Yanjin County, Henan
Yanjin County is a county under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Xinxiang, in the north of Henan province, China.
Geography
Location
Yanjin County is located at, in the north of Henan. The county is situated in the Central Plains City Cluster on the north bank of the Yellow River. It is from Xinxiang to the west, from Zhengzhou to the south, from Kaifeng to the southeast, and from Anyang to the north. The area is long from north to south and wide from east to west, with a total area of.Terrain and landforms
Yanjin County is located in the Yellow River basin. The entire area is composed of plains, with no mountains; the northern portion of the county has several rolling sand dunes.Climate
Yanjin County is a humid continental monsoon climate, with four distinct seasons, cold, dry winters and hot, humid summers. The annual average temperature is. July is the hottest month, with an average of. January is the coldest month, with an average of. The annual average precipitation is, with most of the rainfall occurring during the summer and the winter months being the driest. The frost-free period is around 220 days, and the mean annual number of sunshine hours is 2,155 hours, with May being the sunniest month and January being the cloudiest.Administrative divisions
As of October 2021, Yanjin County has thirteen county-level administrative districts, including three districts, four towns and six townships.Districts
- Wenyan District
- Tanlong District
- Tapu District
Towns
- Shipogu Town
- Dongtun Town
- Fengzhuang Town
- Wanglou Town
Townships
- Senggu Township
- Weiqiu Township
- Sizhai Township
- Mazhuang Township
- Zuocheng Township
- Yulin Township
Natural resources
Yanjin County is located in the Yellow River basin, with 200 million cubic metres of undeveloped state-owned sand dunes and sandy wastelands in the territory, and there is sufficient land for construction.Culture
Dapingdiao is one of the Han Chinese opera genres performed the five provinces of Central China, and belongs to the Bang Zi cadence system. On 20 May 2006, Dapingdiao was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.Erjiaxian is also known as the "Wudayin". It is also one of the Han Chinese opera genres, and in 2008 was included the second batch of the National Intangible Cultural Heritage list.