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Yuliangzhou stretches 10.65 km from north to south and 5.30 km from east to west, covering an area of 26.50 km² (based on the Wusong datum at a water level of 61.5 m). The highest elevation on the island is 69.60 m, with an area of 13.25 km² situated above 64.0 m. According to planning requirements, roads will replace dikes, and the area above 64 m can reach up to 20 square kilometers. The entire sandbank is shaped like a crabapple leaf, measuring 6 km in length and 2.5–5 km in width, with an approximate area of 20 km². It is a midstream sandbank formed by the sedimentation of silt from the Han River and the Tangbai River. The land here is fertile, primarily producing wheat and sesame. Before the Han Dynasty, the area east of Xiangyang City was collectively referred to as Yuliangzhou—a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one. By the Tang Dynasty, the current Yuliangzhou was still connected to today’s Yuliangping during the dry season. As a result, Xiangfan’s ports and docks were historically located along the line from Fancheng to Zhangwan and Dongjin. In 1958, during the construction of the Han-Dan Railway, a large amount of gravel was extracted from the low-lying area between Yuliangping and Yuliangzhou, creating a shallow “trough.” Coupled with the reinforcement and extension of the Yingxu Gate Dock in Fancheng, the river water flowed along this trough during flood seasons, causing the river to “naturally straighten” and the main current to shift, thereby completely separating Yuliangzhou from Yuliangping and forming a large island in the Han River. Due to the natural straightening of the river channel, the original main shipping route along Fancheng, Zhangwan, and Dongjin became silted and turned into a tributary. Yuliangzhou has a northern subtropical monsoon climate. The annual average temperature is 15.8°C, with 231.7 days per year having temperatures above 10°C. The frost-free period lasts 226.5 days. July is the hottest month, with an average temperature of around 27.9°C, while January is the coldest, averaging about 2.6°C. Days with a daily maximum temperature ≥37.0°C occur only six times a year. The average annual precipitation is about 870 mm, with 44 days receiving ≥5.0 mm of rainfall and an average of two days receiving ≥50 mm. Due to its surrounded-by-water geography and flat terrain, Yuliangzhou experiences temperature variations characteristic of a maritime climate.

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Yuliangzhou

Yuliangzhou stretches 10.65 km from north to south and 5.30 km from east to west, covering an area of 26.50 km² (based on the Wusong datum at a water level of 61.5 m). The highest elevation on the island is 69.60 m, with an area of 13.25 km² situated above 64.0 m. According to planning requirements, roads will replace dikes, and the area above 64 m can reach up to 20 square kilometers. The entire sandbank is shaped like a crabapple leaf, measuring 6 km in length and 2.5–5 km in width, with an approximate area of 20 km². It is a midstream sandbank formed by the sedimentation of silt from the Han River and the Tangbai River. The land here is fertile, primarily producing wheat and sesame. Before the Han Dynasty, the area east of Xiangyang City was collectively referred to as Yuliangzhou—a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one. By the Tang Dynasty, the current Yuliangzhou was still connected to today’s Yuliangping during the dry season. As a result, Xiangfan’s ports and docks were historically located along the line from Fancheng to Zhangwan and Dongjin. In 1958, during the construction of the Han-Dan Railway, a large amount of gravel was extracted from the low-lying area between Yuliangping and Yuliangzhou, creating a shallow “trough.” Coupled with the reinforcement and extension of the Yingxu Gate Dock in Fancheng, the river water flowed along this trough during flood seasons, causing the river to “naturally straighten” and the main current to shift, thereby completely separating Yuliangzhou from Yuliangping and forming a large island in the Han River. Due to the natural straightening of the river channel, the original main shipping route along Fancheng, Zhangwan, and Dongjin became silted and turned into a tributary. Yuliangzhou has a northern subtropical monsoon climate. The annual average temperature is 15.8°C, with 231.7 days per year having temperatures above 10°C. The frost-free period lasts 226.5 days. July is the hottest month, with an average temperature of around 27.9°C, while January is the coldest, averaging about 2.6°C. Days with a daily maximum temperature ≥37.0°C occur only six times a year. The average annual precipitation is about 870 mm, with 44 days receiving ≥5.0 mm of rainfall and an average of two days receiving ≥50 mm. Due to its surrounded-by-water geography and flat terrain, Yuliangzhou experiences temperature variations characteristic of a maritime climate.

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Eastern urban area of Xiangcheng District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province