Jining

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Jining () is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Shandong province. It borders Heze to the southwest, Zaozhuang to the southeast, Tai'an to the northeast, and the provinces of Henan and Jiangsu to the northwest and south respectively. Jining, which is located directly to the north of Lake Nanyang (), is today the northernmost city reachable by navigation on the Grand Canal of China making it an important inland port.

Its population was 8,081,905 at the 2010 census, of whom 1,518,000 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made up of Rencheng urban district on 884 km2, Yanzhou district not being totally conurbated yet.

History

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The name Jining was first given to the region in the year 1271 during the Song dynasty, although the exact area and type of administrative district it refers to have varied over the centuries. Jining has several distinctive associations in Chinese history and culture, as in antiquity it was the birthplace and home of Confucius, along with many of his more famous disciples, including Mencius. Temples to a number of these philosophers still exist in various parts of the prefecture. Liangshan, a county of Jining, is also famous as the principal setting of the Chinese literary classic, Water Margin.

Administration

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The prefecture-level city of Jining administers 11 county-level divisions, including two districts, two county-level cities and seven counties.

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Climate

Jining City is located in the East Asian monsoon climate zone, a warm temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. In summer, there are many southerly winds, influenced by tropical oceanic air masses or degenerate tropical oceanic air masses, with high temperatures and heavy rains; in winter, there are many northerly winds, influenced by polar continental air masses, with sunny and cold weather; spring and autumn are the periods of adjustment of atmospheric circulation, with drought and wind in the spring, and quick warming; autumn is cool, but with occasional rains and cloudy conditions.Having abundant light energy resources is a prominent feature of Jining's climate. The average annual temperature in Jining is 13.3 -, and the average frost-free period is 199 days. The average annual precipitation is around 597 -. |location = Jining, elevation 33 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 5.0 |Feb high C = 8.9 |Mar high C = 14.8 |Apr high C = 21.5 |May high C = 27.0 |Jun high C = 31.4 |Jul high C = 32.1 |Aug high C = 30.9 |Sep high C = 27.3 |Oct high C = 21.6 |Nov high C = 13.5 |Dec high C = 6.8 |Jan mean C = 0.0 |Feb mean C = 3.5 |Mar mean C = 9.4 |Apr mean C = 15.9 |May mean C = 21.5 |Jun mean C = 26.1 |Jul mean C = 27.7 |Aug mean C = 26.3 |Sep mean C = 21.9 |Oct mean C = 15.8 |Nov mean C = 8.2 |Dec mean C = 1.9 |Jan low C = -4.0 |Feb low C = -0.9 |Mar low C = 4.4 |Apr low C = 10.6 |May low C = 16.2 |Jun low C = 21.1 |Jul low C = 23.9 |Aug low C = 22.6 |Sep low C = 17.4 |Oct low C = 10.9 |Nov low C = 3.9 |Dec low C = -2.0 |Jan record high C = 16.2 |Jan record low C = -16.2 |Feb record high C = 22.3 |Feb record low C = -14.3 |Mar record high C = 27.6 |Mar record low C = -8.9 |Apr record high C = 32.8 |Apr record low C = -1.5 |May record high C = 37.5 |May record low C = 4.5 |Jun record high C = 39.0 |Jun record low C = 11.8 |Jul record high C = 40.8 |Jul record low C = 16.0 |Aug record high C = 37.1 |Aug record low C = 12.5 |Sep record high C = 36.3 |Sep record low C = 5.3 |Oct record high C = 34.6 |Oct record low C = -1.7 |Nov record high C = 25.5 |Nov record low C = -9.9 |Dec record high C = 19.7 |Dec record low C = -14.0 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 7.5 |Feb precipitation mm = 12.9 |Mar precipitation mm = 16.6 |Apr precipitation mm = 38.4 |May precipitation mm = 52.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 80.0 |Jul precipitation mm = 166.7 |Aug precipitation mm = 173.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 66.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 32.4 |Nov precipitation mm = 29.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 10.0 |Jan humidity = 62 |Feb humidity = 58 |Mar humidity = 55 |Apr humidity = 59 |May humidity = 61 |Jun humidity = 62 |Jul humidity = 76 |Aug humidity = 79 |Sep humidity = 74 |Oct humidity = 68 |Nov humidity = 69 |Dec humidity = 65 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 2.7 |Feb precipitation days = 3.8 |Mar precipitation days = 3.9 |Apr precipitation days = 5.6 |May precipitation days = 6.2 |Jun precipitation days = 7.7 |Jul precipitation days = 11.1 |Aug precipitation days = 10.8 |Sep precipitation days = 7.3 |Oct precipitation days = 5.2 |Nov precipitation days = 5.0 |Dec precipitation days = 3.3 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 151.2 |Feb sun = 154.9 |Mar sun = 205.5 |Apr sun = 230.9 |May sun = 251.7 |Jun sun = 228.0 |Jul sun = 192.5 |Aug sun = 188.6 |Sep sun = 190.0 |Oct sun = 188.9 |Nov sun = 160.7 |Dec sun = 153.0 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 48 | Feb percentsun = 50 | Mar percentsun = 55 | Apr percentsun = 59 | May percentsun = 58 | Jun percentsun = 53 | Jul percentsun = 44 | Aug percentsun = 46 | Sep percentsun = 52 | Oct percentsun = 55 | Nov percentsun = 53 | Dec percentsun = 51 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 2.8 |Feb snow days = 2.5 |Mar snow days = 0.5 |Apr snow days = 0.1 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 0.7 |Dec snow days = 1.6 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration

Economy

Jining is situated in a coal mining area in the southwest of Shandong. An industrial city, Jining has a coal-fired power station, the Jining Power Plant. The city is served by Jining Da'an Airport.

In 2022, Jining's Gross Regional Product (GRP) finished at 531.69 billion yuan, a year-on-year growth of 4.4%.

Sports

Jining Stadium opened in 2012.

Notable people

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  • Confucius (551 – 479 BC), central Chinese thinker, founder of Confucianism (main temple and tomb in Qufu)
  • Zengzi (505 BC - 436 BC), Chinese philosopher and author, principal lineage protector and promoter of Confucianism
  • Mencius (372 – 289 BC), Chinese thinker, a principal interpreter of Confucianism (main temple in Zoucheng)
  • Yan Hui (521 BC - 490 BC), one of the famous disciples of Confucius (temple in Qufu)
  • Lu Ban (507–440 BC), Chinese engineer, philosopher, inventor, military thinker
  • Zuo Qiuming (5th century BC), Chinese court writer of the State of Lu, and contemporary of Confucius during the Spring and Autumn period.
  • Kong Shangren (1648–1718), a Chinese Qing Dynasty dramatist and poet best known for his chuanqi play The Peach-Blossom Fan
  • Jozef Freinademetz, (1852-1908) , SVD, priest, missionary to China, saint of the Catholic Church
  • Pan Xiaoting (1982–), the first professional pool player from China to play full-time on the WPBA Tour.
  • Xiong Jingnan (1988–), the first ever Chinese World Champion in mixed martial arts history.
  • Wei Zheming (1990-), Chinese actor and singer.

Sister cities

References

References

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