Rongcheng, Shandong
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Rongcheng
荣成市 Jungcheng | |
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 Location in Weihai | |
  Rongcheng Location of the city center in Shandong | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′55″N 122°29′12″E / 37.16528°N 122.48667°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Shandong |
| Prefecture-level city | Weihai |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,526 km2 (589 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
• Total | 738,600 |
| • Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Area code | 0631 |
Rongcheng (simplified Chinese: 荣成; traditional Chinese: 榮成; pinyin: Róngchéng) is a county-level city of the prefecture-level city of Weihai, at the eastern extremity of Shandong Province, China, looking out to the Yellow Sea in all directions but the west.
History
[edit]According to historical records,[3] the First Emperor of the Qin dynasty had visited Rongcheng twice, building bridges and temples. In 1735, during the Qing dynasty, the Yongzheng Emperor gave Rongcheng its present name.
Notable events
[edit]In June 2011, a mutiny and mass murder broke out on Lurongyu 2682, a fishing trawler registered in Rongcheng. After a month-long killings in the West Pacific, 11 of the 33 crew returned. In July 2013, the Intermediate Court of Wendeng, adjacent to Rongcheng, convicted the 11 men with murder.[4]
Administration
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There are 10 subdistricts and 12 towns under Rongcheng's administration.
- Subdistricts
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- Towns
Transport
[edit]- China National Highway 309
- Shandong Provincial Highway 301
- Shandong Provincial Highway 908
- Rongcheng railway station
Climate
[edit]Rongcheng has a humid continental climate, bordering a humid subtropical climate.
| Climate data for Rongcheng (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
4.8 (40.6) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.0 (60.8) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.6 (78.1) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
25.4 (77.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.3 (41.5) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
0.3 (32.5) |
4.8 (40.6) |
10.9 (51.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
21.2 (70.2) |
24.4 (75.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.1 (59.2) |
7.9 (46.2) |
1.2 (34.2) |
12.3 (54.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −4.5 (23.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
1.0 (33.8) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.5 (54.5) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.7 (71.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
17.5 (63.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 11.8 (0.46) |
15.4 (0.61) |
19.1 (0.75) |
46.1 (1.81) |
63.9 (2.52) |
71.2 (2.80) |
186.6 (7.35) |
171.1 (6.74) |
77.6 (3.06) |
30.2 (1.19) |
33.2 (1.31) |
24.5 (0.96) |
750.7 (29.56) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 82.9 |
| Average snowy days | 8.1 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 8.6 | 26 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 68 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 70 | 79 | 87 | 84 | 75 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 175.2 | 181.0 | 226.1 | 235.1 | 250.1 | 216.4 | 169.0 | 201.4 | 220.2 | 217.0 | 170.3 | 159.9 | 2,421.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 59 | 61 | 59 | 57 | 49 | 38 | 48 | 60 | 63 | 56 | 54 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Shidao Town, Rongcheng (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.8 (51.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.0 (89.6) |
32.2 (90.0) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.5 (81.5) |
20.6 (69.1) |
15.7 (60.3) |
32.6 (90.7) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.1 (37.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.2 (79.2) |
27.6 (81.7) |
24.9 (76.8) |
19.7 (67.5) |
12.7 (54.9) |
5.9 (42.6) |
15.9 (60.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.0 (41.0) |
10.5 (50.9) |
15.9 (60.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.6 (70.9) |
16.0 (60.8) |
9.1 (48.4) |
2.3 (36.1) |
12.4 (54.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
12.4 (54.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
9.4 (48.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −12.3 (9.9) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
10.6 (51.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.3 (48.7) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−8.2 (17.2) |
−12.9 (8.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 10.2 (0.40) |
16.2 (0.64) |
21.3 (0.84) |
46.9 (1.85) |
66.9 (2.63) |
76.9 (3.03) |
173.8 (6.84) |
169.8 (6.69) |
79.6 (3.13) |
32.8 (1.29) |
30.4 (1.20) |
16.0 (0.63) |
740.8 (29.17) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 11.4 | 9.4 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 76.7 |
| Average snowy days | 6.8 | 3.8 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 20.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 73 | 84 | 89 | 85 | 75 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 72 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 188.0 | 185.8 | 227.7 | 227.1 | 241.7 | 199.5 | 161.0 | 206.4 | 220.4 | 223.0 | 178.5 | 179.7 | 2,438.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 61 | 60 | 61 | 57 | 55 | 46 | 36 | 50 | 60 | 65 | 59 | 60 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8] | |||||||||||||
| Climate data for Chengshantou, Rongcheng (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
17.9 (64.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
29.2 (84.6) |
31.4 (88.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.7 (89.1) |
26.1 (79.0) |
20.8 (69.4) |
15.2 (59.4) |
32.0 (89.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 2.3 (36.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.0 (44.6) |
12.1 (53.8) |
17.6 (63.7) |
21.4 (70.5) |
24.4 (75.9) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
14.5 (58.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.8 (47.8) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.4 (65.1) |
21.8 (71.2) |
23.9 (75.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
9.5 (49.1) |
2.9 (37.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
1.9 (35.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.4 (52.5) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.4 (57.9) |
7.3 (45.1) |
0.8 (33.4) |
9.7 (49.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −11.4 (11.5) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
15.0 (59.0) |
17.0 (62.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
1.3 (34.3) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.2 (0.36) |
14.0 (0.55) |
17.9 (0.70) |
38.7 (1.52) |
57.9 (2.28) |
65.4 (2.57) |
171.2 (6.74) |
134.2 (5.28) |
68.6 (2.70) |
30.0 (1.18) |
31.8 (1.25) |
21.3 (0.84) |
660.2 (25.97) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 9.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 83.7 |
| Average snowy days | 8.9 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 26.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 65 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 88 | 93 | 89 | 75 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 75 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 172.2 | 185.5 | 230.9 | 231.5 | 245.2 | 203.3 | 162.0 | 216.3 | 230.6 | 219.8 | 166.8 | 146.9 | 2,411 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 60 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 46 | 36 | 52 | 63 | 64 | 55 | 50 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[9][10] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ 最新人口信息 www.hongheiku.com (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
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- ^ "史记-卷六 秦始皇本纪 第六 - 中华文库". 2022-11-22. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ ""太平洋大逃杀案"裁判文书". Sohu. 2022-11-22. Archived from the original on 2022-11-22. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
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- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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