Jishan County
稷山县
Chishan, Tsishan
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Dafo Temple
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Location in Yuncheng
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  Jishan Location in Shanxi | |
| Coordinates: 35°36′14″N 110°58′59″E / 35.604°N 110.983°E / 35.604; 110.983 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shanxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Yuncheng |
| Seat | Jifeng (稷峰镇)[1] |
| Population
(2020[2])
| 316,114 |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Website | www |
Jishan (Chinese: 稷山; pinyin: Jìshān (pronounced: jēʹshänʹ[3])) is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China. It is on the Fen River[4] under the administration of Yuncheng city.
The Macun Tombs of the Duan family, known for their extravagant interior wall reliefs, were discovered in Macun village in the county.[5]
In 1960, Jishan County was noted as a model county in the Four Pests campaign.[6]
In April 2007, three officials in Jishan county (Nan Huirong, Xue Zhijing and Yang Qinyu) criticized County CCP Secretary Li Runshan in a writing circulated to local government departments. They were arrested ten days later and subsequently appeared in handcuffs at a "public warning meeting" attended by more than five hundred local officials.[7]
Five towns:
Two townships:
The population of Jishan County in c.1952 was 110,984[3] and in 1990 was 281,849.[4]
| Climate data for Jishan, elevation 434 m (1,424 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) | 15.7 (60.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
30.6 (87.1) |
38.7 (101.7) |
40.3 (104.5) |
42.3 (108.1) |
41.4 (106.5) |
39.8 (103.6) |
40.0 (104.0) |
31.6 (88.9) |
25.1 (77.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) |
10.1 (50.2) |
16.5 (61.7) |
23.3 (73.9) |
28.5 (83.3) |
32.8 (91.0) |
33.6 (92.5) |
31.6 (88.9) |
26.7 (80.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
13.0 (55.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) |
3.1 (37.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.9 (78.6) |
27.4 (81.3) |
25.7 (78.3) |
20.4 (68.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
6.5 (43.7) |
0.1 (32.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
3.5 (38.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.4 (57.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
21.1 (70.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
2.0 (35.6) |
9.1 (48.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
3.0 (37.4) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−17.8 (0.0) |
−19.2 (−2.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) |
7.6 (0.30) |
11.8 (0.46) |
29.8 (1.17) |
41.0 (1.61) |
50.8 (2.00) |
86.9 (3.42) |
83.2 (3.28) |
69.5 (2.74) |
42.2 (1.66) |
17.5 (0.69) |
2.9 (0.11) |
447.9 (17.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 70.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 58 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.3 | 152.8 | 188.0 | 214.9 | 235.6 | 219.5 | 216.2 | 202.1 | 162.2 | 156.9 | 145.9 | 146.9 | 2,187.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[8][9] | |||||||||||||
Jishan County produces grain and cotton[4] and historically has produced rice, wheat, cotton, millet and fruit.[3]
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