| Longnan 龙南市Lungnan | |
|---|---|
| County-level city | |
 Guanxi Xinwei, a Hakka walled village | |
 Location within Jiangxi | |
| Coordinates: 25°54′38″N 114°47′10″E / 25.9106°N 114.786°E / 25.9106; 114.786 | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Jiangxi |
| Prefecture-level city | Ganzhou |
| Postal Code | 341700 |
Longnan (simplified Chinese: 龙南; traditional Chinese: 龍南; pinyin: Lóngnán) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Ganzhou Municipality, in the far southwest of Jiangxi province, China, bordering Guangdong province to the south.
Administrative divisions
In the present, Longnan City has 8 towns and 5 townships.
- 8 towns
- 5 townships
Traditional architecture
Longnan is notable for the variety of traditional Hakka walled villages in Jiangxi. By one count, there are around 370 of them within the city's boundaries. They are known locally as weiwu (围屋) or wei (围);
Longnan is also regarded as "the Hometown of Weiwu in China" 新华网-客家围屋之乡. Some of the most famous weiwu are Guangxi Wei 百度百科-关西围屋 and Yanyiwei.关西围屋与燕翼围 Some researchers call them "Jiangxi tulou" (literally, " earthen buildings"), as opposed to the better known Fujian tulou.
Climate
| Climate data for Longnan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 27.4 (81.3) |
30.7 (87.3) |
32.0 (89.6) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
39.0 (102.2) |
39.0 (102.2) |
37.0 (98.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
34.2 (93.6) |
28.5 (83.3) |
39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.3 (57.7) |
16.8 (62.2) |
19.7 (67.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
28.8 (83.8) |
31.4 (88.5) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.6 (79.9) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.3 (61.3) |
24.8 (76.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 9.1 (48.4) |
11.5 (52.7) |
14.8 (58.6) |
20.1 (68.2) |
24.0 (75.2) |
26.5 (79.7) |
28.1 (82.6) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
19.5 (67.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.7 (42.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.0 (75.2) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
11.9 (53.4) |
6.7 (44.1) |
16.0 (60.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −4.1 (24.6) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
−5.4 (22.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.2 (2.65) |
84.8 (3.34) |
174.2 (6.86) |
194.5 (7.66) |
225.4 (8.87) |
238.7 (9.40) |
140.0 (5.51) |
171.6 (6.76) |
98.9 (3.89) |
36.1 (1.42) |
46.9 (1.85) |
47.9 (1.89) |
1,526.2 (60.1) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 9.6 | 11.4 | 17.3 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 150.1 |
| Average snowy days | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 76 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 78 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 93.1 | 83.1 | 73.7 | 93.1 | 119.2 | 140.1 | 214.9 | 191.9 | 162.1 | 163.2 | 138.3 | 128.1 | 1,600.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 28 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 34 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 46 | 43 | 39 | 36 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration | |||||||||||||
Famous people from Longnan
- Wang Sheng, a Kuomintang general, and in his later life, Taiwan's ambassador to Paraguay
Notes
- "南京市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
- ^ Chen Liang, Another cluster of Tulou in Longnan of Jiangxi bordering Fujian. China Daily. Published on www.whatsonxiamen.com on 2008-07-19
- Knapp, Ronald G. (2000), China's old dwellings, University of Hawaii Press, pp. 275–277, ISBN 0-8248-2214-5
- Huang Hanmin (黄汉民) (2009), 福建土楼-中国传统民居的瑰宝 [Fujian Tulou: a jewel of China's traditional residential architecture], Sanlian Books (三联书店), p. 114, ISBN 9787108031754 (Revised edition)
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links
- Longnan Official Website (in Chinese)
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