# Taining County

Taining County (simplified Chinese: 泰宁县; traditional Chinese: 泰寧縣; pinyin: Tàiníng Xiàn) is a county in the northwest of Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It is the northernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Sanming.
Area: 1,535 square kilometres (593 sq mi).
Population: 130,000.
Postal Code: 354400.
The county government is located in Shancheng town.
The local dialect is a dialect of Gan Chinese, although surrounding areas speak Min Chinese.

## Transportation

* Xiangtang–Putian Railway

## Climate

Climate data for Taining, elevation 343 m (1,125 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) | 26.9 (80.4) | 32.1 (89.8) | 32.1 (89.8) | 34.5 (94.1) | 34.8 (94.6) | 37.3 (99.1) | 39.9 (103.8) | 39.6 (103.3) | 37.5 (99.5) | 36.3 (97.3) | 31.9 (89.4) | 27.4 (81.3) | 39.9 (103.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) | 15.3 (59.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 23.9 (75.0) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.1 (86.2) | 33.3 (91.9) | 33.0 (91.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 26.1 (79.0) | 20.8 (69.4) | 15.2 (59.4) | 23.9 (75.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.9 (44.4) | 9.4 (48.9) | 12.6 (54.7) | 17.9 (64.2) | 21.9 (71.4) | 24.9 (76.8) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 19.3 (66.7) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 17.8 (64.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.7 (42.3) | 9.1 (48.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 18.3 (64.9) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.9 (73.2) | 20.3 (68.5) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.9 (49.8) | 4.5 (40.1) | 14.0 (57.2) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −7.1 (19.2) | −5.1 (22.8) | −4.8 (23.4) | 2.0 (35.6) | 7.5 (45.5) | 11.9 (53.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 10.9 (51.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | −3.6 (25.5) | −10.6 (12.9) | −10.6 (12.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.5 (3.13) | 107.4 (4.23) | 228.8 (9.01) | 221.1 (8.70) | 287.8 (11.33) | 346.2 (13.63) | 160.6 (6.32) | 167.1 (6.58) | 82.7 (3.26) | 54.5 (2.15) | 79.5 (3.13) | 61.3 (2.41) | 1,876.5 (73.88) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 12.5 | 14.3 | 19.5 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 7.2 | 8.8 | 9.9 | 166.8 |
| Average snowy days | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85 | 85 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 83.6 | 80.4 | 78.4 | 95.7 | 115.1 | 115.2 | 215.4 | 187.2 | 158.6 | 154.6 | 120.4 | 114.0 | 1,518.6 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 51 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 37 | 35 | 34 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Administrative divisions

Towns:
* Shancheng (杉城镇), Zhukou (朱口镇), Xiaqu Town (下渠镇)
Townships:
* Xinqiao Township (新桥乡), Shangqing Township (上青乡), Datian Township (大田乡), Meikou Township (梅口乡), Kaishan Township (开善乡), Dalong Township (大龙乡)

## Culture

Due to the presence of the Wuyi Mountains, Taining County includes a number of notable parks of various types. One of them, located in the central part of the range, after having been made a World Heritage Site, and qualifying as a UNESCO National Geopark, was certified in 2004 as a UNESCO Global Geopark in the Asia Pacific regional network.