# Liulin County

Liulin (Chinese: 柳林; pinyin: Liǔlín is a county of western Shanxi province, China, bordering Shaanxi province and the Yellow River to the west. It is under the administration of Lüliang city. The county is the site of the Xiangyan Temple (zh).
Liulin has been inhabited since the Neolithic era. During the Han dynasty the county seat was in Mengmen town. It is the birthplace of Lin Xiangru and Red Army general He Chang (贺昌). It has historically been a trade town between the Central Plains and the Silk Road.
It is a center of coal industry, jujube and walnut cultivation.
Its regional cuisines include Liulin Wantuan, a steamed buckwheat noodle, and sesame cakes.

## Administrative divisions

| Name | Chinese name | Population (2018) |
| Liulin Town | 柳林镇 | 90,486 |
| Mucun Town | 穆村镇 | 26,615 |
| Xuecun Town | 薛村镇 | 21,828 |
| Zhuangshang Town | 庄上镇 | 17,307 |
| Liuyu Town | 留誉镇 | 18,960 |
| Sanjiao Town | 三交镇 | 22,350 |
| Chengjiazhuang Town | 成家庄镇 | 15,895 |
| Mengmen Town | 孟门镇 | 19,096 |
| Lijiawan Township | 李家湾乡 | 14,592 |
| Jiajiayuan Township | 贾家垣乡 | 17,500 |
| Chenjiawan Township | 陈家湾乡 | 23,252 |
| Jinjiazhuang Township | 金家庄乡 | 12,894 |
| Gaojiagou Township | 高家沟乡 | 18,961 |
| Shixi Township | 石西乡 | 11,879 |
| Wangjiagou Township | 王家沟乡 | 14,490 |

## Climate

Climate data for Liulin, elevation 860 m (2,820 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) | 13.2 (55.8) | 22.4 (72.3) | 29.7 (85.5) | 37.0 (98.6) | 37.2 (99.0) | 40.2 (104.4) | 39.9 (103.8) | 36.9 (98.4) | 37.5 (99.5) | 30.0 (86.0) | 22.7 (72.9) | 16.0 (60.8) | 40.2 (104.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.7 (33.3) | 6.0 (42.8) | 13.3 (55.9) | 21.0 (69.8) | 26.5 (79.7) | 30.5 (86.9) | 31.4 (88.5) | 29.2 (84.6) | 24.2 (75.6) | 17.7 (63.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | 2.3 (36.1) | 17.7 (63.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −5.8 (21.6) | −0.9 (30.4) | 6.2 (43.2) | 13.6 (56.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 23.6 (74.5) | 25.1 (77.2) | 23.1 (73.6) | 17.8 (64.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 3.2 (37.8) | −4.0 (24.8) | 11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) | −5.9 (21.4) | 0.5 (32.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 12.7 (54.9) | 17.4 (63.3) | 20.0 (68.0) | 18.3 (64.9) | 13.0 (55.4) | 6.1 (43.0) | −1.2 (29.8) | −8.2 (17.2) | 5.8 (42.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −23.5 (−10.3) | −19.7 (−3.5) | −14.0 (6.8) | −4.7 (23.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.5 (50.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | −6.7 (19.9) | −16.5 (2.3) | −22.4 (−8.3) | −23.5 (−10.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 3.3 (0.13) | 5.6 (0.22) | 11.3 (0.44) | 25.0 (0.98) | 34.7 (1.37) | 54.2 (2.13) | 112.5 (4.43) | 111.5 (4.39) | 70.0 (2.76) | 34.4 (1.35) | 14.9 (0.59) | 3.3 (0.13) | 480.7 (18.92) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.7 | 8.8 | 11.2 | 11.0 | 8.7 | 6.9 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 74.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 11.9 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 55 | 50 | 43 | 41 | 43 | 50 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 64 | 61 | 57 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 172.7 | 173.5 | 213.0 | 234.2 | 256.8 | 238.2 | 227.3 | 215.6 | 193.4 | 195.8 | 174.0 | 172.5 | 2,467 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 56 | 56 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 56 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||