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Xiaoshan, Hangzhou

Coordinates: 30°10′N 120°15′E / 30.167°N 120.250°E / 30.167; 120.250
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Xiaoshan
萧山区
Siaoshan
Downtown Xiaoshan, as seen from Beigan Hill
Downtown Xiaoshan, as seen from Beigan Hill
Location of Xiaoshan District within Hangzhou
Location of Xiaoshan District within Hangzhou
Xiaoshan is located in Zhejiang
Xiaoshan
Xiaoshan
Location in Zhejiang
Coordinates: 30°10′N 120°15′E / 30.167°N 120.250°E / 30.167; 120.250
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceZhejiang
Sub-provincial cityHangzhou
Area
 • Total1,417.83 km2 (547.43 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total1,240,100
 • Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Xiaoshan, Hangzhou
Simplified Chinese萧山区
Traditional Chinese蕭山區
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiāoshān Qū

Xiaoshan is one of ten urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, East China. Xiaoshan was formerly a city in its own right, separated by the Qiantang River from Hangzhou proper, but the municipality was annexed by its more populous neighbor in 2001.

Xiaoshan has a permanent population with residential rights of around 1,511,000 and an additional non-permanent population of about 876,500. Most of the local residents are Han people who speak a local variety of Wu Chinese in addition to Mandarin Chinese. The area's history of human settlement dates back to more than 8000 years ago, as excavations at Xiaoshan's Kuahuqiao archeological site have shown.[1] Xiaoshan's manufacturing-dominated economy has made it one of the most affluent metropolitan districts in China. In 2012 it had a GDP of 161.2 billion CNY, or around $17,000 per capita. Hangzhou's international airport, Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, is located in western Xiaoshan, close to the mouth of Hangzhou Bay. The district is also at the center of one of China's local real estate booms, as the demand for newer, more upscale housing from China's growing middle class has led to an explosion in construction of new high-rise condominiums. In addition, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Sports Centre is also found in Xiaoshan.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in Xiaoshan

The local culture is deeply rooted in the area's communist character, and the Chinese Communist Party has a strong local presence and an estimated local membership of 250,000.[2]

Administrative divisions

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Subdistricts:[3]

Towns:

Climate

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The extreme maximum temperatures since 1951 recorded has ranged from 42.2 °C (108 °F) (July 25, August 1, 2003, and July 30, 2013), to −15 °C (5 °F)(January 5, 1977).[4]

Climate data for Xiaoshan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.9
(75.0)
29.0
(84.2)
33.1
(91.6)
35.1
(95.2)
37.2
(99.0)
38.6
(101.5)
42.2
(108.0)
42.2
(108.0)
39.7
(103.5)
36.2
(97.2)
33.0
(91.4)
24.0
(75.2)
42.2
(108.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)
11.3
(52.3)
16.1
(61.0)
22.2
(72.0)
26.9
(80.4)
29.2
(84.6)
34.1
(93.4)
33.4
(92.1)
28.7
(83.7)
23.7
(74.7)
17.9
(64.2)
11.6
(52.9)
22.0
(71.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 4.9
(40.8)
7.0
(44.6)
11.1
(52.0)
16.9
(62.4)
21.9
(71.4)
24.9
(76.8)
29.3
(84.7)
28.7
(83.7)
24.3
(75.7)
19.1
(66.4)
13.3
(55.9)
7.3
(45.1)
17.4
(63.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.1
(35.8)
3.8
(38.8)
7.5
(45.5)
12.9
(55.2)
18.0
(64.4)
21.7
(71.1)
25.6
(78.1)
25.3
(77.5)
21.1
(70.0)
15.6
(60.1)
9.8
(49.6)
4.1
(39.4)
14.0
(57.1)
Record low °C (°F) −15.0
(5.0)
−7.5
(18.5)
−2.4
(27.7)
0.3
(32.5)
8.2
(46.8)
12.7
(54.9)
17.9
(64.2)
18.7
(65.7)
10.7
(51.3)
2.8
(37.0)
−3.5
(25.7)
−13.2
(8.2)
−15.0
(5.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 96.4
(3.80)
91.9
(3.62)
136.2
(5.36)
115.3
(4.54)
129.7
(5.11)
255.4
(10.06)
173.7
(6.84)
175.7
(6.92)
119.7
(4.71)
74.4
(2.93)
79.6
(3.13)
67.6
(2.66)
1,515.6
(59.68)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 13.1 12.3 15.3 14.1 13.6 16.1 12.5 13.9 11.6 8.4 10.7 10.2 151.8
Average snowy days 3.4 2.2 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 1.3 7.6
Average relative humidity (%) 76 75 74 72 73 80 74 76 79 76 77 74 76
Mean monthly sunshine hours 105.9 106.9 128.6 151.7 162.7 128.9 214.1 201.9 154.8 154.8 126.1 124.9 1,761.3
Percent possible sunshine 33 34 34 39 38 31 50 50 42 44 40 40 40
Source: China Meteorological Administration[5][6]

