# Huangmei County

Huangmei County (simplified Chinese: 黄梅县; traditional Chinese: 黃梅縣; pinyin: Huángméi Xiàn) falls under the administration of Huanggang City in eastern Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and borders Anhui to the east and Jiangxi to the south across the Yangtze. It also administers Shanjia Islet (单家洲) in the Yangtze.

## Geography
### Administrative divisions

Huangmei County administers:
| # | Name | Chinese (S) |
| Towns |||
| 1 | Huangmei | 黄梅镇 |
| 2 | Konglong | 孔垄镇/孔垅镇 |
| 3 | Xiaochi | 小池镇 |
| 4 | Zhuogang | 濯港镇 |
| 5 | Xinkai | 新开镇 |
| 6 | Caishan | 蔡山镇 |
| 7 | Wuzu | 五祖镇 |
| 8 | Tingqian | 停前镇 |
| 9 | Xiaxin | 下新镇 |
| 10 | Dahe | 大河镇 |
| 11 | Fenlu | 分路镇 |
| 12 | Dushan | 独山镇 |
| Townships |||
| 13 | Shamu | 杉木乡 |
| 14 | Liulin | 柳林乡 |
| 15 | Kuzhu | 苦竹乡 |
| 16 | Liuzuo | 刘佐乡 |
| Other Area |||
| 17 | Longgan Lake Farm | 龙感湖农场 |
As of 2013, the county jurisdiction over 12 towns, 4 townships, which are Huangmei town, Koike town, KONGLONG town, under the new town, big town, stopped before the town, Wuzu town, town Zhuo, Cai Town, the new open town, town alone, shunt town, fir Township, Liulin Township, Nigatake Township, township and Liu Zuo Nuebu Park management Office, management Office Longganghu.

## History

In 845 BC Marquis Wen 文侯 Huang Meng 黃孟 (aka Huang Zhang 黃璋) moved the capital of the State of Huang from Yicheng to Huangchuan (present-day Huangchuan, Henan). Huang Xi's descendants ruled State of Huang until 648 BC when it was destroyed by the State of Chu. The Marquis of Huang, Marquis Mu 穆侯 Huang Qisheng 黃企生, fled to the state of Qi. The people of Huang were forced to relocate to Chu. They settled in the region of present-day Hubei province, in a region known as the Jiangxia Prefecture 江夏郡 during the Han dynasty (206 BC-AD 220). There are many places in this region today that were named after Huang e.g. Huanggang, Huangpi, Huangmei, Huangshi, Huangan, Huangzhou etc. A large number of the people of Huang were also relocated to regions south of the Yangtze River.

## Climate

Climate data for Huangmei, elevation 32 m (105 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) | 21.3 (70.3) | 27.0 (80.6) | 31.1 (88.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 36.0 (96.8) | 37.9 (100.2) | 39.7 (103.5) | 39.6 (103.3) | 37.5 (99.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 29.7 (85.5) | 22.5 (72.5) | 39.7 (103.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.9 (51.6) | 16.9 (62.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.1 (80.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 32.7 (90.9) | 33.2 (91.8) | 29.1 (84.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 22.0 (71.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.8 (40.6) | 6.7 (44.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 22.5 (72.5) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.6 (83.5) | 28.5 (83.3) | 24.1 (75.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 17.4 (63.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.6 (38.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.3 (55.9) | 18.6 (65.5) | 22.3 (72.1) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.6 (49.3) | 3.1 (37.6) | 13.9 (57.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −6.0 (21.2) | −5.7 (21.7) | −2.5 (27.5) | 2.0 (35.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.4 (65.1) | 12.0 (53.6) | 3.2 (37.8) | −1.5 (29.3) | −10.2 (13.6) | −10.2 (13.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 60.8 (2.39) | 82.7 (3.26) | 127.7 (5.03) | 158.8 (6.25) | 189.1 (7.44) | 239.6 (9.43) | 206.0 (8.11) | 142.9 (5.63) | 83.8 (3.30) | 61.7 (2.43) | 66.3 (2.61) | 41.9 (1.65) | 1,461.3 (57.53) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 11.2 | 11.6 | 14.9 | 13.8 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 11.5 | 10.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 136 |
| Average snowy days | 3.4 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 7.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 72 | 74 | 73 | 76 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 94.1 | 96.0 | 116.0 | 145.2 | 162.5 | 143.7 | 205.9 | 208.9 | 173.8 | 160.1 | 138.1 | 122.2 | 1,766.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 29 | 30 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 48 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 39 | 40 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Huangmei Ohe tone

Huangmei is famous for its drug tone, also called Huangmei Ohe tone or Huibei East drug tone. In Huangmei county, Ohe tone is also occasionally called Huangmei song, which is not related to Huangmei opera (Chinese: 黃梅戲 / 黃梅調;; pinyin: Huángméixì / Huángméidiào). It is a combination of local folk songs, dances, and some ancient operas. Huangmei Ohe tone flourished in the late 18th century to become one of the most typical Huibei opera (Han opera) forms.

## Transport

Huangmei is connected to Jiujiang by two bridges across the Yangtze River.