Jiajiang County

Jiajiang County (simplified Chinese: 夹江县; traditional Chinese: 夾江縣; pinyin: Jiājiāng Xiàn) is a county in central Sichuan Province, China. It is under the administration of Leshan city.

Jiajiang County 夹江县
County
Jiajiang Location of the seat in Sichuan
Coordinates: 29°44′31″N 103°33′54″E
Country	China
Province	Sichuan
Prefecture-level city	Leshan
County seat	Yancheng
Area
• Total	749 km2 (289 sq mi)
Population  (2009)
• Total	352,120
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Administrative divisions

Jiajiang County comprises 2 subdistricts and 7 towns:^[1]

subdistricts

• Qingyi 青衣街道
• Yancheng 漹城街道

towns

• Huangtu 黄土镇
• Ganjiang 甘江镇
• Wuchang 吴场镇
• Mucheng 木城镇
• Huatou 华头镇
• Xinchang 新场镇
• Macun 马村镇

Cultural attractions

• The Tenfu Tea Museum ^[2][3]
• Jiajiang Thousand Buddha Rock Scenic Area, dating to the Tang dynasty.

Climate

Climate data for Jiajiang, elevation 475 m (1,558 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)	18.9 (66.0)	25.0 (77.0)	31.7 (89.1)	33.4 (92.1)	36.0 (96.8)	37.3 (99.1)	37.6 (99.7)	38.7 (101.7)	35.7 (96.3)	29.7 (85.5)	26.2 (79.2)	19.3 (66.7)	38.7 (101.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	10.1 (50.2)	13.1 (55.6)	18.0 (64.4)	23.6 (74.5)	27.2 (81.0)	29.0 (84.2)	31.1 (88.0)	30.9 (87.6)	26.5 (79.7)	21.4 (70.5)	16.9 (62.4)	11.5 (52.7)	21.6 (70.9)
Daily mean °C (°F)	6.9 (44.4)	9.3 (48.7)	13.4 (56.1)	18.4 (65.1)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	26.3 (79.3)	26.0 (78.8)	22.6 (72.7)	18.1 (64.6)	13.6 (56.5)	8.5 (47.3)	17.5 (63.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.5 (40.1)	6.5 (43.7)	9.9 (49.8)	14.4 (57.9)	18.3 (64.9)	21.0 (69.8)	22.8 (73.0)	22.6 (72.7)	19.9 (67.8)	15.9 (60.6)	11.3 (52.3)	6.2 (43.2)	14.4 (58.0)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.8 (25.2)	−1.7 (28.9)	−0.5 (31.1)	4.0 (39.2)	8.9 (48.0)	13.9 (57.0)	16.8 (62.2)	16.14 (61.05)	12.9 (55.2)	4.6 (40.3)	1.2 (34.2)	−2.9 (26.8)	−3.8 (25.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	12.7 (0.50)	20.1 (0.79)	37.2 (1.46)	75.8 (2.98)	106.0 (4.17)	141.2 (5.56)	271.8 (10.70)	326.6 (12.86)	139.5 (5.49)	64.5 (2.54)	27.7 (1.09)	12.3 (0.48)	1,235.4 (48.62)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.7	10.2	13.0	14.2	15.3	16.8	16.5	15.9	16.7	17.4	9.9	8.6	164.2
Average snowy days	0.5	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1
Average relative humidity (%)	83	80	76	75	74	80	82	82	83	84	83	83	80
Mean monthly sunshine hours	35.9	49.7	81.4	110.4	114.1	100.3	124.7	133.0	64.1	42.5	45.1	34.5	935.7
Percentage possible sunshine	11	16	22	28	27	24	29	33	18	12	14	11	20
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]