Quyang County (simplified Chinese: 曲阳县; traditional Chinese: 曲陽縣; pinyin: Qūyáng Xiàn) is under the administration of Baoding City, Hebei province, China.[1] The county is famous for its stone carvings, many of which are exported abroad.[2] The Beiyue Temple is located in Quyang city.
Quyang County
曲阳县
Kuyang
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Beiyue Temple in Quyang
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Location in Baoding
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Baoding in Hebei
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| Coordinates: 38°37′20″N 114°44′42″E / 38.62224°N 114.74497°E / 38.62224; 114.74497 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Baoding |
| County seat | Hengzhou Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,083.7 km2 (418.4 sq mi) |
| Population
(2012)
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| • Total | 600,000 |
| • Density | 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code |
073100
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Towns:[1]
Townships:[1]
| Climate data for Quyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
30.2 (86.4) |
34.1 (93.4) |
38.1 (100.6) |
41.5 (106.7) |
41.6 (106.9) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
32.5 (90.5) |
24.8 (76.6) |
22.0 (71.6) |
41.6 (106.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
14.3 (57.7) |
21.5 (70.7) |
27.2 (81.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
29.9 (85.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
20.0 (68.0) |
11.3 (52.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
19.0 (66.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.6 (58.3) |
20.3 (68.5) |
24.7 (76.5) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.6 (76.3) |
19.4 (66.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.5 (14.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
0.5 (32.9) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.0 (64.4) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.0 (57.2) |
6.2 (43.2) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
6.4 (43.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −19.6 (−3.3) |
−16.4 (2.5) |
−9.3 (15.3) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
8.0 (46.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
11.5 (52.7) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−19.6 (−3.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.1 (0.08) |
4.3 (0.17) |
8.7 (0.34) |
23.4 (0.92) |
36.5 (1.44) |
62.3 (2.45) |
140.4 (5.53) |
122.7 (4.83) |
57.8 (2.28) |
21.8 (0.86) |
11.4 (0.45) |
2.1 (0.08) |
493.5 (19.43) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 7.5 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 67.9 |
| Average snowy days | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 10.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 53 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 65 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 76 | 68 | 62 | 66 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 145.1 | 151.1 | 201.1 | 225.8 | 254.3 | 212.5 | 171.8 | 179.6 | 186.4 | 184.1 | 154.9 | 146.5 | 2,213.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 48 | 49 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
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