# Shanghang County

Shanghang (simplified Chinese: 上杭县; traditional Chinese: 上杭縣; pinyin: Shàngháng Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Siôngháng Gnuâi; Hakka: Sông-hông-yen) is a county in southwest Fujian Province, China, bordering Guangdong Province to the southwest. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Longyan.

## Transportation

Part of Shanghang County is accessed by China National Highway 319, coming west from Xinluo District (新罗区), the municipal seat. The county seat, conventionally called Shanghang itself but officially Linjiang Town (临江镇), is reached by Route 205. The Ganzhou–Longyan Railway passes through western Shanghang.

## Tourism

The county's most famous cultural-historical attraction is in the town of Gutian (古田镇), namely the site of the Gutian Congress in December 1929.

## Administration

The county administers 17 towns (镇; zhèn), 3 townships (Chinese: 乡; pinyin: xiāng), and 2 ethnic townships (Chinese: 民族乡; pinyin: mínzú xiāng).

### Towns

Shanghang County's 17 towns are as follows:
* Linjiang [zh]
* Lincheng [zh]
* Zhongdu [zh]
* Lanxi [zh]
* Rentian
* Baisha
* Gutian
* Caixi [zh]
* Nanyang
* Jiaoyang [zh]
* Jiuxian [zh]
* Huyang [zh]
* Xikou [zh]
* Taiba [zh]
* Tongxian [zh]
* Xiadu [zh]
* Chadi [zh]

### Townships

Shanghang County's 3 townships are as follows:
* Panjing Township [zh]
* Buyun Township [zh]
* Shanhu Township [zh]

### Ethnic Townships

Shanghang County's 2 ethnic (She ethnic) townships are as follows:
* Lufeng She Ethnic Township [zh]
* Guanzhuang She Ethnic Township [zh]

## Climate

Climate data for Shanghang, elevation 198 m (650 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) | 28.8 (83.8) | 32.5 (90.5) | 31.7 (89.1) | 34.5 (94.1) | 36.1 (97.0) | 37.4 (99.3) | 38.9 (102.0) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.4 (97.5) | 35.0 (95.0) | 29.5 (85.1) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 16.7 (62.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.4 (88.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 33.4 (92.1) | 31.7 (89.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 23.8 (74.8) | 18.5 (65.3) | 26.0 (78.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 16.1 (61.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 24.3 (75.7) | 26.6 (79.9) | 28.2 (82.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 26.1 (79.0) | 22.4 (72.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 12.4 (54.3) | 20.5 (69.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.5 (49.1) | 12.8 (55.0) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.9 (69.6) | 23.5 (74.3) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.3 (75.7) | 22.6 (72.7) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.5 (56.3) | 8.5 (47.3) | 16.9 (62.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.3 (27.9) | −0.1 (31.8) | −0.6 (30.9) | 7.1 (44.8) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 19.7 (67.5) | 20.8 (69.4) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.4 (47.1) | 0.4 (32.7) | −5.0 (23.0) | −5.0 (23.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 62.4 (2.46) | 86.2 (3.39) | 165.9 (6.53) | 179.8 (7.08) | 242.7 (9.56) | 291.1 (11.46) | 151.9 (5.98) | 237.4 (9.35) | 114.4 (4.50) | 41.3 (1.63) | 46.8 (1.84) | 45.5 (1.79) | 1,665.4 (65.57) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 8.6 | 11.3 | 16.8 | 15.9 | 17.2 | 19.2 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 10.7 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 149.2 |
| Average snowy days | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 73 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 81 | 76 | 79 | 76 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 117.0 | 94.7 | 87.3 | 99.4 | 122.2 | 129.6 | 209.5 | 195.0 | 184.0 | 184.9 | 159.6 | 144.5 | 1,727.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 35 | 30 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 50 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## International cooperation

List of Shanghang County's sister and twin cities:
* Bor, Serbia