Huangshi

On May 15th, 1949, China People's Liberation Army liberated Huang Zhen.

On May 15th, 1949, Daye was liberated.

On June 9, 1949, the Daye County People's Government was established. On June 12th of the same year, the Office of the Special Commissioner of the Lime Kiln Industrial Zone of Wuhan Military Control Committee was established. Soon, with the approval of the Provisional People's Government of Central Plains, Hubei Daye Special Zone Office was set up, directly under the leadership of the Provisional People's Government of Central Plains. On September 29th of the same year, the People's Government of Daye Industrial and Mining Special Zone in Hubei Province was established in Huang Zhen, Tielu and other townships.

Huangshi is located in the middle latitudes, the seasonal difference of solar radiation is large, far away from the ocean, the land surface is mostly mine groups, the underlying surface is rough and humidified quickly in spring and summer, the convection is strong,and it is affected by the East Asian monsoon circulation, its climate characteristics are cold in winter and hot in summer, the four seasons are distinct, the sun is sufficient, the heat is abundant, the rainfall is abundant,and it is a typical subtropical continental monsoon climate. The average annual temperature is 17°C. The hottest month (July) averages 29.2°C and the coldest month (January) averages 3.9°C. The frost-free period has an average annual average of 264 days,an average annual precipitation of 1382.6 mm, an average annual rainfall of about 132 days, and an annual sunshine of 1666.4-2280.9 hours, accounting for 31c/o-63c/o of the annual monthly and daily irradiation hours. There are many southeast winds in the territory, with an average annual wind speed of 2.17 meters per second. Due to the changes of atmospheric circulation, topography and seasons, the climate elements vary greatly from year to year and within the year, so disastrous weather such as cold spring, heavy rainstorms, strong winds, and continuous drought in autumn occur from time to time.

• 🌍 Huangshi Railway Station (黄石站), Xisaishan District. 24hours. Huangshi Station was a newly built station after the double-track and electrification transformation of the Wuhan-Kowloon Railway, and was the first modern railway station in Hubei Province to handle passenger transportation at that time. (updated Dec 2023)

• 🌍 Huangshi Passenger Station (黄石客运站), Huangshi Avenue in Xisaishan District. (updated Dec 2023)