Yongchun County
永春县 Eng Chun | |
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 Yongchun in Quanzhou | |
 Quanzhou in Fujian | |
| Coordinates: 25°19′12″N 118°17′20″E / 25.320°N 118.289°E / 25.320; 118.289 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Fujian |
| Prefecture-level city | Quanzhou |
| County seat | Taocheng (桃城镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,469 km2 (567 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 422,531 |
| • Density | 287.6/km2 (745.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 362600 |
| Area code | 0595 |
| Website | fjyc |
Yongchun (Chinese: 永春; pinyin: Yǒngchūn; Min Nan: Íng-tshun; lit. 'eternal spring') is a county in western Quanzhou city of southern Fujian province, People's Republic of China, located on the upper reaches of the Jin River. It is under the administration of Quanzhou City.[1] As of 2020, it had a total population of 422,531 residing in an area of 1,469 square kilometres (567 sq mi).[2][3]
Many overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia have ancestors from Yongchun.[4]
The county's historical sites include the Dongguan Bridge, an ancient covered bridge with a number of shrines inside. Originally built in 1145 and renovated a number of times since, the bridge is located in Dongmei village of Dongguan Township, on the road from Yongchun to the neighboring Xianyou County.[5]
In 2011, the Taiwanese temple of goddess Mazu in Xingang opened a branch Mazu temple in the county, located in Chenban village. Instrumental to this foundation was Professor Chen, of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in Beijing, a scholar of goddess Mazu whose family lived in Chenban village, who in 2010 attended a conference in Xingang. The Xingang Mazu Temple funded the construction, and Professor Chen secured the necessary authorizations in Yongchun County to expand an existing temple to the Daoist Master Zhang Daoling by adding a Mazu Black Hall. The statue of Mazu is carried in procession through the county during the Chinese New Year holidays. The fame of the temple has helped placing Chenban village, whose name according to Professor Chen "nobody had ever heard before" on the map.[6]
Yongchun is home to a Chinese martial art called Yongchun White Crane Kung Fu. The style was founded in the 17th century and Yongchun remains its ancestral centre to this day.[7]
Administration
Towns (镇, zhen)
The county oversees 18 towns:[8]
Townships
There are 4 townships (乡, xiāng):[8]
- Hengkou Township (横口乡)
- Chengxiang Township (呈祥乡)
- Jiefu Township (介福乡)
- Waishan Township (外山乡)
Climate
| Climate data for Yongchun, elevation 184 m (604 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.2 (91.8) |
34.4 (93.9) |
38.1 (100.6) |
38.0 (100.4) |
39.6 (103.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.8 (96.4) |
34.9 (94.8) |
29.6 (85.3) |
39.6 (103.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 18.1 (64.6) |
19.0 (66.2) |
21.3 (70.3) |
25.4 (77.7) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.3 (91.9) |
31.5 (88.7) |
28.2 (82.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
26.2 (79.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 12.5 (54.5) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.5 (74.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.2 (82.8) |
27.7 (81.9) |
26.1 (79.0) |
22.5 (72.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
20.8 (69.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.9 (48.0) |
10.0 (50.0) |
12.4 (54.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
24.4 (75.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
10.3 (50.5) |
17.1 (62.8) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −0.8 (30.6) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
6.3 (43.3) |
9.3 (48.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.1 (68.2) |
20.4 (68.7) |
15.0 (59.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.1 (2.05) |
75.1 (2.96) |
130.9 (5.15) |
140.9 (5.55) |
236.0 (9.29) |
287.9 (11.33) |
206.9 (8.15) |
309.3 (12.18) |
185.1 (7.29) |
56.9 (2.24) |
41.0 (1.61) |
40.0 (1.57) |
1,762.1 (69.37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 11.6 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 17.9 | 18.2 | 13.8 | 17.8 | 11.9 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 149.8 |
| Average snowy days | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 80 | 83 | 78 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 120.2 | 96.1 | 100.5 | 112.3 | 116.0 | 124.5 | 202.6 | 184.6 | 168.6 | 171.7 | 143.8 | 141.9 | 1,682.8 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 36 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 44 | 43 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10]All-time May high[11] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- "Yongchun County". Archived from the original on April 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2010.
- "20-3 年末户籍统计人口数（2009年）". 福建统计年鉴—2010 (in Chinese). Fujian Statistics Bureau. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "Yŏngchūn Xiàn (County, China) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-10-30.
- Rethinking Chinese transnational enterprises: cultural affinity and business - (2001) By Leo Douw, Cen Huang, David Fu-Keung Ip
- CHINA’S HISTORIC BRIDGES: ARCHITECTURE OVER WATER. Fujian Province. Images by Ronald G. Knapp, Larissa L. Mentzer, and Jeffrey D. Knapp
- Hsun Chang, "Multiple Religious and National Identities: Mazu Pilgrimages across the Taiwan Strait after 1987," in Cheng-tian Kuo (Ed.), Religion and Nationalism in Chinese Societies, Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2017, 373–396.
- "Fujian White Crane Kung Fu". Archived from the original on 2019-09-29. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：永春县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
- "Sina Visitor System" 【气温】今天南方有267个国家级气象站出现35℃以上高温，比昨天减少了30个站点，对应低空冷空气开始向南渗透。今天云南元阳41.2℃、海南澄迈40.8℃、云南巧家40.2℃，3个站点上40℃。福建广东广西有15个站点，气温创5月最高纪录，包括福州38.5℃。今天广州35.7℃，迎来今年的首个高温。 未来3天，低空冷空气继续缓慢南下，江南南部的闷热感会减轻，从图5看，江西中南部、湖南南部，露水凝结点温度从24℃以上降至24℃以下。但华南地区普遍还在24℃以上，总体天气还是闷热，即便月底有些弱的降温，35℃以上高温看似没了，但结合湿度，体感其实还是有高温，从很闷热变成比较闷热。 目前看6月初，暖湿气流再次加强北上，南方的闷热天气又会从华南向湖南江西湖北安徽等地推进。而北方地区未来随着暖脊东移，华北东北等地30-31日将出现晴热天气，华北气温高点在30日，北京报34℃、石家庄报36℃。东北气温高点在31日，哈尔滨报33℃、长春报31℃、沈阳报34℃。上述北方城市气温可能创出今年新高。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
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