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<h2 id="transport">Transport</h2> <p>Zhangping is a rail hub in southwestern Fujian, where the <a href="/facts/Yingtan%25E2%2580%2593Xiamen_Railway/EktPYJPX">Yingtan–Xiamen Railway</a>, <a href="/facts/Zhangping%25E2%2580%2593Longchuan_Railway/CoCRYePS">Zhangping–Longchuan</a>, and <a href="/facts/Zhangping%25E2%2580%2593Quanzhou%25E2%2580%2593Xiaocuo_Railway/E4yg7j6r">Zhangping–Quanzhou–Xiaocuo Railways</a> converge. </p> <h2 id="climate">Climate</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th colspan="14">Climate data for Zhangping, elevation 239 m (784 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Month</th><th scope="col">Jan</th><th scope="col">Feb</th><th scope="col">Mar</th><th scope="col">Apr</th><th scope="col">May</th><th scope="col">Jun</th><th scope="col">Jul</th><th scope="col">Aug</th><th scope="col">Sep</th><th scope="col">Oct</th><th scope="col">Nov</th><th scope="col">Dec</th><th scope="col">Year</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record high °C (°F)</th><td>29.1(84.4)</td><td>34.5(94.1)</td><td>34.4(93.9)</td><td>36.5(97.7)</td><td>37.7(99.9)</td><td>38.7(101.7)</td><td>41.2(106.2)</td><td>40.0(104.0)</td><td>38.3(100.9)</td><td>36.5(97.7)</td><td>36.5(97.7)</td><td>29.9(85.8)</td><td>41.2(106.2)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily maximum °C (°F)</th><td>18.4(65.1)</td><td>19.9(67.8)</td><td>22.4(72.3)</td><td>26.8(80.2)</td><td>29.8(85.6)</td><td>32.1(89.8)</td><td>34.7(94.5)</td><td>34.2(93.6)</td><td>32.2(90.0)</td><td>28.8(83.8)</td><td>24.6(76.3)</td><td>19.7(67.5)</td><td>27.0(80.5)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Daily mean °C (°F)</th><td>12.2(54.0)</td><td>14.1(57.4)</td><td>16.9(62.4)</td><td>21.1(70.0)</td><td>24.3(75.7)</td><td>26.6(79.9)</td><td>28.3(82.9)</td><td>27.8(82.0)</td><td>26.1(79.0)</td><td>22.4(72.3)</td><td>18.0(64.4)</td><td>13.1(55.6)</td><td>20.9(69.6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean daily minimum °C (°F)</th><td>8.4(47.1)</td><td>10.3(50.5)</td><td>13.1(55.6)</td><td>17.2(63.0)</td><td>20.5(68.9)</td><td>23.2(73.8)</td><td>24.0(75.2)</td><td>24.0(75.2)</td><td>22.3(72.1)</td><td>18.0(64.4)</td><td>13.7(56.7)</td><td>9.1(48.4)</td><td>17.0(62.6)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Record low °C (°F)</th><td>−3.2(26.2)</td><td>−1.7(28.9)</td><td>−1.3(29.7)</td><td>7.2(45.0)</td><td>11.5(52.7)</td><td>15.0(59.0)</td><td>19.0(66.2)</td><td>19.1(66.4)</td><td>14.5(58.1)</td><td>6.1(43.0)</td><td>−0.3(31.5)</td><td>−5.4(22.3)</td><td>−5.4(22.3)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average <a href="/facts/Precipitation/uq3nGQc8">precipitation</a> mm (inches)</th><td>61.5(2.42)</td><td>87.3(3.44)</td><td>159.4(6.28)</td><td>158.0(6.22)</td><td>217.2(8.55)</td><td>256.0(10.08)</td><td>136.5(5.37)</td><td>192.8(7.59)</td><td>123.3(4.85)</td><td>48.9(1.93)</td><td>44.3(1.74)</td><td>46.3(1.82)</td><td>1,531.5(60.29)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)</th><td>8.8</td><td>11.8</td><td>15.9</td><td>15.3</td><td>17.7</td><td>18.0</td><td>13.8</td><td>15.9</td><td>11.4</td><td>5.9</td><td>6.4</td><td>7.7</td><td>148.6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average snowy days</th><td>0.2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0.1</td><td>0.3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Average <a href="/facts/Relative_humidity/Nwb28VlT">relative humidity</a> (%)</th><td>76</td><td>76</td><td>77</td><td>77</td><td>78</td><td>80</td><td>75</td><td>78</td><td>76</td><td>73</td><td>75</td><td>76</td><td>76</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Mean monthly <a href="/facts/Sunshine_duration/wVBusklh">sunshine hours</a></th><td>109.4</td><td>95.9</td><td>95.9</td><td>111.3</td><td>123.8</td><td>130.1</td><td>201.8</td><td>182.7</td><td>162.9</td><td>163.3</td><td>133.8</td><td>122.0</td><td>1,632.9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Percentage <a href="/facts/Sunshine_duration/wVBusklh">possible sunshine</a></th><td>33</td><td>30</td><td>26</td><td>29</td><td>30</td><td>32</td><td>48</td><td>46</td><td>45</td><td>46</td><td>41</td><td>37</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td colspan="14">Source: <a href="/facts/China_Meteorological_Administration/6lmkqrNV">China Meteorological Administration</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="administrative-divisions">Administrative divisions</h2> <p><a href="/facts/Subdistricts_of_China/2ByR18a6">Subdistricts</a>:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> </p> <ul><li>Jingcheng Subdistrict (菁城街道), Guilin Subdistrict (桂林街道)</li></ul> <p>Towns: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Xinqiao%2c_Zhangping/LhSsAjHh">Xinqiao</a> (新桥镇), Yongfu (永福镇), Xinan (溪南镇), Shuangyang (双洋镇), Heping (和平镇), Gongqiao (拱桥镇), Xianghu (象湖镇), Chishui (赤水镇)</li></ul> <p>Townships: </p> <ul><li>Luzhi Township (芦芝乡), <a href="/facts/Xiyuan_Township%2c_Zhangping/9MbFAkoG">Xiyuan Township</a> (西园乡), Nanyang Township (南洋乡), Guantian Township (官田乡), Wuci Township (吾祠乡), Lingdi Township (灵地乡)</li></ul> <h2 id="qihe-cave-site">Qihe Cave site</h2> <p> The Qihe Cave site [zh] is located in a <a href="/facts/Karst/IzJYhjVN">karst</a> cave in Zaotou Village (灶头村), Xianghu (象湖镇). Beginning from 2008, archaeological excavations have unearthed human fossils and human-made artefacts from a cultural layer that spans from ca. 15,000–5000 BCE.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023. <a href="中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data" target="_blank">中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 23 June 2023. <a href="中国气象数据网" target="_blank">中国气象数据网</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"龙岩市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24. <a href="http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/155.html" target="_blank">http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/155.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Wu, Xiujie; Fan, Xuechun; Li, Shiming; Gao, Xing; Zhang, Yameng; Fang, Yuan; Zhou, Aqiang; Chen, Jun (2014). "The Early Neolithic Human Skull from the Qihe Cave, Zhangping, Fujian". Acta Anthropologica Sinica. 33 (4): 448–459. <a href="https://www.anthropol.ac.cn/EN/Y2014/V33/I04/448" target="_blank">https://www.anthropol.ac.cn/EN/Y2014/V33/I04/448</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>