Typhoon in Xiuyu District of Putian City

Pingtan County [1] is located in the eastern waters of Fujian Province, the southeast waters of Fuzhou City, the Taiwan Province Strait in the east, and only 68 nautical miles from Hsinchu Port in Taiwan Province Province. Chinese mainland is the nearest county to Taiwan Province Province, with Haitan Strait facing Fuqing City in the west, Rinan Island facing Xiuyu District of Putian City in the south, Bai Quan Islands facing Changle City in the north, Haitan Island and other 126 islands and islands. Geographical coordinates are 2516'-25 44' north latitude and19 32'-12010' east longitude. The county governs 7 towns and 8 townships: Tancheng Town, Suao Town, Liushui Town, Aoqian Town, Beicuo Town, Pingyuan Town, Aodong Town, Bai Qing Township, Yutou Township, Dalian Township, Luyang Township, Chonglou Township, Dongdong Township, Lancheng Township and Nanhai Township. * * * There are 200 neighborhood committees and administrative villages. The county government is located in Pingtan County, Tancheng Town, with long summer and short winter, warm and humid, cool summer and warm winter, and rare frost and snow. The temperature in spring is lower than that in autumn. The annual average temperature 19.6℃ and the coldest daily average temperature 10.2℃. The average temperature on the hottest day is 27.9℃. The annual active accumulated temperature is ≥10℃ for 6563 days, and the average sunshine for many years is 19 19.7 hours. The rainy season and the hot season are the same, and the dry season and the rainy season are completely different. The average annual precipitation 1 172 mm and evaporation 1300 mm are one of the rainy areas in this province. The monsoon is obvious, with southerly winds in summer and northeast winds in other seasons. The annual average wind speed is 6.9 m/s, and the number of gale days (above magnitude 7) is 125, which is one of the gale areas in this province. High temperature and drought from July to September are often affected by tropical storms, with an average of 6.3 times a year. Meteorological disasters are mainly typhoons, strong winds, heavy rains and droughts. The probability of summer drought is as high as 54%, which is the highest in the province. Minerals include granite, quartz sand, alum, yellow iron, copper, kaolin, etc., and granite reserves are about 800 million cubic meters; Quartz sand reserves are 65.438 billion tons, and the silicon content is as high as 96%. There are 679 species of aquatic animals such as fish, shrimp and crab, including 242 species of marine fish, 73 species of marine shrimp and crab, 0/69 species of marine mollusk (shellfish) and 266 species of stray creatures. Tomb-Sweeping Day: People go to ancestral graves to sweep graves, mow grass, trim trees, refresh inscriptions, and sign on money paper and red paper; Christians often cut red paper into crosses and put them on graves. The tombs of the first year (or those newly buried the year before) should be swept on the Qingming Day or one or two days before. There is a saying that "you are not filial to your son, and you will not sacrifice (sweep) Grain Rain in Qingming". In the Year of the Tiger, it is generally forbidden for Tomb-Sweeping Day to sweep graves, and it is necessary to sweep graves one or two days in advance or later. After the founding of People's Republic of China (PRC), government agencies, schools and organizations often organized civil servants, teachers and students. Visit the Martyrs Cemetery to show remembrance and admiration. Changxia: It is the season of wheat, and people have the custom of making pasta to celebrate the harvest. Mid-Autumn Festival: July 15 is the Mid-Autumn Festival, commonly known as "July Half Festival", also known as Ghost Festival, which is a festival to worship ancestors. Wei Zhongyuan: On the 29th day of the seventh lunar month, the summer flood in fishing areas ended. In the old days, fishermen prepared more incense sticks to worship the sea gods in Mazu Tempel and Longwang Temple. After the 1950s, this habit gradually disappeared. Double Ninth Festival: Double Ninth Festival in September, also called Double Ninth Festival. In the old days, Chongyang climbed high, which meant avoiding evil spirits. Children often compete to fly kites on this day. From 65438 to 0988, the Fujian provincial government designated this day as "Respect for the Elderly" and "Old People's Day". Winter solstice: also called winter festival. There are mainly two kinds of folk activities of pingtan, one is to worship ancestors, and the other is to "rub round" (to do winter festival). Both events are held on the day before the winter solstice. First, ancestor worship (Christians and Catholics do not have this custom). After dinner, everyone lights red candles and puts on red oranges. Men, women and children sit together and start rubbing. Glutinous rice is divided into sweet glutinous rice, and potato flour is divided into salty glutinous rice. In the past, firecrackers were set off before friction. Moreover, flowers should be inserted on the edge of the dustpan (formerly known as "porcelain officer"), and a few small red hoes should be specially wiped. When cooking in the morning, it will be attached to the bristles on both sides of the door frame and the pig's back to express the wishes of family harmony, bumper crops, prosperous livestock and all the best. Cooking is usually done in the morning of winter festivals. After setting off firecrackers, the whole family will eat it for breakfast. Some places in Pingtan follow Fuqing customs. In the first year of the Winter Festival, the newly-married daughter's family will send winter flowers and red oranges to her daughter and son-in-law, commonly known as "rubbing round flowers" to express their blessings. New bereaved families don't rub in winter holidays, which are given by neighbors or relatives and friends. They need odd numbers, and the bereaved families are given back with sugar. In addition to the above festivals, there are many religious festivals among the people. For example, Buddhists celebrate the Buddha Bathing Festival on the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, the Kogasawara Festival on the 15th of July and the Laba Festival on the eighth day of December. Christians and Catholics celebrate Easter, Christmas, etc. [ 15]