Tongjiang County (Chinese: 通江县; pinyin: Tōngjiāng Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China, bordering Shaanxi Province to the north. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level cityofBazhong, with an area of 4,125 km2 (1,593 sq mi), and a population of approximately 730,000.[when?]
Tongjiang County
通江县
Tungkiang
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Location of Tongjiang County (pink) and Bazhong City (yellow) within Sichuan
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| Coordinates: 31°54′40″N 107°14′38″E / 31.911°N 107.244°E / 31.911; 107.244 | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Bazhong |
| County seat | Nuojiang |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,119.78 km2 (1,590.66 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Tongjiang County comprises 1 subdistrict, 30 towns and 2 townships:[1]
Tongjiang is located south of the eastern section of the Micang Mountain ranges. The area has features geographical features known as Karst topography.
Tongjiang has resources of natural gas, marble, dolomite, gypsum and uranium.
Provincial Highways 201 and 302 are main roads through Tongjiang County.
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The Sichuan-Shaanxi border area of Tongjiang was the headquarters location for the formation of the Fourth Red Army, which became part of the People's Liberation Army. A cliff with a carved slogan "赤化全川", which translates roughly to "Communization All of Sichuan" or "Redden All of Sichuan", is a well-known landmark in the area.
Tongjiang is also known for its local specialty of cooked Fungus, and is known colloquially as the “中国银耳之乡” or "Hometown of Chinese White Fungus", and is listed for national protection as the originating region of this product; much like Champagne is in France.
| Climate data for Tongjiang, elevation 482 m (1,581 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 20.2 (68.4) |
23.9 (75.0) |
31.0 (87.8) |
34.6 (94.3) |
37.7 (99.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
38.9 (102.0) |
40.2 (104.4) |
38.4 (101.1) |
33.6 (92.5) |
27.1 (80.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.8 (49.6) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.8 (64.0) |
23.4 (74.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
29.7 (85.5) |
32.4 (90.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
27.1 (80.8) |
21.7 (71.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
10.8 (51.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.6 (42.1) |
8.1 (46.6) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
21.1 (70.0) |
24.3 (75.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
12 (54) |
6.9 (44.4) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.8 (37.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.0 (55.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.4 (57.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.8 (25.2) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
3.8 (38.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
12.1 (53.8) |
0.9 (33.6) |
0.3 (32.5) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 6.6 (0.26) |
16.1 (0.63) |
31.5 (1.24) |
67.1 (2.64) |
133.3 (5.25) |
176.4 (6.94) |
255.5 (10.06) |
159.0 (6.26) |
163.6 (6.44) |
101.7 (4.00) |
40.8 (1.61) |
9.7 (0.38) |
1,161.3 (45.71) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.9 | 6.7 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 11.1 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 128.1 |
| Average snowy days | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 73 | 71 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 80 | 77 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 77 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 55.1 | 58.1 | 100.1 | 136.4 | 149.5 | 145.5 | 185.9 | 203.6 | 116.9 | 89.2 | 74.5 | 53.3 | 1,368.1 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 17 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 43 | 50 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 17 | 30 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3] | |||||||||||||