City in China
County-level city in Jiangsu, People's Republic of China
Liyang (simplified Chinese : 溧阳 ; traditional Chinese : 溧陽 ; pinyin : Lìyáng county-level city under the administration of Changzhou in the Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China . In 2020, it had a population of 785,092.[ 2] prefecture-level divisions of Wuxi to the east, Xuancheng (Anhui ) to the south, and Nanjing to the west.
Administration
In August 1990, the PRC State Council approved the upgrade of Liyang from a county to a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Changzhou.
At present, Liyang City has 3 subdistricts and 9 towns.[ 3]
3 subdistricts 9 towns
Geography
Liyang has a total area of 1,535.87 square kilometres (593.00 sq mi). Liyang resides at the boundary of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces and is part of the Yangtze River Delta .
Climate
Climate data for Liyang, elevation 6 m (20 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year
Record high °C (°F)
21.5
28.4
34.7
35.7
38.4
37.5
40.8
41.5
38.3
38.7
31.6
25.4
41.5
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
7.5
10.1
14.9
21.2
26.5
29.1
32.9
32.3
28.0
22.8
16.8
10.2
21.0
Daily mean °C (°F)
3.6
5.8
10.1
16.1
21.5
25.0
28.8
28.2
23.8
18.1
12.0
5.8
16.6
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
0.6
2.4
6.4
11.8
17.3
21.6
25.4
25.1
20.6
14.4
8.3
2.4
13.0
Record low °C (°F)
−13.7
−8.8
−4.0
0.6
7.7
12.5
18.6
17.2
10.8
1.9
−3.8
−10.7
−13.7
Average precipitation mm (inches)
70.0
66.8
93.5
91.5
105.5
193.6
192.4
134.3
91.5
58.2
57.5
44.0
1,198.8
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
11.0
10.6
11.9
11.4
11.7
13.0
12.4
12.5
9.1
8.3
9.5
8.1
129.5
Average snowy days
3.2
2.1
0.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.3
0.9
7.2
Average relative humidity (%)
77
76
74
72
72
78
78
80
80
77
77
75
76
Mean monthly sunshine hours
115.2
114.5
139.0
164.7
177.9
140.4
194.9
191.1
159.7
161.8
135.8
129.9
1,824.9
Percentage possible sunshine
36
36
37
42
42
33
45
47
44
46
43
42
41
Source: China Meteorological Administration [ 4] [ 5]
Transportation
The Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway crosses Liyang. As of 2020, over 80 passenger trains make daily stops at Liyang Railway Station , which is located 5 kilometres south of downtown Liyang. The shortest commute time to major cities nearby by train is 26 minutes for Nanjing and 53 minutes for Hangzhou . There are also direct connections to other major Chinese cities such as Beijing , Shanghai , Xiamen , Tianjin , Qingdao , Wuhan , Changsha , and Kunming .
National highways G25 and G4011 cross Liyang.
The nearest major airport is Nanjing Lukou International Airport , roughly one hour by car away.
Language
The dialect spoken by most people in Liyang is a Northern Wu dialect closely related to that of Changzhou, while others speak Standard Mandarin or Jianghuai Mandarin .
Sights
Tian Mu Lake inside Liyang, is a popular tourist area featuring the lake, resorts, and famous fish head soup.
Nanshan Zhuhai is another tourist site with great views of bamboo trees all over the hills.
It is also an artificial lake.
Education
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics has a campus in Liyang for its School of Civil Aviation and School of General Aviation.
Notable people
Sister cities
Hakusan, Ishikawa (once Mattō, Ishikawa ), Japan (since 1996)Union City, California , United States (since 2010)Leeuwarden , Netherlands (since 2011)Fauquier County, Virginia , United States (since 2013)Chatham-Kent , Canada (since 2014)Fulda (district) , Germany (since 2016)Paphos , Cyprus (since 2018)Columbia, Maryland , United States (since 2018)[ 6] Truskavets , Ukraine (since 2020)Galway , Ireland (since 2023)[ 7]
References
External links
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