County in Gansu, China
Longxi is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Dingxi in the southeast of Gansu Province, China.
Administration
Longxi has twelve towns and five townships .[ 2] The county seat is Gongchang .[ 3]
Towns
Gongchang (巩昌镇 )
Wenfeng (文峰镇 )
Shouyang (首阳镇 )
Caizi (菜子镇 )
Fuxing (福星镇 )
Tong'anyi (通安驿镇 )
Yuntian (云田镇 )
Biyan (碧岩镇 )
Mahe (马河镇 )
Towns upgraded to townships
Kezhai (柯寨镇 )
Shuangquan (双泉镇 )
Quanjiawan (权家湾镇 )
Townships
Weiyang (渭阳乡 )
Hongwei (宏伟乡 )
Heping (和平乡 )
Dexing (德兴乡 )
Yongji (永吉乡 )
Climate
Climate data for Longxi, elevation 1,728 m (5,669 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)
12.2 (54.0)
17.8 (64.0)
26.2 (79.2)
30.5 (86.9)
31.2 (88.2)
34.7 (94.5)
35.8 (96.4)
34.8 (94.6)
33.2 (91.8)
25.8 (78.4)
18.9 (66.0)
15.5 (59.9)
35.8 (96.4)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
1.7 (35.1)
5.5 (41.9)
11.4 (52.5)
17.8 (64.0)
21.5 (70.7)
25.0 (77.0)
27.1 (80.8)
25.9 (78.6)
20.6 (69.1)
14.7 (58.5)
8.9 (48.0)
3.5 (38.3)
15.3 (59.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)
−5.2 (22.6)
−1.1 (30.0)
4.6 (40.3)
10.6 (51.1)
14.7 (58.5)
18.4 (65.1)
20.6 (69.1)
19.5 (67.1)
14.7 (58.5)
8.8 (47.8)
2.2 (36.0)
−3.7 (25.3)
8.7 (47.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
−10.2 (13.6)
−5.9 (21.4)
−0.6 (30.9)
4.4 (39.9)
8.5 (47.3)
12.4 (54.3)
14.9 (58.8)
14.3 (57.7)
10.3 (50.5)
4.5 (40.1)
−2.3 (27.9)
−8.6 (16.5)
3.5 (38.2)
Record low °C (°F)
−22.0 (−7.6)
−19.5 (−3.1)
−12.0 (10.4)
−5.6 (21.9)
−2.4 (27.7)
3.7 (38.7)
6.0 (42.8)
6.2 (43.2)
0.9 (33.6)
−8.0 (17.6)
−16.8 (1.8)
−23.4 (−10.1)
−23.4 (−10.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)
4.0 (0.16)
5.7 (0.22)
13.2 (0.52)
26.4 (1.04)
54.2 (2.13)
59.7 (2.35)
75.2 (2.96)
81.3 (3.20)
53.3 (2.10)
34.0 (1.34)
6.1 (0.24)
1.6 (0.06)
414.7 (16.32)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
4.5
4.5
6.0
7.8
11.0
10.9
11.9
11.7
12.7
9.1
3.9
1.8
95.8
Average snowy days
7.1
6.5
5.2
1.4
0
0
0
0
0
0.9
3.6
4.0
28.7
Average relative humidity (%)
62
61
58
55
59
64
67
71
76
76
71
63
65
Mean monthly sunshine hours
171.8
162.4
187.9
208.0
215.4
205.8
215.3
205.4
141.1
138.6
157.9
179.5
2,189.1
Percent possible sunshine
55
52
50
53
50
48
49
50
38
40
52
59
50
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 4] [ 5]
Economy
The Longxi economy is mainly based on agriculture, cultivation of ingredients used in Traditional Chinese medicine , and production of aluminium. Astragalus and Codonopsis , among other medicinal plants, are grown and processed for traditional medicine in the Longxi region.[ 6]
Tourism
External links
References
"旅游景点" .