Yuanping

{{other uses}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Yuanping |native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|原平市}}}} |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 034100 |area_code = 0350 |settlement_type = County-level city |image_skyline = File:Yuanping Zhushi Pailou.jpg |image_caption = The Zhu Clan Pailou in Yuanping |image_map = ChinaXinzhouYuanping.png |map_caption = Location in Xinzhou |pushpin_map = Shanxi |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Shanxi |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = People's Republic of China |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Shanxi |subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city |subdivision_name2 = Xinzhou | area_total_km2 = 2571.0 | area_urban_km2 = 148.00 | area_footnotes = <ref name="CUCSY_2017">{{cite book |editor1=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |editor-link=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |title=China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 |date=2019 |publisher=China Statistics Press |location=Beijing |page=46 |url=http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |access-date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618043019/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> | population_total = 526000 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_urban = 184200 | population_urban_footnotes = <ref name="CUCSY_2017"/> |population_density_km2 = auto |coordinates = {{coord|38.731|N|112.711|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-14|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 825 |timezone = China Standard |utc_offset = +8 |website = {{URL|yuanping.gov.cn}} }} {{chinese|c={{linktext|原平}} |p=Yuánpíng}}

'''Yuanping''' is a county-level city under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinzhou, in north-central Shanxi Province, China.

==History== The territory of present-day Yuanping was held by Zhao during the Warring States Period of Chinese history. Under the Qin dynasty, it was part of Taiyuan Commandary. It became {{nowrap|'''Yuanping County'''}} in 114{{nbsp}}BC under Emperor Wu of the Han. It became {{nowrap|'''Xinxing County'''}} in Jian'an 15 during the Eastern Han. Three years later, its name was restored as Yuanping County, but it was moved to Yanmen Commandery.

==Geography== Yuanping is located nearly due north of Taiyuan, the provincial capital.

===Climate=== Yuanping has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen ''BSk''), with cold and very dry winters, and hot, humid summers. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|−7.0|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|23.7|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|9.55|°C|1}}. Nearly half of the {{convert|412|mm}} of precipitation occurs in July and August alone. Due to the high elevation and dry climate, the diurnal temperature variation easily exceeds {{convert|15|C-change}} in winter and spring, with monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 50% in July to 62% in four months, and the average annual total is 2,585 hours.

