Yingde

Yingde (postal: Yingtak; Chinese: 英德; pinyin: Yīngdé) is a historical city in the north of Guangdong Province, China. The city is on the Bei River, a tributary of the Pearl River. Administratively, it is part of the Qingyuan prefecture-level city.

Yingde 英德市 Yingtak
County-level & Sub-prefectural city
Yingde Location of the city center in Guangdong
Coordinates: 24°12′36″N 113°24′04″E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Guangdong
Prefecture-level city	Qingyuan
Area
• Total	5,627 km2 (2,173 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)

The principal varieties of Chinese spoken are Hakka (64%), Cantonese (29%) and others (7%). Mandarin is rarely spoken except in teaching.

It is famous for its Yingde Stone and Yingdehong tea. In 1963, the British royal family popularized Yingde's black tea worldwide after offering the tea to guests at the Queen's Banquet.^[1] Yingde's tea history dates back to over 1,200 years ago. It is considered to be one of the top three places in the world to grow black tea.^[2]

Climate

Climate data for Yingde, elevation 74 m (243 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	27.4 (81.3)	30.5 (86.9)	32.9 (91.2)	34.0 (93.2)	35.9 (96.6)	37.9 (100.2)	40.1 (104.2)	39.6 (103.3)	38.4 (101.1)	36.4 (97.5)	33.6 (92.5)	28.6 (83.5)	40.1 (104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	16.1 (61.0)	18.0 (64.4)	20.3 (68.5)	25.4 (77.7)	29.6 (85.3)	32.0 (89.6)	33.8 (92.8)	33.8 (92.8)	31.9 (89.4)	28.5 (83.3)	23.8 (74.8)	18.4 (65.1)	26.0 (78.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	11.8 (53.2)	13.9 (57.0)	16.6 (61.9)	21.6 (70.9)	25.4 (77.7)	27.7 (81.9)	29.1 (84.4)	28.9 (84.0)	27.2 (81.0)	23.6 (74.5)	18.7 (65.7)	13.5 (56.3)	21.5 (70.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	8.9 (48.0)	11.0 (51.8)	13.9 (57.0)	18.7 (65.7)	22.5 (72.5)	24.9 (76.8)	25.9 (78.6)	25.7 (78.3)	23.9 (75.0)	20.0 (68.0)	15.1 (59.2)	10.2 (50.4)	18.4 (65.1)
Record low °C (°F)	−3.6 (25.5)	1.2 (34.2)	1.0 (33.8)	7.3 (45.1)	13.6 (56.5)	17.5 (63.5)	21.2 (70.2)	22.5 (72.5)	15.4 (59.7)	9.1 (48.4)	3.5 (38.3)	−0.7 (30.7)	−3.6 (25.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	65.2 (2.57)	75.3 (2.96)	163.3 (6.43)	233.7 (9.20)	328.2 (12.92)	377.6 (14.87)	220.5 (8.68)	181.2 (7.13)	113.7 (4.48)	41.7 (1.64)	55.2 (2.17)	49.4 (1.94)	1,905 (74.99)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	9.7	11.7	18.2	17.4	18.8	19.8	16.6	15.9	10.4	5.5	6.9	6.9	157.8
Average snowy days	0.2	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.3
Average relative humidity (%)	72	75	81	81	80	81	77	77	75	69	70	69	76
Mean monthly sunshine hours	107.6	83.2	67.8	83.7	125.3	152.6	218.6	213.9	201.6	201.9	168.3	150.9	1,775.4
Percentage possible sunshine	32	26	18	22	30	38	53	54	55	57	52	46	40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]all-time extreme temperature[5]

Ingtak pagoda, from Johan Nieuhof (1618-1672); Jean-Baptiste Le Carpentier (1606-ca. 1670): L'ambassade de la Compagnie Orientale des Provinces Unies vers l'Empereur de la Chine, 1665

See also