What are the characteristics of Xinji in terms of geographical environment, history, culture, and customs?
Xinji, Pidu, China, has a flat terrain and four distinct climates: spring, summer, autumn and winter. The relative humidity is high in summer and autumn and low in winter and spring. According to the "Climate Zoning of China", it belongs to the warm temperate semi-humid continental climate of the eastern monsoon zone. March to April is spring, dry and windy; June to August is summer, hot and rainy; September to November is autumn, mild and cool, with rainy weather prone to occur in early autumn; December to February is winter, cold and sunny, with scarce rain and snow. The annual average temperature is 12.5℃, January is the coldest, the monthly average temperature is -3.9℃; July is the hottest, the monthly average temperature is 26.5℃, the average annual range is 30℃, the annual average maximum temperature is 18.8℃, and the extreme maximum temperature It was 41.9℃, which occurred on June 10, 1972. The annual average minimum temperature is 4.7℃, and the extreme minimum temperature is -22.0℃, which occurred on February 22, 1966. The daily temperature changes are large, especially in spring and autumn. If compared with the daily high and low temperature differences, the average daily range in May is the largest at 14.3°C, and the maximum daily range in spring and autumn is above 23°C. The average first day above zero is February 26th, and the last day is December 2nd, with a duration of 280 days. The start date of 10℃ is April 5th, the end date is October 27th, and the active growth period of crops is 206 days; the start date of 15℃ is April 29th, the end date is October 5th, and the number of continuous days is 160 days; the start day of 20℃ is May 8th, the end day is September 12th, and the number of continuous days is 118 days.
The ancient town of Xinji has a long history. According to the "Shulu County Chronicle", this place was already named Xinji in the Ming Dynasty. Later, it merged with Pengjiazhuang, Lijiazhuang, Lianguandian and Wangjiazhuang, and changed "Xin" to "Xin". In May of the second year of Tongzhi (AD 1862), when the village wall was being built, the neighboring village Gaobuying was included in the village, and it was merged with Xinji in the last years of Tongzhi. Xinji Town used to be an important fur gathering place in the country. It enjoyed a great reputation as early as the Ming Dynasty and was known as the "Zhili Town".