# Jing County, Anhui

Jing County or Jingxian (simplified Chinese: 泾县; traditional Chinese: 涇縣; pinyin: Jīng Xiàn) is a county in the south of Anhui Province, People's Republic of China, under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Xuancheng. It has a population of 360,000 and an area of 2,059 km$^2$ (795 sq mi). The government of Jing County is located in Jingchuan Town.
Jing County has jurisdiction over eleven towns and four townships.
The county is known for its production of Xuan paper and its historic villages.

## Administrative divisions

Jing County is divided to 7 towns and 2 townships.

### Towns

| Maolin (茂林镇) Langqiao (榔桥镇) Huangcun (黄村镇) Dingjiaqiao (顶家桥镇) | Jingchuan (泾川镇) Caicun (蔡村镇) Yunling (云岭镇) |

### Townships

* Changqiao Township (昌桥乡)
* Tingxi Township (汀溪乡)

## Climate

Climate data for Jingxian, elevation 57 m (187 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) | 25.8 (78.4) | 29.4 (84.9) | 35.0 (95.0) | 35.0 (95.0) | 37.0 (98.6) | 38.7 (101.7) | 41.2 (106.2) | 40.0 (104.0) | 39.4 (102.9) | 34.6 (94.3) | 30.3 (86.5) | 24.9 (76.8) | 41.2 (106.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.4 (47.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 16.4 (61.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.4 (81.3) | 29.8 (85.6) | 33.5 (92.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 28.5 (83.3) | 23.4 (74.1) | 17.5 (63.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 21.9 (71.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 10.3 (50.5) | 16.3 (61.3) | 21.2 (70.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 27.9 (82.2) | 27.3 (81.1) | 23.0 (73.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 11.2 (52.2) | 5.4 (41.7) | 16.2 (61.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.1 (32.2) | 2.2 (36.0) | 6.1 (43.0) | 11.6 (52.9) | 16.6 (61.9) | 20.7 (69.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.6 (74.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 13.1 (55.6) | 7.1 (44.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | 12.1 (53.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.0 (15.8) | −10.8 (12.6) | −5.4 (22.3) | −0.2 (31.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 11.3 (52.3) | 17.7 (63.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 8.6 (47.5) | 0.9 (33.6) | −4.5 (23.9) | −15.4 (4.3) | −15.4 (4.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 84.0 (3.31) | 87.5 (3.44) | 138.9 (5.47) | 137.4 (5.41) | 160.0 (6.30) | 260.0 (10.24) | 221.2 (8.71) | 176.4 (6.94) | 99.1 (3.90) | 74.0 (2.91) | 73.5 (2.89) | 55.9 (2.20) | 1,567.9 (61.72) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.7 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 14.1 | 15.1 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.1 | 153.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 80 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 78 | 83 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 80 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 96.8 | 102.8 | 124.3 | 146.5 | 158.9 | 138.6 | 200.3 | 179.6 | 141.7 | 144.8 | 125.9 | 117.5 | 1,677.7 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 30 | 33 | 33 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 38 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Tourism

Tourist spots
Preservation of the county's historic villages has been challenging. According to a local official, "The key to preserving villages such as Chaji ... was to convince villagers to stay and not move away to work in the big cities." Tourist facilities for visitors to Chaji "have been built on the periphery of the ancient village to retain its pastoral landscape."
* Taohuatan
* Daguan Pagoda
* Former Headquarter of New Fourth Army in Jingxian
* Zhaji Village

## Notable people

* Zhu Yongjun, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.