# Jishan County

Jishan (Chinese: 稷山; pinyin: Jìshān (pronounced: jēʹshänʹ)) is a county in the southwest of Shanxi province, China. It is on the Fen River under the administration of Yuncheng city.

## History

The Macun Tombs of the Duan family, known for their extravagant interior wall reliefs, were discovered in Macun village in the county.
In 1960, Jishan County was noted as a model county in the Four Pests campaign.
In April 2007, three officials in Jishan county (Nan Huirong, Xue Zhijing and Yang Qinyu) criticized County CCP Secretary Li Runshan in a writing circulated to local government departments. They were arrested ten days later and subsequently appeared in handcuffs at a "public warning meeting" attended by more than five hundred local officials.

## Administrative Divisions

Five towns:
* Jifeng (稷峰镇), Xishe (西社镇), Huayu (化峪镇), Zhaidian (翟店镇), Qinghe (清河镇),
Two townships:
* Caicun (蔡村乡), Taiyang (太阳乡)

## Demographics

The population of Jishan County in c.1952 was 110,984 and in 1990 was 281,849.

## Climate

Climate data for Jishan, elevation 434 m (1,424 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) | 15.7 (60.3) | 22.2 (72.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 38.7 (101.7) | 40.3 (104.5) | 42.3 (108.1) | 41.4 (106.5) | 39.8 (103.6) | 40.0 (104.0) | 31.6 (88.9) | 25.1 (77.2) | 15.8 (60.4) | 42.3 (108.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 5.4 (41.7) | 10.1 (50.2) | 16.5 (61.7) | 23.3 (73.9) | 28.5 (83.3) | 32.8 (91.0) | 33.6 (92.5) | 31.6 (88.9) | 26.7 (80.1) | 20.6 (69.1) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.4 (43.5) | 20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.2 (29.8) | 3.1 (37.6) | 9.4 (48.9) | 15.9 (60.6) | 21.1 (70.0) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.4 (81.3) | 25.7 (78.3) | 20.4 (68.7) | 13.9 (57.0) | 6.5 (43.7) | 0.1 (32.2) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.2 (20.8) | −2.3 (27.9) | 3.5 (38.3) | 9.3 (48.7) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 21.1 (70.0) | 15.8 (60.4) | 9.0 (48.2) | 1.6 (34.9) | −4.6 (23.7) | 8.6 (47.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −17.0 (1.4) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −9.8 (14.4) | −2.9 (26.8) | 2.0 (35.6) | 9.1 (48.4) | 13.2 (55.8) | 12.9 (55.2) | 3.0 (37.4) | −5.5 (22.1) | −12.9 (8.8) | −17.8 (0.0) | −19.2 (−2.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4.7 (0.19) | 7.6 (0.30) | 11.8 (0.46) | 29.8 (1.17) | 41.0 (1.61) | 50.8 (2.00) | 86.9 (3.42) | 83.2 (3.28) | 69.5 (2.74) | 42.2 (1.66) | 17.5 (0.69) | 2.9 (0.11) | 447.9 (17.63) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 9.6 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 70.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 9.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 53 | 50 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 58 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 146.3 | 152.8 | 188.0 | 214.9 | 235.6 | 219.5 | 216.2 | 202.1 | 162.2 | 156.9 | 145.9 | 146.9 | 2,187.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 49 | 49 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Economy

Jishan County produces grain and cotton and historically has produced rice, wheat, cotton, millet and fruit.