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Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 113°11′28″E / 39.5542°N 113.191°E / 39.5542; 113.191
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|area_total_km2 = 1688
|population =
|population = 243,970
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'''Ying County''' or '''Yingxian''' ({{zh|s=应县 |t=應縣 |p=Yìng Xiàn}}) is a county in the north of [[Shanxi]] province, China. It is the easternmost [[county-level division]] of the [[prefecture-level city]] of [[Shuozhou]].
'''Ying County''' or '''Yingxian''' ({{zh|s=应县 |t=應縣 |p=Yìng Xiàn}}) is a county in the north of [[Shanxi]] province, China. It is the easternmost [[county-level division]] of the [[prefecture-level city]] of [[Shuozhou]].


Ying County is best known for the [[Pagoda of Fogong Temple]], which is built in 1056 and was the tallest [[timber]] building in the world built before the rise of modern timber skyscrapers in the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171026-the-rise-of-skyscrapers-made-of-wood|title=‘Plyscrapers’: The rise of the wooden skyscraper|last=Gorvett|first=Zaria|access-date=2017-10-31}}</ref>
Ying County is best known for the [[Pagoda of Fogong Temple]], which is built in 1056 and was the tallest [[timber]] building in the world built before the rise of modern timber skyscrapers in the 2010s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171026-the-rise-of-skyscrapers-made-of-wood|title='Plyscrapers': The rise of the wooden skyscraper|last=Gorvett|first=Zaria|access-date=2017-10-31}}</ref>

==Climate==

{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y
|collapsed = Y
|location = Yingxian, elevation {{convert|1001|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|Jan high C = -1.6
|Feb high C = 3.3
|Mar high C = 10.3
|Apr high C = 18.3
|May high C = 24.4
|Jun high C = 28.5
|Jul high C = 29.5
|Aug high C = 27.8
|Sep high C = 23.1
|Oct high C = 16.2
|Nov high C = 7.4
|Dec high C = 0.0
|Jan mean C = -9.0
|Feb mean C = -4.2
|Mar mean C = 2.9
|Apr mean C = 10.9
|May mean C = 17.4
|Jun mean C = 21.7
|Jul mean C = 23.4
|Aug mean C = 21.5
|Sep mean C = 16.2
|Oct mean C = 9.1
|Nov mean C = 0.6
|Dec mean C = -6.5
|Jan low C = -14.9
|Feb low C = -10.4
|Mar low C = -3.3
|Apr low C = 3.9
|May low C = 10.4
|Jun low C = 15.2
|Jul low C = 17.8
|Aug low C = 16.1
|Sep low C = 10.2
|Oct low C = 3.2
|Nov low C = -4.7
|Dec low C = -11.8
|Jan record high C = 11.6 |Jan record low C = -27.9
|Feb record high C = 20.1 |Feb record low C = -26.7
|Mar record high C = 26.7 |Mar record low C = -20.7
|Apr record high C = 36.1 |Apr record low C = -10.2
|May record high C = 35.8 |May record low C = -4.8
|Jun record high C = 40.4 |Jun record low C = 2.4
|Jul record high C = 39.2 |Jul record low C = 8.7
|Aug record high C = 35.6 |Aug record low C = 5.2
|Sep record high C = 35.4 |Sep record low C = -2.1
|Oct record high C = 29.0 |Oct record low C = -9.7
|Nov record high C = 22.4 |Nov record low C = -24.0
|Dec record high C = 16.1 |Dec record low C = -29.8
|year high C = |year low C =
|year high F = |year low F =
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 1.8
|Feb precipitation mm = 2.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 8.3
|Apr precipitation mm = 19.1
|May precipitation mm = 36.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 53.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 86.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 72.7
|Sep precipitation mm = 56.2
|Oct precipitation mm = 24.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 8.7
|Dec precipitation mm = 1.5
|Jan humidity = 53
|Feb humidity = 47
|Mar humidity = 42
|Apr humidity = 39
|May humidity = 40
|Jun humidity = 50
|Jul humidity = 63
|Aug humidity = 66
|Sep humidity = 62
|Oct humidity = 55
|Nov humidity = 53
|Dec humidity = 52
|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm
|Jan precipitation days = 1.9
|Feb precipitation days = 2.5
|Mar precipitation days = 3.5
|Apr precipitation days = 4.7
|May precipitation days = 7.7
|Jun precipitation days = 10.4
|Jul precipitation days = 12.0
|Aug precipitation days = 10.0
|Sep precipitation days = 9.3
|Oct precipitation days = 6.0
|Nov precipitation days = 3.4
|Dec precipitation days = 1.6
|year precipitation days =
|Jan sun = 195.4
|Feb sun = 195.6
|Mar sun = 229.1
|Apr sun = 245.1
|May sun = 268.0
|Jun sun = 249.0
|Jul sun = 246.3
|Aug sun = 243.3
|Sep sun = 219.5
|Oct sun = 217.7
|Nov sun = 195.0
|Dec sun = 188.4
|year sun =
| Jan percentsun = 65
| Feb percentsun = 64
| Mar percentsun = 62
| Apr percentsun = 61
| May percentsun = 60
| Jun percentsun = 56
| Jul percentsun = 55
| Aug percentsun = 58
| Sep percentsun = 60
| Oct percentsun = 64
| Nov percentsun = 66
| Dec percentsun = 65
| year percentsun =
|Jan snow days = 2.8
|Feb snow days = 3.8
|Mar snow days = 3.2
|Apr snow days = 1.2
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0
|Oct snow days = 0.5
|Nov snow days = 3.3
|Dec snow days = 2.9
|year snow days =
|source 1 = [[China Meteorological Administration]]<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=[[China Meteorological Administration]] |language = zh-hans |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref>
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}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:26, 27 April 2024

