Fengtai County (simplified Chinese: 凤台县; traditional Chinese: 鳳台縣; pinyin: Fèngtái Xiàn; lit. 'phoenix platform') is a county in the north of Anhui Province, China. It is under the administration of Huainan city. Author Li Hengrui (李恒瑞), whose work "Kite Capriccio" (風箏暢想曲) describes life as a child in the 1950s in Fengtai County is included in the Putonghua Proficiency Test.

Administrative divisions

In the present, Fengtai County has 15 towns, 3 townships and 1 ethnic township.

10 Towns

  • Chengguan (城关镇)
  • Xinji (新集镇)
  • Zhumadian (朱马店镇)
  • Yuezhangji (岳张集镇)
  • Guqiao (顾桥镇)
  • Maoji (毛集镇)
  • Xiaji (夏集镇)
  • Guiji (桂集镇)
  • Jiaoganghu (焦岗湖镇)
  • Fenghuang (凤凰镇)
  • Yangcun (杨村镇)
  • Dingji (丁集镇)
  • Liuji (刘集镇)
  • Daxing (大兴镇)

3 Townships

  • Gudian (古店乡)
  • Qianmiao (钱庙乡)
  • Guandian (关店乡)
  • Shangtang (尚塘乡)

1 Ethnic township

  • Lichong Hui Ethnic Township (李冲回族乡)

Climate

Climate data for Fengtai, elevation 23 m (75 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)20.5 (68.9)27.3 (81.1)34.9 (94.8)34.1 (93.4)37.3 (99.1)39.1 (102.4)40.1 (104.2)37.7 (99.9)37.6 (99.7)33.3 (91.9)29.0 (84.2)22.4 (72.3)40.1 (104.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)6.7 (44.1)9.8 (49.6)15.2 (59.4)21.7 (71.1)27.1 (80.8)30.4 (86.7)32.0 (89.6)31.1 (88.0)27.4 (81.3)22.5 (72.5)15.7 (60.3)9.0 (48.2)20.7 (69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F)2.3 (36.1)5.1 (41.2)10.1 (50.2)16.4 (61.5)21.9 (71.4)25.9 (78.6)28.2 (82.8)27.2 (81.0)22.8 (73.0)17.3 (63.1)10.7 (51.3)4.5 (40.1)16.0 (60.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−1.1 (30.0)1.4 (34.5)5.9 (42.6)11.7 (53.1)17.2 (63.0)21.8 (71.2)25.0 (77.0)24.1 (75.4)19.3 (66.7)13.3 (55.9)6.8 (44.2)1.0 (33.8)12.2 (54.0)
Record low °C (°F)−15.5 (4.1)−13.3 (8.1)−5.0 (23.0)0.1 (32.2)5.0 (41.0)12.2 (54.0)18.1 (64.6)14.9 (58.8)9.6 (49.3)1.0 (33.8)−8.1 (17.4)−16.8 (1.8)−16.8 (1.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches)33.5 (1.32)37.3 (1.47)58.1 (2.29)56.0 (2.20)79.3 (3.12)164.2 (6.46)209.4 (8.24)135.8 (5.35)77.9 (3.07)50.4 (1.98)41.7 (1.64)23.8 (0.94)967.4 (38.08)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)7.07.98.57.89.29.312.011.98.47.47.96.0103.3
Average snowy days4.52.51.200000000.71.410.3
Average relative humidity (%)71716768687280827973727073
Mean monthly sunshine hours121.7121.6159.7189.7196.4171.8186.3178.2157.5151.9145.7135.31,915.8
Percentage possible sunshine38394349464043444344474443
Source: China Meteorological Administration

32°42′06″N 116°42′47″E/32.7018°N 116.713°E/ 32.7018; 116.713