Geography

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Xiaoshan District is in the north of Zhejiang Province, between latitude 29°50'48"-30°23'33 "N and longitude 120°04'21"-120°43'31 "E. The area is about 63.05 kilometers from east to west and 60.5 kilometers from north to south. It is about 63.05 kilometers wide from east to west and 60.5 kilometers long from north to south, with a total area of 1,417.834 square kilometers.[7]

Topography and geomorphology

Xiaoshan District is in the northern part of the low hills in eastern Zhejiang and the southern part of the plains in northern Zhejiang. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north, tilting from southwest to northeast and slightly low-lying in the center. The geomorphological zoning features are more obvious: the southern part is a low mountainous area with small river valley plains; the central and northern parts are plains, with hills in the middle. The plains account for about 66% of the region, the mountains for 17%, and the water for 17%. [8]

Climate

Xiaoshan District is located on the southern edge of the northern subtropical monsoon climate zone; the climate is characterized by long winter and summer, short spring and autumn, and four distinct seasons: abundant light, abundant rainfall, warm and humid; cold air is easy to enter and difficult to get out of the more disastrous weather; light, temperature, and water of the regional differences are apparent[9]

Industry

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Xiaoshan Economic & Technological Development Zone

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Xiaoshan Economic & Technological Development Zone was established in 1990. The zone is only 10 km (6.2 mi) away from Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport, with Shanghai-Ningbo Expressway and Hangzhou-Qujiang Expressway passing through. Currently, it has formed leading industries including electronic communications, automobiles and auto parts, precision machinery, medical food, textiles, garments, chemical building materials.[10]

Economy

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Loong Airlines has its headquarters in the Loong Air Office Building (Chinese: 长龙航空办公大楼; pinyin: Chánglóng Hángkōng Bàngōngdàlóu) on the property of Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport.[11]

References

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  2. ^ 中共杭州市萧山区第十五次代表大会隆重开幕——萧山网——中国县(市、区)第一网. www.xsnet.cn. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  3. ^ "杭州市-行政区划网 www.xzqh.org" (in Chinese). XZQH. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
  4. ^ 网易 (2018-12-08). "这两天根本不算冷 看看全国各大城市历史极端最低温度是几度?". www.163.com. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ^ "萧山在全国是怎样的一个存在? - 知乎". www.zhihu.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  8. ^ "萧山在全国是怎样的一个存在? - 知乎". www.zhihu.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  9. ^ "萧山在全国是怎样的一个存在? - 知乎". www.zhihu.com. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  10. ^ RightSite.asia
  11. ^ "联系我们 Archived May 11, 2014, at the Wayback Machine." Loong Air. Retrieved on April 24, 2014. " 地址ADDESS [sic] 浙江省杭州市萧山国际机场5号路长龙航空办公大楼"
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