County in Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Wengyuan (postal: Yungyun; Chinese: 翁源; pinyin: Wēngyuán) is a county in the north of Guangdong Province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the northeast. It is under the administration of Shaoguan City. It has a population of 421,756 in 2019, 99.55% of whom speak Hakka. Yao languages are spoken in some parts of the county. 0.616% of the population belongs to minority ethnic groups, most of them Yao.[2]
The name means 'source of the Weng River', which is a tributary of the Bei River.
Wengyuan is noted for its plum blossoms[3] and orchid floriculture, which account for 70% of China's orchid production.[4][5]
Administrative divisions
The county is responsible for the administration of eight towns:[6]
- Towns
- Tielong (铁龙镇), formerly known as Tielong Forest Farm (铁龙林场)
Climate
| Climate data for Wengyuan (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
|
| Month
|
Jan
|
Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
|
May
|
Jun
|
Jul
|
Aug
|
Sep
|
Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
|
Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
28.3
(82.9)
|
30.7
(87.3)
|
33.1
(91.6)
|
34.1
(93.4)
|
36.1
(97.0)
|
38.3
(100.9)
|
39.5
(103.1)
|
38.5
(101.3)
|
38.1
(100.6)
|
36.7
(98.1)
|
34.5
(94.1)
|
29.0
(84.2)
|
39.5
(103.1)
|
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
18.8
(65.8)
|
21.3
(70.3)
|
26.0
(78.8)
|
29.6
(85.3)
|
32.2
(90.0)
|
33.8
(92.8)
|
33.6
(92.5)
|
31.8
(89.2)
|
28.1
(82.6)
|
23.9
(75.0)
|
17.9
(64.2)
|
26.1
(79.0)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
13.5
(56.3)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
21.2
(70.2)
|
24.8
(76.6)
|
27.2
(81.0)
|
28.2
(82.8)
|
27.8
(82.0)
|
26.3
(79.3)
|
22.5
(72.5)
|
18.4
(65.1)
|
12.5
(54.5)
|
20.9
(69.6)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
8.0
(46.4)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
13.5
(56.3)
|
17.7
(63.9)
|
21.8
(71.2)
|
24.1
(75.4)
|
24.6
(76.3)
|
24.3
(75.7)
|
22.7
(72.9)
|
18.6
(65.5)
|
14.8
(58.6)
|
9.0
(48.2)
|
17.4
(63.4)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−2.1
(28.2)
|
−0.6
(30.9)
|
−0.8
(30.6)
|
6.8
(44.2)
|
11.5
(52.7)
|
15.6
(60.1)
|
19.8
(67.6)
|
21.1
(70.0)
|
14.3
(57.7)
|
6.6
(43.9)
|
1.2
(34.2)
|
−2.3
(27.9)
|
−2.3
(27.9)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
67.0
(2.64)
|
81.9
(3.22)
|
163.9
(6.45)
|
227.3
(8.95)
|
273.4
(10.76)
|
323.4
(12.73)
|
171.0
(6.73)
|
181.0
(7.13)
|
126.1
(4.96)
|
38.8
(1.53)
|
47.2
(1.86)
|
47.1
(1.85)
|
1,748.1
(68.81)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)
|
9.3
|
11.0
|
17.4
|
17.2
|
18.7
|
19.0
|
16.0
|
16.2
|
11.5
|
5.3
|
6.8
|
6.9
|
155.3
|
| Average snowy days
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.1
|
0.5
|
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
72
|
76
|
80
|
81
|
81
|
83
|
79
|
80
|
77
|
70
|
71
|
69
|
77
|
| Mean monthly sunshine hours
|
100.6
|
81.2
|
67.5
|
83.4
|
116.3
|
134.3
|
198.0
|
185.4
|
171.2
|
173.7
|
147.4
|
137.3
|
1,596.3
|
| Percent possible sunshine
|
30
|
25
|
18
|
22
|
28
|
33
|
48
|
47
|
47
|
49
|
45
|
42
|
36
|
| Source: China Meteorological Administration[7][8]
|
References
