Which province and city does Yangshan County belong to?

Yangshan County is affiliated to Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province.

Located in the northwestern part of Guangdong Province, the central part of Qingyuan, at the southern foot of the Nanling Mountains and in the middle reaches of the Lianjiang River, Yangshan County has complex terrain. The overall terrain is steep in the south and north, with monocline mountains irregularly connected by two sides. The end tilts towards the hinterland, forming a boat-shaped landform with a low and gentle middle and higher surroundings. Mountains account for about 90% of the county's total area, and basins and alluvial plains account for about 10%. The strata are widely distributed, including Cambrian, Devonian, Carboniferous, Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Lower Tertiary Danxia Group, and Quaternary.

The river system in Yangshan County belongs to the Beijiang River system in the Pearl River Basin. There are many small rivers in the territory, and there are 13 main and branch rivers with a rain collection area of ​​more than 100 square kilometers. Lianjiang River is the main stream, Qinglianshui, Qigongshui, Miaogongkeng, Zhonggushui and Guandongshui are first-level tributaries, and Taohuashui is the first-level tributary of Suijiang River. Most of the rivers are mountainous.

Climate characteristics of Yangshan County:

Yangshan County is located on the north side of the Tropic of Cancer and belongs to the monsoon climate zone transitioning from the south subtropical zone to the central subtropical zone. Spring and autumn are short and summer is long. Rain and heat are in the same season, with abundant rainfall and sufficient sunshine. The spring is mild and humid, the summer is hot and rainy, the autumn is cool and dry, and the winter is cold and rainy. Due to the instability of alternating monsoons, Yangshan County has frequent disastrous weather, with low temperatures and rain in spring, heavy rains and high temperatures in summer, drought and cold dew winds in autumn, and frost, snow and ice in winter. There are strong convective weather such as thunderstorms, strong winds and hail in spring and summer.

The average annual precipitation in various places in Yangshan County is 1500-2200 mm, including about 2000 mm in the northeast and southwest, about 1850 mm in the central part, and about 1600 mm in the northwest. However, the annual precipitation and the seasonal distribution of annual precipitation vary greatly from year to year, resulting in long droughts in some years and heavy rains in other years.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Yangshan County