Jingxing County (simplified Chinese: 井陉县; traditional Chinese: 井陘縣; pinyin: Jǐngxíng Xiàn; lit. 'Well Border') is a county of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province.

When King Mu of Zhou went hunting in the region, he described the terrain as "the surrounding is high while the center is deep, like a well, [making the region] resemble the border of a stove", hence the name of the county.

According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in Dongyuan Village (東元村) during the Stone Age.

Administrative divisions

There are 10 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

Climate data for Jingxing, elevation 256 m (840 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)16.8 (62.2)26.5 (79.7)32.1 (89.8)36.4 (97.5)40.6 (105.1)42.6 (108.7)42.1 (107.8)39.6 (103.3)38.8 (101.8)32.2 (90.0)27.2 (81.0)22.9 (73.2)42.6 (108.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)3.6 (38.5)7.4 (45.3)14.4 (57.9)21.8 (71.2)27.4 (81.3)31.6 (88.9)31.6 (88.9)29.9 (85.8)26.2 (79.2)20.3 (68.5)11.9 (53.4)5.3 (41.5)19.3 (66.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)−2.1 (28.2)1.3 (34.3)8.1 (46.6)15.3 (59.5)21.2 (70.2)25.5 (77.9)26.6 (79.9)24.9 (76.8)20.3 (68.5)13.9 (57.0)6.0 (42.8)−0.1 (31.8)13.4 (56.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)−6.3 (20.7)−3.1 (26.4)2.9 (37.2)9.6 (49.3)15.3 (59.5)19.9 (67.8)22.4 (72.3)21.0 (69.8)15.8 (60.4)9.3 (48.7)1.7 (35.1)−4.0 (24.8)8.7 (47.7)
Record low °C (°F)−15.5 (4.1)−14.1 (6.6)−7.5 (18.5)−1.4 (29.5)5.1 (41.2)10.1 (50.2)15.5 (59.9)13.5 (56.3)5.8 (42.4)−1.9 (28.6)−9.6 (14.7)−15.8 (3.6)−15.8 (3.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches)3.5 (0.14)5.7 (0.22)9.6 (0.38)24.9 (0.98)39.2 (1.54)53.3 (2.10)127.0 (5.00)135.7 (5.34)58.2 (2.29)28.2 (1.11)15.9 (0.63)3.3 (0.13)504.5 (19.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)1.92.82.95.56.99.112.511.98.16.33.51.973.3
Average snowy days3.13.21.60.20000002.02.612.7
Average relative humidity (%)52494548525672767164585258
Mean monthly sunshine hours147.8155.4200.6223.8251.9217.0173.7177.6183.0177.6152.3148.62,209.3
Percentage possible sunshine48515456574939435052515050
Source: China Meteorological Administration

Films

The 2018 film An Elephant Sitting Still was filmed in Jingxing County.

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