{{Weather box | width = auto | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Yuanping, elevation {{convert|828|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1951–present) | Jan high C = 0.4 | Feb high C = 4.9 | Mar high C = 11.9 | Apr high C = 19.8 | May high C = 25.7 | Jun high C = 29.0 | Jul high C = 29.7 | Aug high C = 28.0 | Sep high C = 23.5 | Oct high C = 17.1 | Nov high C = 8.4 | Dec high C = 1.6 | Jan mean C = -6.3 | Feb mean C = -1.9 | Mar mean C = 4.8 | Apr mean C = 12.6 | May mean C = 18.8 | Jun mean C = 22.5 | Jul mean C = 23.9 | Aug mean C = 22.2 | Sep mean C = 17.0 | Oct mean C = 10.2 | Nov mean C = 2.0 | Dec mean C = -4.6 | Jan low C = -11.5 | Feb low C = -7.3 | Mar low C = -1.1 | Apr low C = 5.8 | May low C = 11.9 | Jun low C = 16.4 | Jul low C = 18.9 | Aug low C = 17.4 | Sep low C = 11.7 | Oct low C = 4.7 | Nov low C = -2.9 | Dec low C = -9.4 | Jan record high C = 11.6 | Jan record low C = -25.2 | Feb record high C = 17.5 | Feb record low C = -21.5 | Mar record high C = 28.6 | Mar record low C = -15.5 | Apr record high C = 37.0 | Apr record low C = -5.8 | May record high C = 37.4 | May record low C = -1.1 | Jun record high C = 41.1 | Jun record low C = 7.3 | Jul record high C = 39.3 | Jul record low C = 10.9 | Aug record high C = 36.0 | Aug record low C = 7.4 | Sep record high C = 33.4 | Sep record low C = -1.2 | Oct record high C = 28.1 | Oct record low C = -9.1 | Nov record high C = 20.5 | Nov record low C = -21.3 | Dec record high C = 15.0 | Dec record low C = -24.3 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 2.0 | Feb precipitation mm = 3.4 | Mar precipitation mm = 7.7 | Apr precipitation mm = 18.4 | May precipitation mm = 32.6 | Jun precipitation mm = 55.7 | Jul precipitation mm = 110.1 | Aug precipitation mm = 102.8 | Sep precipitation mm = 58.6 | Oct precipitation mm = 22.1 | Nov precipitation mm = 11.0 | Dec precipitation mm = 1.6 | Jan humidity = 44 | Feb humidity = 40 | Mar humidity = 38 | Apr humidity = 38 | May humidity = 39 | Jun humidity = 51 | Jul humidity = 66 | Aug humidity = 68 | Sep humidity = 65 | Oct humidity = 57 | Nov humidity = 52 | Dec humidity = 47 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 1.4 | Feb precipitation days = 2.0 | Mar precipitation days = 3.0 | Apr precipitation days = 4.3 | May precipitation days = 6.0 | Jun precipitation days = 9.7 | Jul precipitation days = 12.1 | Aug precipitation days = 10.9 | Sep precipitation days = 9.2 | Oct precipitation days = 5.5 | Nov precipitation days = 3.3 | Dec precipitation days = 1.2 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 150.7 | Feb sun = 161.9 | Mar sun = 201.0 | Apr sun = 227.0 | May sun = 254.3 | Jun sun = 217.1 | Jul sun = 205.2 | Aug sun = 198.6 | Sep sun = 185.5 | Oct sun = 188.3 | Nov sun = 154.9 | Dec sun = 146.8 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 49 | Feb percentsun = 53 | Mar percentsun = 54 | Apr percentsun = 57 | May percentsun = 57 | Jun percentsun = 49 | Jul percentsun = 46 | Aug percentsun = 48 | Sep percentsun = 50 | Oct percentsun = 55 | Nov percentsun = 52 | Dec percentsun = 50 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 1.9 | Feb snow days = 3.0 | Mar snow days = 2.9 | Apr snow days = 0.7 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0.2 | Nov snow days = 2.4 | Dec snow days = 2.1 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=26 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =26 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="CMA old"> {{cite web|url=http://old-cdc.cma.gov.cn/shuju/search1.jsp?dsid=SURF_CLI_CHN_MUL_MMON_19712000_CES&tpcat=SURF&type=table&pageid=3 |script-title=zh:中国地面国际交换站气候标准值月值数据集（1971－2000年）|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |access-date=2010-05-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055035/http://old-cdc.cma.gov.cn/shuju/search1.jsp?dsid=SURF_CLI_CHN_MUL_MMON_19712000_CES&tpcat=SURF&type=table&pageid=3 |archive-date=2013-09-21 }}</ref> all-time January high<ref>{{cite web|url=https://weibo.com/1920136013/Qn7gjDYFf |script-title=zh: 【气温破纪录】今天有127个国家气象站打破1月中旬纪录，比如合肥21.3℃、南京20.5℃、太原老站12.6℃，这其中还有43站打破1月最高气温纪录，比如成都温江19.5℃、江苏苏州（吴中）21.4℃。未来2天，在冷空气到来前，从四川盆地到长江中下游以及黄淮、华北等地，可能还会出现大量暖破纪录的情况。|publisher=weatherman_信欣 on Weibo |language = zh-hans | access-date = 15 January 2026 |title=Sina Visitor System }}</ref> | source = }}

==Transportation== The city lies on the G55 Erenhot–Guangzhou Expressway. Yuanping West railway station lies on the Datong–Xi'an high-speed railway and the Jining–Datong–Yuanping high-speed railway. Yuanping station is at the junction of the Beijing–Yuanping Railway and the Datong–Puzhou Railway.

==References== {{Reflist}} *[http://www.yuanping.gov.cn www.yuanping.gov.cn] {{in lang|zh}}

Category:County-level divisions of Shanxi Category:Xinzhou