Heze ( Chinese : 菏泽 ; Chinese : 菏澤 ; pinyin : Hé Zé ), formerly known as Caozhou , is the westernmost prefecture-level city in Shandong province, China, bordering Jining to the east and the provinces of Henan and Anhui to the west and south respectively.
6-487: Juancheng County falls under the jurisdiction of Heze , in the southwest of Shandong province, China. The population is approximately 800,000. As of 2012, this County is divided to 10 towns and 6 townships. This Shandong location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Heze Caozhou was at the center of the Nian Rebellion during the 1850s and 60s. In August 1949, Heze
12-609: Is warm and nearly rainless in spring, hot and humid in summer, crisp in autumn and cold and dry in winter. The mean annual temperature is 14.22 °C (57.6 °F), with the monthly 24-hour average temperature ranging from −0.5 °C (31.1 °F) in January to 27.1 °C (80.8 °F) in July. Nearly 70% of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 48% in July to 60% in May,
18-603: The 2020 Chinese census , Heze was home to 8,287,693 people, of whom 1,346,717 live in the built-up area around the seat of government in Mudan District . The current mayor is Li Chunying and the chairman of the Municipal Council is Wang Weidong. Heze is the largest center in China for the cultivation of the "national flower" peony , after which the Mudan District was named. Over 30% of its GDP comes from
24-487: The "king of flowers" from the Bencao Gangmu . It is a symbol of honor, peace, wealth, love, aristocracy and feminine beauty. There are 9 types of Mudan based on the colors: red, white, purple, yellow, blue, green, black, pink, and multi-colored. Heze has a monsoon -influenced climate that lies between the humid subtropical and humid continental zones ( Köppen Cwa/Dwa ), with four well-defined seasons. The city
30-436: The city receives 2,411 hours of bright sunshine annually. The prefecture-level city of Heze administers nine county-level divisions . The municipal executive, legislature and judiciary are in Mudan District ( 牡丹区 ), together with CPC and public security bureaux. There are two districts and seven counties,2 additional development zones: These are further divided into 158 township-level divisions . According to
36-460: Was detached from Shandong and given to the experimental province of Pingyuan , but was later returned to Shandong just over three years later. In April 1953, Heze and Jining gained counties from the former prefecture of Huxi after its abolition. Mudan is the city flower of Heze. The earliest documentary of Mudan is in Classic of Poetry , written almost 3,000 years ago. Mudan is also called
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