Chicheng (Chinese: 赤城; pinyin: Chìchéng), or Ch’ih-ch’eng, is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou City, northwestern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is 5,287 square kilometres (2,041 sq mi). The easternmost county-level division of Zhangjiakou, it administrates 9 towns and 9 townships, and as of 2010[update], has a population of 238,169. China National Highway 112 passes through the county just south of the county seat, Chicheng Town (赤城镇).
Chicheng County
赤城县 Chihcheng | |
|---|---|
 Dahaituo | |
 Location in Zhangjiakou | |
  Chicheng Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′N 115°50′E / 40.917°N 115.833°E | |
| Country | People's Republic of China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Zhangjiakou |
| County seat | Chicheng Town (赤城镇) |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,287 km2 (2,041 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 882 m (2,894 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 197,919 |
| • Density | 37.44/km2 (96.96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 075500 |
| Area code | 0313 |
It was the setting of Zhang Yimou's 1999 film Not One Less.
History
editIt was formerly in the far southeast of Chahar province.
Administrative divisions
editChicheng County is divided into the following 18 divisions:[1]
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Towns:
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Townships:
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Climate
edit| Climate data for Chicheng, elevation 868 m (2,848 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.3 (50.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
25.0 (77.0) |
30.3 (86.5) |
36.6 (97.9) |
37.4 (99.3) |
39.4 (102.9) |
36.5 (97.7) |
35.7 (96.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
15.1 (59.2) |
39.4 (102.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
1.4 (34.5) |
8.2 (46.8) |
16.5 (61.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
26.5 (79.7) |
27.8 (82.0) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.2 (72.0) |
15.1 (59.2) |
5.7 (42.3) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
14.0 (57.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.6 (12.9) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
0.2 (32.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.5 (67.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.2 (68.4) |
14.6 (58.3) |
7.1 (44.8) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−8.9 (16.0) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.4 (2.5) |
−13.4 (7.9) |
−7.0 (19.4) |
0.7 (33.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
12.9 (55.2) |
16.4 (61.5) |
14.6 (58.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−7.6 (18.3) |
−14.4 (6.1) |
0.2 (32.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −28.2 (−18.8) |
−26.6 (−15.9) |
−23.8 (−10.8) |
−12.1 (10.2) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.6 (45.7) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
−12.6 (9.3) |
−22.1 (−7.8) |
−25.5 (−13.9) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) |
2.9 (0.11) |
8.2 (0.32) |
18.0 (0.71) |
38.7 (1.52) |
76.0 (2.99) |
113.9 (4.48) |
79.3 (3.12) |
55.8 (2.20) |
23.5 (0.93) |
8.3 (0.33) |
1.9 (0.07) |
427.6 (16.82) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 8.6 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 11.3 | 9.6 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 78.6 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 20.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 47 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 60 | 72 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 52 | 49 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 202.4 | 238.9 | 248.5 | 268.1 | 237.2 | 227.5 | 235.0 | 224.5 | 225.5 | 195.3 | 196.9 | 2,707.5 |
| Percentage possible sunshine | 70 | 67 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 53 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 62 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]all-time May high[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ↑ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：赤城县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ "Sina Visitor System" 【高温和降温】今天高温榜，河北涿鹿排名全国第一。而且包括涿鹿、张家口等城市，今天河北内蒙古有8个站点打破当地5月最高气温纪录。内蒙古二连浩特，也是连续2天刷新了当地5月中旬最高纪录。今天有5个省会直辖市气温创今年新高。天津西青34.6℃、石家庄34.3℃，距离高温不到1℃。未来暖脊继续缓慢东移，暖脊后侧也有冷空气东移。因此中东部多地，未来将会先热后凉。明天降温核心区在蒙古国南部，东北等地气温可能还会创新高。沈阳明天可能是今年首次上30℃，济南如果南风下沉增温明显，也可能拿下今年首个35℃高温。此外受到副高影响，海口也可能高温，南宁34℃可能创今年新高。15日冷空气会导致内蒙古中东部、黑龙江多地出现10℃以上降温。尤其是内蒙古东部，局地降温可能超20℃。之后因为高压的阻挡，冷空气东移南下很缓慢，但后续从新疆一带的冷涡里，还有冷空气补充东移南下，加上本周末到下周，中东部阴雨增多，气温可能出现震荡下滑。多地气温从偏高打回正常甚至转偏低。比如太原14日最高33℃，18日最高18℃，过程降温15℃；天津今天34.6℃，18日23℃；石家庄今天34.3℃，18日22℃；济南14日最高35℃，19日最高24℃，过程降温都会超10℃。总之，华北多地入夏大概率会成功，但春装依然不能彻底收起来，下周还会派上用场。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 13 May 2026.