# Panjin

Panjin (simplified Chinese: 盘锦; traditional Chinese: 盤錦; pinyin: Pánjǐn) is a coastal prefecture-level city in central Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, situated on the northern shore of the Liaodong Bay. It borders Anshan to the east, Yingkou to the southeast, and Jinzhou to the west and north. It is the smallest city in both Liaoning and the entire Northeast China with an administrative area of 3,825 square kilometres (1,477 sq mi), and Liaoning's least populous city with a population of 1,389,691 people as of the 2020 census, all in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 2 urban districts and Dawa and Panshan counties now largely being conurbated.

## Administration

Panjin has administrative jurisdiction over 3 districts and 1 county.
Map :
| Shuangtaizi Xinglongtai Dawa Panshan County |||||||
| # | Name | Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2003 est.) | Area (km$^2$) | Density (/km$^2$) |
| 1 | Xinglongtai District | 兴隆台区 | Xīnglóngtái Qū | 380,000 | 194 | 1,959 |
| 2 | Shuangtaizi District | 双台子区 | Shuāngtáizi Qū | 190,000 | 62 | 3,065 |
| 3 | Dawa District | 大洼区 | Dàwā Qū | 390,000 | 1,683 | 232 |
| 4 | Panshan County | 盘山县 | Pánshān Xiàn | 290,000 | 2,145 | 135 |
Panjin was established as a prefecture-level city with its current boundaries by the State Council on June 5, 1984.

## Geography

Panjin is located between 40°40'−41°27' N and 121°31'−122°28' E, with its urban section mainly on the historical Liao River Delta. The Shuangtaizi River (which gives name to the city's Shuangtaizi District), formally the smaller western distributary but now the only lower section of the Liao River system, flows through the city and drains into the Liaodong Bay to its west between its Dawa District and Panshan County. The Daliao River, historically Liao River's larger eastern distributary and the main lower section but now a separate river system since 1958, runs east of Panjin, serving as the border between it and the neighboring cities of Anshan and Yingkou.
Panjin is a major crude oil production centre of Northeast China, with access to the Liaohe Oil Field, which was once the third largest oil field in China behind Daqing and Shengli Oil Fields.

### Climate

Panjin has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa). It has an annual mean temperature of 9.2 °C (48.6 °F) and receives over 2700 hours of sunshine a year.
Climate data for Panjin (Dawa District), elevation 6 m (20 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | 0.9 (33.6) | 7.4 (45.3) | 15.9 (60.6) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.0 (78.8) | 28.4 (83.1) | 28.3 (82.9) | 24.3 (75.7) | 16.6 (61.9) | 6.6 (43.9) | −0.9 (30.4) | 14.4 (57.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −8.1 (17.4) | −4.1 (24.6) | 2.5 (36.5) | 10.7 (51.3) | 17.4 (63.3) | 22.1 (71.8) | 25.1 (77.2) | 24.5 (76.1) | 19.4 (66.9) | 11.7 (53.1) | 2.2 (36.0) | −5.5 (22.1) | 9.8 (49.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −12.4 (9.7) | −8.5 (16.7) | −1.9 (28.6) | 5.9 (42.6) | 13.1 (55.6) | 18.8 (65.8) | 22.2 (72.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 15.1 (59.2) | 7.2 (45.0) | −1.8 (28.8) | −9.5 (14.9) | 5.8 (42.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.2 (0.17) | 5.8 (0.23) | 11.6 (0.46) | 30.8 (1.21) | 54.2 (2.13) | 75.5 (2.97) | 153.6 (6.05) | 165.8 (6.53) | 53.3 (2.10) | 39.5 (1.56) | 20.5 (0.81) | 6.9 (0.27) | 621.7 (24.49) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 10.3 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 69.1 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 16.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 58 | 56 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 72 | 81 | 80 | 72 | 66 | 62 | 61 | 65 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 206.8 | 209.0 | 252.1 | 253.6 | 276.4 | 232.7 | 205.5 | 220.1 | 234.1 | 217.8 | 183.5 | 187.2 | 2,678.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 69 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 52 | 45 | 52 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 61 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Attractions

Major points of interest include:
* Liaohekou State Natural Reserve (辽河口国家级自然保护区), formerly Shuangtaihekou State Natural Reserve (双台河口国家级自然保护区), a marshland that serves as a natural habitat for 321 species of animals. It also serves as one of the few breeding grounds for endangered birds such as the red-crowned crane and Saunders' gull. Millions of birds of as much as 172 different species stop at the area during their migration, including more than 20 endangered species such as the red-crowned crane, demoiselle crane, white stork, black stork, white-fronted goose, whooper swan, and brown goshawk. On a special note, Panjin is also called "Home of the Cranes" (鹤乡) for the above reasons.
* Golden Silk Beach (金帛滩) at Bohai Sea and the clam mound.
* Red Seabeach (红海滩) and the neighbouring reed marsh.
* Liaohe Tablet Forest Park (辽河碑林公园), formerly Hubin Park (湖滨公园) in Panshan, featuring the Liaohe Tablets. These stone tablets bear inscriptions of Chinese calligraphy by historical and contemporary artists, showing Chinese scripts from different ages.