Huangchuan County

History

Origin and early development

Huang is briefly mentioned in the Bamboo Annals during the reign of King Xiang. Later, during the Zhou dynasty, a state called Huang appears once again in textual and archeological records, with its capital at Huangchuan. This state is considered to be the root origin of the ancient Chinese surname Huang (or Hwang). Huang was later invaded and annexed by the Kingdom of Chu in 648 BCE, during the Spring and Autumn period.

Remains of the capital of Huang were discovered in Longgu, a township six kilometers northwest to the urban area of Huangchuan.

Imperial period

After the Qin dynasty. Huangchuan was generally established as a zhou, a commandery or a county.

According to Brief Sketch of North Parts of Ming Dynasty (), a book by Ji Liuqi (计六奇) recording the transitional period from the Ming dynasty to the Qing dynasty, Huangchuan (then Guangzhou) was devastated and the residents massacred by the peasant army. And now residents in Huangchuan are mainly descendants of migrants from Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong settled down during the Kangxi era in the Qing dynasty.

Republic period

In 1913, Huangchuan was renamed to its current name.

In 2009, Huang-Guang Integration project was launched aiming to integrate Huangchuan County and neighboring Guangshan County.

Former names

• , the surname Huang (黃) is derived from this state

Geography

Huangchuan borders the Huai River in the north, which is regarded as part of the geographical dividing line between North China and South China.

Huang River, a tributary of Huai River, is pronounced the same as Yellow River yet with different characters. Local residents usually call it Little Huang River ().

The annual mean temperature is 15.3 °C and precipitation averages 1039 mm.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 21.5 |Jan record low C = -15.7 |Feb record high C = 27.5 |Feb record low C = -16.0 |Mar record high C = 34.9 |Mar record low C = -5.1 |Apr record high C = 34.4 |Apr record low C = 0.0 |May record high C = 36.7 |May record low C = 6.0 |Jun record high C = 38.4 |Jun record low C = 12.7 |Jul record high C = 39.4 |Jul record low C = 18.1 |Aug record high C = 39.0 |Aug record low C = 14.6 |Sep record high C = 38.2 |Sep record low C = 9.5 |Oct record high C = 33.6 |Oct record low C = 1.5 |Nov record high C = 29.0 |Nov record low C = -6.2 |Dec record high C = 22.6 |Dec record low C = -15.0

Administrative divisions

Huangchuan County currently has 4 subdistricts, 9 towns and 8 townships.{{cite web |script-title=zh:2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码：潢川县 |access-date = 2013-01-01}} The county was reorganized in 2005, when the townships of Xiaoludian (小吕店乡) and Pengjiadian (彭家店乡), and the town of Niugang (牛岗镇) were assimilated into neighboring towns and townships.

Subdistricts

• Chunshen Subdistrict (春申街道)
• Dingcheng Subdistrict (定城街道)
• Yiyang Subdistrict (弋阳街道)
• Laocheng Subdistrict (老城街道)

Towns

• Shuangliushu (双柳树镇)
• Sanpisi (伞陂寺镇)
• Butaji (卜塔集镇)
• Renhe (仁和镇)
• Fudian (傅店镇)
• Xuezi (踅孜镇)
• Taolinpu (桃林铺镇)
• Huangsigang (黄寺岗镇)
• Jiangjiaji (江家集镇)

Townships

• Chuanliudian Township (传流店乡)
• Weigang Township (魏岗乡)
• Zhangji Township (张集乡)
• Lailong Township (来龙乡)
• Longgu Township (隆古乡)
• Tandian Township (谈店乡)
• Shangyougang Township (上油岗乡)
• Baidian Township (白店乡)

Transport

• China National Highway 106 (G106)
• China National Highway 312 (G312)
• G40 Shanghai–Xi'an Expressway
• G45 Daqing–Guangzhou Expressway
• Huangchuan railway station

References

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