Qu County
Qu County or Quxian (simplified Chinese: 渠县; traditional Chinese: 渠縣; pinyin: Qú Xiàn) is a county in the northeast of Sichuan Province, China. It is the westernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Dazhou.
Qu County 渠县 | |
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County | |
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| Coordinates: 30°50′13″N 106°58′23″E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Sichuan |
| Prefecture-level city | Dazhou |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,013 km2 (777 sq mi) |
| Population (2002) | |
| • Total | 1,330,000 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 635200 |
History
Formerly known as Dangqu (宕渠), the county is best known for historic monuments. Namely, a partially preserved mausoleum complex, featuring gate towers, or que, belonging to the Shen (沈) family, which dates back to the Han Dynasty.[1][2]
From 2014 to 2018, the Han dynasty site of Chengba (城坝遗址) near Tuxi in Qu county was excavated. A number of eave tiles with Chinese characters "dangqu" (宕渠) have been found, leading archaeologists to believe that this was the site of the Han dynasty city of Dangqu.[3]
Climate
Qu County has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa).
| Climate data for Quxian (1981−2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 19.8 (67.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
31.0 (87.8) |
37.0 (98.6) |
37.3 (99.1) |
37.6 (99.7) |
39.6 (103.3) |
42.7 (108.9) |
42.5 (108.5) |
35.9 (96.6) |
25.7 (78.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
42.7 (108.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
22.5 (72.5) |
26.8 (80.2) |
29.0 (84.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.4 (90.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.5 (50.9) |
21.4 (70.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.6 (43.9) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.6 (63.7) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.3 (73.9) |
17.9 (64.2) |
13.1 (55.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
17.4 (63.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 4.4 (39.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.4 (48.9) |
14.0 (57.2) |
18.3 (64.9) |
21.4 (70.5) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
10.8 (51.4) |
6.0 (42.8) |
14.5 (58.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
4.1 (39.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 13.6 (0.54) |
17.5 (0.69) |
38.8 (1.53) |
83.6 (3.29) |
155.4 (6.12) |
164.7 (6.48) |
192.6 (7.58) |
161.5 (6.36) |
136.4 (5.37) |
94.5 (3.72) |
44.3 (1.74) |
19.8 (0.78) |
1,122.7 (44.2) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 87 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 83 | 82 | 80 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 83 |
| Source: China Meteorological Data Service Center[4] | |||||||||||||
Notes
- Victor Segalen, "Chine. La grande statuaire", and "Les origines de la statuaire en Chine", p. 46 sq
- 沈府君阙
- "Significant achievements from archaeological excavation of Chengba site in Sichuan Province". Chinese Archaeology. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- 中国地面气候标准值月值(1981-2010) (in Chinese). China Meteorological Data Service Center. Retrieved 20 October 2018.