Ying County
应县
County
Ying County in Shuozhou
Ying County in Shuozhou
Shuozhou in Shanxi
Shuozhou in Shanxi
Coordinates: 39°33′15″N 113°11′28″E / 39.5542°N 113.191°E / 39.5542; 113.191
LandPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceShanxi
Prefecture-level cityShuozhou
Area
 • Total1,688 km2 (652 sq mi)
Population
 (2020[1])
243,970
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)

Ying County or Yingxian (simplified Chinese: 应县; traditional Chinese: 應縣; pinyin: Yìng Xiàn) is a county in the north of Shanxi province, China. It is the easternmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Shuozhou.

Ying County is best known for the Pagoda of Fogong Temple, which is built in 1056 and was the tallest timber building in the world built before the rise of modern timber skyscrapers in the 2010s.[2]

Climate

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Climate data for Yingxian, elevation 1,001 m (3,284 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) 11.6
(52.9) 		20.1
(68.2) 		26.7
(80.1) 		36.1
(97.0) 		35.8
(96.4) 		40.4
(104.7) 		39.2
(102.6) 		35.6
(96.1) 		35.4
(95.7) 		29.0
(84.2) 		22.4
(72.3) 		16.1
(61.0) 		40.4
(104.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −1.6
(29.1) 		3.3
(37.9) 		10.3
(50.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		24.4
(75.9) 		28.5
(83.3) 		29.5
(85.1) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.1
(73.6) 		16.2
(61.2) 		7.4
(45.3) 		0.0
(32.0) 		15.6
(60.1)
Daily mean °C (°F) −9.0
(15.8) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		2.9
(37.2) 		10.9
(51.6) 		17.4
(63.3) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.4
(74.1) 		21.5
(70.7) 		16.2
(61.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		0.6
(33.1) 		−6.5
(20.3) 		8.7
(47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −14.9
(5.2) 		−10.4
(13.3) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		3.9
(39.0) 		10.4
(50.7) 		15.2
(59.4) 		17.8
(64.0) 		16.1
(61.0) 		10.2
(50.4) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−11.8
(10.8) 		2.6
(36.8)
Record low °C (°F) −27.9
(−18.2) 		−26.7
(−16.1) 		−20.7
(−5.3) 		−10.2
(13.6) 		−4.8
(23.4) 		2.4
(36.3) 		8.7
(47.7) 		5.2
(41.4) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		−9.7
(14.5) 		−24.0
(−11.2) 		−29.8
(−21.6) 		−29.8
(−21.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.8
(0.07) 		2.9
(0.11) 		8.3
(0.33) 		19.1
(0.75) 		36.3
(1.43) 		53.7
(2.11) 		86.6
(3.41) 		72.7
(2.86) 		56.2
(2.21) 		24.4
(0.96) 		8.7
(0.34) 		1.5
(0.06) 		372.2
(14.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.9 2.5 3.5 4.7 7.7 10.4 12.0 10.0 9.3 6.0 3.4 1.6 73
Average snowy days 2.8 3.8 3.2 1.2 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.5 3.3 2.9 17.8
Average relative humidity (%) 53 47 42 39 40 50 63 66 62 55 53 52 52
Mean monthly sunshine hours 195.4 195.6 229.1 245.1 268.0 249.0 246.3 243.3 219.5 217.7 195.0 188.4 2,692.4
Percent possible sunshine 65 64 62 61 60 56 55 58 60 64 66 65 61
Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Shānxī: Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties
  2. ^ Gorvett, Zaria. "'Plyscrapers': The rise of the wooden skyscraper". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  3. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  4. ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
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