Qianyang County

Qianyang County (simplified Chinese: 千阳县; traditional Chinese: 千陽縣; pinyin: Qiānyáng Xiàn) is a county in the west of Shaanxi province, China, bordering Gansu province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Baoji.

Qianyang County 千阳县 Kienyang
County
Qianyang in Baoji
Baoji in Shaanxi
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Shaanxi
Prefecture-level city	Baoji
Area
• Total	993.93 km2 (383.76 sq mi)
Highest elevation	1,545.5 m (5,070.5 ft)
Lowest elevation	710 m (2,330 ft)
Population  (2019)
• Total	125,400
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China standard time)
Postal code	721100
Licence plates	陕C
Website	www.qianyang.gov.cn

Established in 570 as 汧陽 (also pronounced Qianyang), in October 1964, in order to avoid rare characters, the name was changed to its current writing. Since then, where the name of the place is "Shaanxi", all use "Qian".^[1]

Qianyang is considered the birthplace of Qin culture and is noted for its folk embroidery.^[2]

Administrative divisions

As of 2020^[update], this county is divided into seven towns.^[3]

Towns

Chengguan (城关镇) Cuijiatou (崔家头镇) Nanzhai (南寨镇) Zhangjiayuan (张家塬镇)

Shuigou (水沟镇) Caobi (草碧镇) Gaoya (高崖镇)

Climate

Climate data for Qianyang, elevation 752 m (2,467 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)	18.7 (65.7)	23.7 (74.7)	28.8 (83.8)	34.9 (94.8)	36.4 (97.5)	40.1 (104.2)	40.0 (104.0)	37.8 (100.0)	40.3 (104.5)	31.0 (87.8)	25.2 (77.4)	19.6 (67.3)	40.3 (104.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	5.1 (41.2)	8.7 (47.7)	14.7 (58.5)	21.1 (70.0)	25.5 (77.9)	29.9 (85.8)	31.0 (87.8)	28.8 (83.8)	23.6 (74.5)	18.1 (64.6)	12.2 (54.0)	6.5 (43.7)	18.8 (65.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−1.6 (29.1)	2.0 (35.6)	7.5 (45.5)	13.4 (56.1)	17.8 (64.0)	22.5 (72.5)	24.7 (76.5)	23.0 (73.4)	18.0 (64.4)	12.1 (53.8)	5.5 (41.9)	−0.3 (31.5)	12.0 (53.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.2 (20.8)	−2.7 (27.1)	2.1 (35.8)	7.1 (44.8)	11.4 (52.5)	16.3 (61.3)	19.6 (67.3)	18.9 (66.0)	14.2 (57.6)	7.9 (46.2)	1.0 (33.8)	−4.7 (23.5)	7.1 (44.7)
Record low °C (°F)	−16.5 (2.3)	−14.4 (6.1)	−7.9 (17.8)	−3.5 (25.7)	1.2 (34.2)	8.0 (46.4)	12.6 (54.7)	10.2 (50.4)	4.5 (40.1)	−3.0 (26.6)	−11.6 (11.1)	−20.7 (−5.3)	−20.7 (−5.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	6.3 (0.25)	8.5 (0.33)	21.1 (0.83)	35.8 (1.41)	56.5 (2.22)	66.7 (2.63)	105.9 (4.17)	114.5 (4.51)	102.4 (4.03)	49.2 (1.94)	15.6 (0.61)	4.0 (0.16)	586.5 (23.09)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	4.2	5.1	7.2	7.5	10.8	10.3	10.6	11.6	12.8	10.7	6.0	2.9	99.7
Average snowy days	6.1	5.4	2.3	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.8	3.7	19.5
Average relative humidity (%)	61	63	63	65	68	68	74	80	83	80	74	65	70
Mean monthly sunshine hours	140.4	131.9	165.8	193.5	206.4	205.2	202.5	169.8	129.4	130.5	139.0	146.8	1,961.2
Percentage possible sunshine	45	42	44	49	48	48	46	41	35	38	45	48	44
Source: China Meteorological Administration[4][5]