Liancheng County

Liancheng County (simplified Chinese: 连城县; traditional Chinese: 連城縣; pinyin: Liánchéng Xiàn) is a county in the municipal region of Longyan, Fujian, People's Republic of China.

Liancheng County 连城县 Liencheng
County
Liancheng Location of the seat in Fujian
Coordinates: 25°34′N 116°47′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Fujian
Prefecture-level city	Longyan
Area
• Total	2,582 km2 (997 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	250,518
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

Geography

Liancheng borders Changting and Shanghang counties to the west and south, and Xinluo, the municipal seat, to the southeast. Sanming Municipality's Yong'an City and Qingliu County lie to the east and northeast. Two watersheds meet here, with most of the county's rivers flowing north and east to the Min River and the East China Sea, and the remainder flowing southwest to the Ting River system and the South China Sea.

Climate

Climate data for Liancheng, elevation 404 m (1,325 ft), (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	15.2 (59.4)	17.2 (63.0)	19.9 (67.8)	24.7 (76.5)	28.1 (82.6)	30.3 (86.5)	33.1 (91.6)	32.7 (90.9)	30.5 (86.9)	26.7 (80.1)	22.2 (72.0)	16.9 (62.4)	24.8 (76.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.5 (49.1)	11.8 (53.2)	14.9 (58.8)	19.8 (67.6)	23.2 (73.8)	25.7 (78.3)	27.5 (81.5)	27.0 (80.6)	25.0 (77.0)	20.9 (69.6)	16.2 (61.2)	10.9 (51.6)	19.4 (66.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	5.8 (42.4)	8.2 (46.8)	11.4 (52.5)	16.1 (61.0)	19.8 (67.6)	22.6 (72.7)	23.7 (74.7)	23.4 (74.1)	21.2 (70.2)	16.6 (61.9)	11.9 (53.4)	6.8 (44.2)	15.6 (60.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	74.5 (2.93)	108.2 (4.26)	194.6 (7.66)	204.1 (8.04)	255.4 (10.06)	272.1 (10.71)	132.7 (5.22)	192.7 (7.59)	92.0 (3.62)	52.2 (2.06)	59.2 (2.33)	55.5 (2.19)	1,693.2 (66.67)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	10.6	13.2	18.3	17.0	17.9	18.0	14.1	16.3	11.2	6.6	7.7	8.6	159.5
Average snowy days	0.4	0.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.2	1
Average relative humidity (%)	77	78	80	78	79	80	74	77	77	73	75	75	77
Mean monthly sunshine hours	103.9	89.8	82.6	103.4	114.1	122.9	205.9	185.2	161.6	165.1	143.9	128.6	1,607
Percentage possible sunshine	31	28	22	27	27	30	49	46	44	47	44	39	36
Source: China Meteorological Administration[1][2]

Transportation

Liancheng county is crossed by National Route 205 (Yong'an downtown--Shanghang centre). The Ganzhou–Longyan Railway passes through Liancheng.

Sights

In 2005 Peitian, an 800-year-old village, was designated as "National Historical and Cultural Village".^[3]

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  Peitian Village
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  Zhixi Village