# Yangcheng County

Yangcheng County (simplified Chinese: 阳城县; traditional Chinese: 陽城縣; pinyin: Yángchéng Xiàn) is a county in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering Henan Province to the south. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Jincheng and located in the latter's southwest confines. It is home to the AAAAA-rated House of the Huangcheng Chancellor.

## History

In 2002, two EPB officials in Yangcheng County were sent to jail for failing to stop a chemical plant from putting toxic waste into the drinking-water system.

## Administrative divisions

Towns :
| Name | Simp. | Trad. | Pinyin |
| Fengcheng | 凤城镇 | 鳳城鎮 | Fèngchéngzhèn |
| Beiliu | 北留镇 | 北留鎮 | Běiliúzhèn |
| Runcheng | 润城镇 | 潤城鎮 | Rùnchéngzhèn |
| Dingdian | 町店镇 | 町店鎮 | Dīngdiànzhèn |
| Qinchi | 芹池镇 | 芹池鎮 | Qínchízhèn |
| Ciying | 次营镇 | 次營鎮 | Cìyíngzhèn |
| Henghe | 横河镇 | 橫河鎮 | Hénghézhèn |
| Hebei | 河北镇 | 河北鎮 | Héběizhèn |
| Manghe | 蟒河镇 | 蟒河鎮 | Mǎnghézhèn |
| Dongye | 东冶镇 | 東冶鎮 | Dōngyězhèn |
| Townships ||||
| Baisang | 白桑乡 | 白桑鄉 | Báisāngxiāng |
| Sitou | 寺头乡 | 寺頭鄉 | Sìtóuxiāng |
| Xihe | 西河乡 | 西河鄉 | Xīhéxiāng |
| Yanli | 演礼乡 | 演禮鄉 | Yǎnlǐxiāng |
| Gulong | 固隆乡 | 固隆鄉 | Gùlóngxiāng |
| Dongfeng | 董封乡 | 董封鄉 | Dǒngfēngxiāng |
| Jialing | 驾岭乡 | 駕嶺鄉 | Jiàlǐngxiāng |
| Subdistricts ||||
| Dongcheng | 东城街道 | 東城街道 | Dōngchéng Jiēdào |
| Forest Areas ||||
| Yangcheng County Forest | 阳城县林场 | 陽城縣林場 | Yángchéngxiàn Línchǎng |

## Climate

Climate data for Yangcheng, elevation 660 m (2,170 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 4.0 (39.2) | 7.9 (46.2) | 14.1 (57.4) | 21.1 (70.0) | 26.0 (78.8) | 29.8 (85.6) | 30.5 (86.9) | 28.9 (84.0) | 24.5 (76.1) | 18.9 (66.0) | 11.9 (53.4) | 5.6 (42.1) | 18.6 (65.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −2.0 (28.4) | 1.5 (34.7) | 7.3 (45.1) | 14.0 (57.2) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.4 (74.1) | 24.9 (76.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 18.7 (65.7) | 12.7 (54.9) | 5.7 (42.3) | −0.3 (31.5) | 12.4 (54.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.6 (20.1) | −3.2 (26.2) | 2.0 (35.6) | 8.1 (46.6) | 13.2 (55.8) | 17.6 (63.7) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.5 (67.1) | 14.3 (57.7) | 7.9 (46.2) | 1.1 (34.0) | −4.6 (23.7) | 7.5 (45.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 8.3 (0.33) | 12.4 (0.49) | 16.2 (0.64) | 38.5 (1.52) | 49.8 (1.96) | 62.8 (2.47) | 139.8 (5.50) | 102.2 (4.02) | 77.1 (3.04) | 39.3 (1.55) | 20.4 (0.80) | 5.1 (0.20) | 571.9 (22.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 7.3 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 82.8 |
| Average snowy days | 4.8 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 17.5 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 53 | 53 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 59 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 52 | 60 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 174.3 | 174.6 | 207.4 | 233.4 | 255.4 | 238.1 | 216.1 | 200.9 | 176.2 | 181.4 | 175.6 | 180.4 | 2,413.8 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 53 | 57 | 60 | 55 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Popular culture

The movie Inn of the Sixth Happiness is based on the story of Gladys Aylward's missionary activities in the county.