)
• Total	478,731
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Website	www.fengshun.gov.cn

History

Fengshun County was established in the third year of Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty (1738).^[1] It was placed under the jurisdiction of Chaozhou Prefecture at that time.^[2] From 1988, it is placed under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City.^[3]

Ethno-linguistic make-up

Fengshun is noted for its large Hakka population.

Administrative divisions

Fengshun County's executive, legislature and judiciary are based in Tangkeng (汤坑镇), along with its CPC and PSB branches. The county is responsible for the administration of 16 towns and one Township Enterprise.^[4]

Towns

• Baxiangshan (八乡山镇)
• Beidou (北斗镇)
• Dalonghua (大龙华镇)
• Fengliang (丰良镇)
• Huangjin (黄金镇)
• Jianqiao (建桥镇)
• Liuhuang (留隍镇)
• Longgang (龙岗镇)
• Pantian (潘田镇)
• Puzhai (埔寨镇)
• Shatian (砂田镇)
• Tanjiang (潭江镇)
• Tangkeng (汤坑镇)
• Tangnan (汤南镇)
• Tangxi (汤西镇)
• Xiaosheng (小胜镇)

Township enterprise

• Puzhai Farm (埔寨农场)

Transport

The area is served by Fengshun railway station on the Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway and Fengshun East railway station on the Meizhou–Chaoshan high-speed railway.

Climate

Climate data for Fengshun, elevation 45 m (148 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	29.9 (85.8)	31.1 (88.0)	34.1 (93.4)	36.0 (96.8)	36.6 (97.9)	37.8 (100.0)	39.2 (102.6)	38.5 (101.3)	37.2 (99.0)	35.5 (95.9)	34.6 (94.3)	31.8 (89.2)	39.2 (102.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	19.5 (67.1)	20.3 (68.5)	22.5 (72.5)	26.3 (79.3)	29.4 (84.9)	31.6 (88.9)	33.5 (92.3)	33.3 (91.9)	32.2 (90.0)	29.6 (85.3)	26.0 (78.8)	21.4 (70.5)	27.1 (80.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	14.1 (57.4)	15.3 (59.5)	17.8 (64.0)	21.7 (71.1)	25.0 (77.0)	27.3 (81.1)	28.5 (83.3)	28.2 (82.8)	27.2 (81.0)	24.2 (75.6)	20.2 (68.4)	15.7 (60.3)	22.1 (71.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	10.4 (50.7)	11.9 (53.4)	14.5 (58.1)	18.4 (65.1)	21.9 (71.4)	24.4 (75.9)	25.0 (77.0)	24.8 (76.6)	23.7 (74.7)	20.3 (68.5)	16.3 (61.3)	11.8 (53.2)	18.6 (65.5)
Record low °C (°F)	0.4 (32.7)	1.9 (35.4)	2.1 (35.8)	9.0 (48.2)	13.6 (56.5)	17.4 (63.3)	21.1 (70.0)	20.7 (69.3)	16.5 (61.7)	10.6 (51.1)	3.9 (39.0)	−0.4 (31.3)	−0.4 (31.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	40.6 (1.60)	58.8 (2.31)	114.6 (4.51)	162.3 (6.39)	221.6 (8.72)	330.2 (13.00)	296.0 (11.65)	299.3 (11.78)	190.0 (7.48)	45.2 (1.78)	35.8 (1.41)	38.2 (1.50)	1,832.6 (72.13)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	7.1	10.8	14.4	15.2	18.4	20.3	17.8	18.8	12.7	5.5	5.3	6.4	152.7
Average relative humidity (%)	73	77	79	80	82	84	81	81	78	73	72	70	78
Mean monthly sunshine hours	146.2	103.0	94.7	102.9	127.1	143.1	210.6	193.2	191.3	200.5	175.5	165.3	1,853.4
Percentage possible sunshine	44	32	25	27	31	35	51	48	52	56	54	50	42
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Notable Figures

• Joseph Ting Sun Pao (丁新豹), Hong Kong historian, also a honourable professor of Hong Kong University.