Jing County, Anhui

Jing County or Jingxian (simplified Chinese: 泾县; traditional Chinese: 涇縣; pinyin: Jīng Xiàn) is a county in the south of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Xuancheng. It has a population of 360,000 and an area of 2,059 km² (795 sq mi). The government of Jing County is located in Jingchuan Town.

Jingxian 泾县
County
Jingxian Railway Station
Jing County is the westernmost division in this map of Xuancheng
Xuancheng in Anhui
Coordinates: 30°41′19″N 118°25′12″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Anhui
Prefecture-level city	Xuancheng
Area
• Total	2,054.5 km2 (793.2 sq mi)
Population  (2018)
• Total	307,000
• Density	150/km2 (390/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	242500

Jing County has jurisdiction over eleven towns and four townships.

The county is known for its production of Xuan paper and its historic villages.^[1]

Administrative divisions

Jing County is divided to 7 towns and 2 townships.^[2]

Towns

Maolin (茂林镇) Langqiao (榔桥镇) Huangcun (黄村镇) Dingjiaqiao (顶家桥镇)

Jingchuan (泾川镇) Caicun (蔡村镇) Yunling (云岭镇)

Townships

• Changqiao Township (昌桥乡)
• Tingxi Township (汀溪乡)

Climate

Climate data for Jingxian, elevation 57 m (187 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)	25.8 (78.4)	29.4 (84.9)	35.0 (95.0)	35.0 (95.0)	37.0 (98.6)	38.7 (101.7)	41.2 (106.2)	40.0 (104.0)	39.4 (102.9)	34.6 (94.3)	30.3 (86.5)	24.9 (76.8)	41.2 (106.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	8.4 (47.1)	11.4 (52.5)	16.4 (61.5)	22.8 (73.0)	27.4 (81.3)	29.8 (85.6)	33.5 (92.3)	32.8 (91.0)	28.5 (83.3)	23.4 (74.1)	17.5 (63.5)	11.1 (52.0)	21.9 (71.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	6.0 (42.8)	10.3 (50.5)	16.3 (61.3)	21.2 (70.2)	24.5 (76.1)	27.9 (82.2)	27.3 (81.1)	23.0 (73.4)	17.3 (63.1)	11.2 (52.2)	5.4 (41.7)	16.2 (61.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.1 (32.2)	2.2 (36.0)	6.1 (43.0)	11.6 (52.9)	16.6 (61.9)	20.7 (69.3)	23.9 (75.0)	23.6 (74.5)	19.3 (66.7)	13.1 (55.6)	7.1 (44.8)	1.5 (34.7)	12.1 (53.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−9.0 (15.8)	−10.8 (12.6)	−5.4 (22.3)	−0.2 (31.6)	6.7 (44.1)	11.3 (52.3)	17.7 (63.9)	16.0 (60.8)	8.6 (47.5)	0.9 (33.6)	−4.5 (23.9)	−15.4 (4.3)	−15.4 (4.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	84.0 (3.31)	87.5 (3.44)	138.9 (5.47)	137.4 (5.41)	160.0 (6.30)	260.0 (10.24)	221.2 (8.71)	176.4 (6.94)	99.1 (3.90)	74.0 (2.91)	73.5 (2.89)	55.9 (2.20)	1,567.9 (61.72)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	12.7	12.8	15.1	13.9	14.1	15.1	14.1	14.7	10.9	9.5	10.8	10.1	153.8
Average snowy days	4.5	2.2	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3	1.7	9.5
Average relative humidity (%)	80	78	77	76	78	83	81	82	82	81	81	78	80
Mean monthly sunshine hours	96.8	102.8	124.3	146.5	158.9	138.6	200.3	179.6	141.7	144.8	125.9	117.5	1,677.7
Percentage possible sunshine	30	33	33	38	37	33	47	44	39	41	40	37	38
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

Tourism

Tourist spots

Preservation of the county's historic villages has been challenging. According to a local official, "The key to preserving villages such as Chaji ... was to convince villagers to stay and not move away to work in the big cities."^[5][6] Tourist facilities for visitors to Chaji "have been built on the periphery of the ancient village to retain its pastoral landscape."^[7]

• 
  Taohuatan
• 
  Daguan Pagoda
• 
  Former Headquarter of New Fourth Army in Jingxian
• 
  Zhaji Village

Notable people

• Zhu Yongjun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.^[8]