Mount Jigong (simplified Chinese: 鸡公山; traditional Chinese: 雞公山; pinyin: Jīgōng Shān) is a mountain in Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan Province, China,[1] located near the border with Hubei Province to the south. The name, which means Rooster Mountain or Cockerel Mountain, is derived from its shape.
| Mount Jigong | |
|---|---|
  Mount Jigong Location in Henan  Mount Jigong Mount Jigong (Eastern China) | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 31°48′13″N 114°05′05″E / 31.803674°N 114.08462°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Shihe District, Xinyang, Henan |
| Parent range | Dabie Mountains |
It used to be a summer retreat for Western missionaries and, later, for Communist officials.[2] From 1898 to 1936, over 300 villas of various styles were built on the mountain by foreign missionaries of different countries and the area became a famed summer resort. It is 38 km from downtown Xinyang.
Climate
editMount Jigong has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification Cwa).
| Climate data for Mount Jigong, elevation 734 m (2,408 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) | 15.2 (59.4) |
21.1 (70.0) |
25.3 (77.5) |
28.6 (83.5) |
32.2 (90.0) |
33.9 (93.0) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
23.7 (74.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.7 (38.7) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.6 (52.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
22.3 (72.1) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.2 (81.0) |
26.6 (79.9) |
23.0 (73.4) |
18.2 (64.8) |
12.2 (54.0) |
6.1 (43.0) |
16.7 (62.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) |
2.5 (36.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
18.1 (64.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
19.1 (66.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.3 (46.9) |
2.4 (36.3) |
12.8 (55.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
4.0 (39.2) |
9.8 (49.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
18.6 (65.5) |
21.3 (70.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
11.4 (52.5) |
5.4 (41.7) |
−0.2 (31.6) |
10.0 (49.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −13.1 (8.4) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−7.3 (18.9) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
7.7 (45.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
10.6 (51.1) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
−11.7 (10.9) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
−13.6 (7.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.2 (1.66) |
50.9 (2.00) |
79.0 (3.11) |
102.7 (4.04) |
138.3 (5.44) |
185.6 (7.31) |
258.4 (10.17) |
188.8 (7.43) |
90.6 (3.57) |
86.7 (3.41) |
54.5 (2.15) |
29.3 (1.15) |
1,307 (51.44) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.4 | 9.7 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 7.1 | 130.1 |
| Average snowy days | 7.7 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 22.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 66 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 81 | 87 | 87 | 79 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 73 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 138.2 | 131.2 | 161.5 | 184.4 | 190.2 | 175.7 | 189.4 | 182.7 | 162.6 | 166.5 | 158.4 | 150.6 | 1,991.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 43 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 44 | 41 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 45 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ Mr. Jigongshan - China's Summer Resort
- ^ Ian Johnson, China: Worse Than You Ever Imagined, New York Review of Books, 22 November 2012
- ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 12 August 2023.