Jiyuan City, the legendary hometown of Yugong (literally old fool, an
old man who removed two giant mountains in front of his house.) , lies
in the northwest of Henan Province. It is at the foot of the Taihang and
Wangwu mountains on the north and borders Yangcheng and Jincheng
counties of Shanxi Province to the west. Facing to the Yellow River to
the south and neighboring Qinyang and Mengzhou city to the east.
Jiyuan City covers an area of 1,981 square kilometers, of which 28
square kilometers is downtown area and 88% mountainous area. A boom town
as it is, Jiyuan has developed many new industries.
Jishui River, one of the ancient “Four Rivers” with the Yangzi River,
Yellow River and Huai River, originates from Jiyuan, literally the
source of Jishui, hence deriving its name. According to the latest
archaeological findings, as early as around 1,000 years ago, precisely
at the end of the Paleolithic Period and the beginning of the Neolithic
Period, people have lived here. It used to be the capital of the Xia
Dynasty and was well known for its wealth between the Period of Warring
States and Han Dynasty.
Jiyuan, located within the warm continental temperate monsoon climate,
differs conspicuously in sunlight and rainfall in the different seasons.
Owing to its terrain and monsoons in this region, it is warm and windy
in spring, hot and rainy in summer, clear in autumn and dry in winter.
The annual average temperature stands at 14.4°C, and 13．2℃to 14．3℃ in
hill areas and less than 10℃ in Taihang and Wangwu mountainous area in
the west.
On the one hand, Jiyuan is a scenic area with various landscapes, such
as hills, mountains, rivers and plains. The typical ones are Wangwu
Mountain scenic spot, Three Gorges of Yellow River at Xiaolangdi,
Jiuligou scenic spot and Wulongkou scenic spot (featuring macaques
watching and hot spring). On the other hand, Jiyuan is a place of
historical relics and ancient remains with 64 cultural relic protection
units. Jidu Temple is a case in point, where the water from Jishui River
of one thousand years is preserved and worshiped.
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Jiyuan, located within the warm continental temperate monsoon
climate, differs conspicuously in sunlight and rainfall in the different
seasons. Owing to its terrain and monsoons in this region, it is warm
and windy in spring, hot and rainy in summer, clear in autumn and dry in
winter. The annual average temperature stands at 14.4°C, and 13．2℃to
14．3℃ in hill areas and less than 10℃ in Taihang and Wangwu mountainous
area in the west.
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