Baoying County

Baoying

宝应县
Paoying
Baoying 宝应县 Paoying
County
	Anyi East Road, Baoying County
	Baoying Location in Jiangsu Baoying Baoying (China)
	Coordinates: 33°12′58″N 119°25′44″E / 33.216°N 119.429°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Jiangsu
Prefecture-level city	Yangzhou
Area
• Total	1,467 km2 (566 sq mi)
Population (2018)
• Total	920,000
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	225800
Website	baoying.gov.cn

Baoying County (simplified Chinese: 宝应县; traditional Chinese: 寶應縣; pinyin: Bǎoyīng Xiàn) is under the administration of Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, China. It has a population of 919,900 (2004) and a land area of 1,483 square kilometres (573 sq mi). The northernmost county-level division of Yangzhou City, it borders the prefecture-level cities of Yancheng to the east and Huai'an to the north and west.

Administrative

Baoying County administers to 14 towns.^[2]

Anyi (安宜镇)
Fanshui (范水镇)
Xiaji (夏集镇)
Liubao (柳堡镇)
Caodian (曹甸镇)
Shanyang (山阳镇)
Luduo (鲁垛镇)

Huangcheng (黄塍镇)
Jinghe (泾河镇)
Sheyanghu (射阳湖镇)
Xi'anfeng (西安丰镇)
Guangyanghu (广洋湖镇)
Xiaoguanzhuang (小官庄镇)
Wangzhigang (望直港镇)

Climate

Climate data for Baoying, elevation 3 m (9.8 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)	19.2 (66.6)	25.4 (77.7)	32.3 (90.1)	33.3 (91.9)	35.5 (95.9)	36.8 (98.2)	38.1 (100.6)	38.2 (100.8)	35.7 (96.3)	31.2 (88.2)	27.6 (81.7)	20.9 (69.6)	38.2 (100.8)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.3 (43.3)	9.1 (48.4)	14.1 (57.4)	20.5 (68.9)	25.9 (78.6)	29.2 (84.6)	31.5 (88.7)	31.0 (87.8)	27.3 (81.1)	22.2 (72.0)	15.5 (59.9)	8.8 (47.8)	20.1 (68.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	2.1 (35.8)	4.5 (40.1)	9.2 (48.6)	15.4 (59.7)	21.0 (69.8)	24.9 (76.8)	28.0 (82.4)	27.4 (81.3)	23.1 (73.6)	17.5 (63.5)	10.9 (51.6)	4.4 (39.9)	15.7 (60.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−1.1 (30.0)	0.9 (33.6)	5.2 (41.4)	10.8 (51.4)	16.5 (61.7)	21.2 (70.2)	24.9 (76.8)	24.4 (75.9)	19.6 (67.3)	13.6 (56.5)	7.1 (44.8)	0.9 (33.6)	12.0 (53.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−12.4 (9.7)	−11.5 (11.3)	−5.9 (21.4)	−0.8 (30.6)	4.9 (40.8)	11.7 (53.1)	18.2 (64.8)	16.1 (61.0)	11.3 (52.3)	1.9 (35.4)	−5.8 (21.6)	−10.4 (13.3)	−12.4 (9.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	33.1 (1.30)	36.6 (1.44)	55.5 (2.19)	49.5 (1.95)	76.2 (3.00)	140.4 (5.53)	234.2 (9.22)	178.9 (7.04)	80.6 (3.17)	48.4 (1.91)	47.0 (1.85)	29.1 (1.15)	1,009.5 (39.75)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	6.7	7.6	8.3	7.7	8.8	9.3	13.3	12.0	7.6	6.3	7.0	5.7	100.3
Average snowy days	3.1	2.3	0.9	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	1.0	7.9
Average relative humidity (%)	70	69	67	67	69	73	80	81	78	73	72	70	72
Mean monthly sunshine hours	149.6	145.1	175.0	198.0	204.1	167.4	185.3	195.6	179.6	179.9	157.2	156.3	2,093.1
Percentage possible sunshine	47	46	47	51	47	39	43	48	49	52	51	51	48
Source: China Meteorological Administration^[3]^[4]

History

Etymology

Baoying was known as Anyi of Chu zhou (Chu prefecture, 楚州), where supposedly the divine treasures were found in 762. As auspicious tributes, they were presented to the Emperor Suzong of Tang, and found favour with him. It was a coincidence that the then heir apparent, later Emperor Daizong, was the Prince of Chu. The supposed treasures showed the Heaven was sympathetic to the emperor in the future. Thus, the reign title was changed into Baoying (rough meaning: "the treasures show the sympathy [from the Heaven]"), and the county was also bestowed such a name.^[5]

Transportation

The area is served by Baoying railway station on the Lianyungang–Zhenjiang high-speed railway.

References

(in Chinese) "Illustrated Album of Yangzhou Prefecture", from 1573–1620, has illustrations of Baoying

^ "Baoying" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
^ "扬州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ Old Book of Tang. 40. "肅宗上元三年建巳月，於此縣得定國寶十三枚，因改元寶應，仍改安宜為寶應"; 太平廣記 [Extensive Records of the Taiping Reign]. 404. "時肅宗寢疾方甚，視寶，促召代宗謂曰：「汝自楚王為皇太子，今上天賜寶，獲於楚州。天許汝也，宜保愛之。」"