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Sanbu Township, Xinjiang

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Sanbu Township (Chinese: 三堡乡; pinyin: Sānbǔ Xiāng; Uyghur: ئاستانە يېزىسى, romanizedAstane Yëzisi) is a township in Gaochang District, Turpan, Xinjiang, China. The ancient Gaochang city ruins is located here.

Geography[edit]

Sanbu made international headlines during the 2023 Asia heat wave. The local unmanned weather station set a new record of 52.2 °C (126.0 °F) at 17:00 Xinjiang Time (19:00 Beijing Time), July 16, 2023, breaking the old record of 50.6°C at 18:03 Beijing Time, July 10, 2017.[1][2][3] Two days later, on July 18, 2023, John Kerry, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate visited Beijing and mentioned the Sanbu weather to Li Qiang, the Premier of China.[4][5] The English newspaper misspelled Sanbu as Sanbao at the time.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "新疆吐鲁番出现52.2℃高温,火焰山地表温度达80℃". 新疆日报微信公号. 2023-07-18. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  2. ^ 李志宏; 张慧琴 (2023-07-17). "吐鲁番:52.2℃高温破极值". 中国气象报社. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  3. ^ "52.2℃!新疆吐鲁番盆地出现极端高温". 人民日报. 2023-07-17. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18.
  4. ^ Cheng, Evelyn (2023-07-18). "Kerry upholds U.S.-China 'stability' in symbolic Beijing visit". CNBC. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
  5. ^ 云涌 (2023-07-18). "中美部分会议气氛紧张!美国特使克里:气候合作可能重新定义中美关系". FX168财经报社. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-07-18.