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Shangzhi

Shangzhi
尚志市
Location of Shangzhi in Harbin
Location of Shangzhi in Harbin
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Harbin in Heilongjiang
Coordinates: 45°12′25″N 127°57′54″E / 45.207°N 127.965°E / 45.207; 127.965[1]
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHeilongjiang
Sub-provincial cityHarbin
Divisions
  • 10 towns
  • 7 townships
SeatShangzhi Town (尚志镇)
Area
 • Total
8,824.9 km2 (3,407.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)[3]
 • Total
560,448
 • Density63.508/km2 (164.48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
1506XX
Area code0451
ClimateDwb
Websitewww.shangzhi.gov.cn

Shangzhi (Chinese: 尚志; pinyin: Shàngzhì) is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province, People's Republic of China. It is 127 kilometres (79 mi) away from central Harbin and has an area of approximately 9,000 km2 (3,500 sq mi). The city proper has a population of around 120,000, while the total administrative population is approximately 600,000 inhabitants.[when?] The most spacious county-level division of Harbin City, it borders Yanshou County to the north, Wuchang to the southwest, Acheng District to the northwest, and Bin County to the northwest, as well as the prefecture-level city of Mudanjiang to the southeast.

The city of Shangzhi was once called Zhuhe (珠河; Zhūhé). It was developed during the Guangxu era in the late Qing dynasty, and was renamed to Shangzhi to commemorate the Second Sino-Japanese War hero Zhao Shangzhi in 1946.[4]

The most famous place in Shangzhi is the Yabuli (simplified Chinese: 亚布力; traditional Chinese: 亞布力; pinyin: Yàbùlì) Skiing Centre - [citation needed]

Climate

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Shangzhi has a monsoon-influenced hot summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very dry, bitterly cold winters, very warm and humid summers, and short, rather dry spring and autumn in between. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −18.7 °C (−1.7 °F) in January to 22.6 °C (72.7 °F) in July, and the annual mean is +3.42 °C (38.2 °F). Close to three-fourths of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 49% in July to 63% in March, the city receives 2,450 hours of bright sunshine annually.

Climate data for Shangzhi, elevation 190 m (620 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 3.9
(39.0)
8.7
(47.7)
18.8
(65.8)
29.0
(84.2)
34.3
(93.7)
38.3
(100.9)
35.4
(95.7)
35.0
(95.0)
29.7
(85.5)
26.9
(80.4)
19.6
(67.3)
8.3
(46.9)
38.3
(100.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −11.6
(11.1)
−6.0
(21.2)
2.7
(36.9)
13.3
(55.9)
20.6
(69.1)
25.7
(78.3)
27.7
(81.9)
26.2
(79.2)
21.3
(70.3)
12.4
(54.3)
0.1
(32.2)
−9.8
(14.4)
10.2
(50.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) −18.7
(−1.7)
−13.7
(7.3)
−3.8
(25.2)
6.5
(43.7)
14.0
(57.2)
19.8
(67.6)
22.6
(72.7)
20.9
(69.6)
14.4
(57.9)
5.5
(41.9)
−5.7
(21.7)
−15.8
(3.6)
3.8
(38.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −24.5
(−12.1)
−20.7
(−5.3)
−10.1
(13.8)
0.0
(32.0)
7.3
(45.1)
14.4
(57.9)
18.2
(64.8)
16.5
(61.7)
8.5
(47.3)
−0.1
(31.8)
−10.7
(12.7)
−21.1
(−6.0)
−1.9
(28.6)
Record low °C (°F) −40.9
(−41.6)
−44.1
(−47.4)
−37.2
(−35.0)
−16.8
(1.8)
−5.8
(21.6)
2.2
(36.0)
7.7
(45.9)
3.2
(37.8)
−6.1
(21.0)
−18.8
(−1.8)
−32.2
(−26.0)
−39.8
(−39.6)
−44.1
(−47.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 6.3
(0.25)
7.5
(0.30)
17
(0.7)
29.2
(1.15)
63.9
(2.52)
97.7
(3.85)
160.1
(6.30)
149.3
(5.88)
61.4
(2.42)
35.2
(1.39)
22.7
(0.89)
12.6
(0.50)
662.9
(26.15)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 6.7 5.3 7.5 8.9 12.7 13.7 14.8 13.8 10.0 8.3 8.2 9.0 118.9
Average snowy days 10.2 7.6 9.2 3.3 0.1 0 0 0 0.1 2.5 9.8 12.3 55.1
Average relative humidity (%) 74 70 64 59 64 72 81 83 78 70 71 75 72
Mean monthly sunshine hours 164.4 189.2 224.2 220.9 243.9 248.3 228.7 220.5 226.1 187.7 148.7 144.2 2,446.8
Percentage possible sunshine 58 64 60 54 53 53 49 51 61 56 53 53 55
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[5][6][7]All-time May Record[8]
Source 2: Weather China[9]

Administrative divisions

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Map including Yimianpo (labeled as I-mien-p'o 一靣坡) (AMS, 1955)

Shangzhi is divided into 10 towns and seven townships:[10][11]

Towns

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Townships

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Notable people

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  • Liu Qing, captain of Women's Basketball National Team in the 1980s.
  • Yu Wenxia, singer and Miss World 2012.
  • Zhao Shangzhi, Commander of the Northeast Anti-Japan United Army during World War II and namesake of this city. A well-known national hero who devoted his life to the Northeastern struggle against Japanese occupation. He was captured and beheaded after a traitor leaked his whereabouts to the Japanese.
  • Zhao Yiman, a well-known national heroine who was killed by the Japanese invaders because she refused to leak the secrets about communist operations.

References

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  1. ^ "Shangzhi" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
  2. ^ Harbin Statistical Yearbook 2011 (《哈尔滨统计年鉴2011》). Accessed 8 July 2014.
  3. ^ 全国各县市区人口排名 (in Chinese). hongheiku. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  4. ^ "尚志简介" [Introduction to Shangzhi]. Shangzhi city government. Retrieved 2025-02-18.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Experience Template" 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ^ 中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集(1971-2000年). China Meteorological Administration. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21.
  8. ^ "Sina Visitor System" 【气温】今天新疆吐鲁番盆地和东北、华北部分地区出现高温。辽宁、黑龙江有10个国家级气象站,气温打破当地5月最高纪录(图2)。省会城市中,哈尔滨35.3℃、长春33.3℃、沈阳34.4℃,均创当地今年气温新高。哈尔滨出现今年首个高温,也是1961年以来5月第三次出现高温。 今晚到明天,会有冷空气东移,东北气温大幅下降。之后冷空气依然频繁影响内蒙古东部和东北地区,使得气温转偏低。哈尔滨明天降至24℃,4日最高降至18℃。长春4-6日最高气温也将持续低于20℃。和这个周末的炎热反差很大。而南方地区未来高温会从华南向江南扩展。 海口、南宁、福州、广州将陆续重返高温区,而且湿度大,天气闷热,体感温度更高。而未来3天华北平原、新疆多地,也会持续有高温,明后2天,吐鲁番盆地热度比今天更高。未来2天,天津、济南、郑州都可能出现今年首个高温,石家庄报6月2日最高39℃。总之华北到长江中下游多地,未来3天气温可能创新高。 (in Simplified Chinese). weatherman_信欣 on Weibo. Retrieved 31 May 2026. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |script-title= at position 139 (help)
  9. ^ 尚志 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  10. ^ 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:尚志市 (in Chinese (China)). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
  11. ^ "国家统计局 2019" (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
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