Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County

Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 青龙满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 青龍滿族自治縣; pinyin: Qīnglóng Mǎnzú Zìzhì Xiàn; lit. 'blue (or teal) dragon', Manchu: ᠴᡳᠩᠯᡠᠩ
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
ᠪᡝᠶᡝ
ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ
ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
; Mölendroff: cinglung manju beye dasangga siyan) is a Manchu autonomous county of northeastern Hebei province, China, bordering Liaoning to the north and east and located in the eastern part of the Yan Mountains. It is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Qinhuangdao, and, as of 2004, had a population of 520,000 residing in an area of 3,309 km2 (1,278 sq mi). Bordering county-level divisions are: Lingyuan and Jianchang County (Liaoning) to the north, Liaoning's Suizhong County and Qinhuangdao city proper to the east, Qian'an and Lulong County to the south, and Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County and Qianxi County to the west.

Qinglong County

青龙县
ᠴᡳᠩᠯᡠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
青龙满族自治县
ᠴᡳᠩᠯᡠᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County
Qinglong in Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao in Hebei
Coordinates: 40°24′27″N 118°56′59″E
CountryPeople's Republic of China
ProvinceHebei
Prefecture-level cityQinhuangdao
Township-level divisions11 towns
14 townships
County seatQinglong (青龙镇)
Area
  Total3,309 km2 (1,278 sq mi)
Elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Population
 (2004)
  Total520,000
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
066500
Area code(s)0335

Administrative divisions

Qinglong administers 11 towns and 14 townships, which in turn control 396 villages:[1]

Towns:

  • Qinglong (青龙镇)
  • Zushan (祖山镇)
  • Mutoudeng (木头凳镇)
  • Shuangshanzi (双山子镇)
  • Maquanzi (马圈子镇)
  • Xiaoyingzi (肖营子镇)
  • Dawulan (大巫岚镇)
  • Tumenzi (土门子镇)
  • Badaohe (八道河镇)
  • Gehetou (隔河头镇)
  • Louzhangzi (娄仗子镇)

Townships:

  • Fenghuangshan Township (凤凰山乡)
  • Longwangmiao Township (龙王庙乡)
  • Sanxingkou Township (三星口乡)
  • Gangou Township (干沟乡)
  • Dashiling Township (大石岭乡)
  • Guanchang Township (官场乡)
  • Ciyushan Township (茨榆山乡)
  • Pingfangzi Township (平方子乡)
  • Anziling Township (安子岭乡)
  • Zhuzhangzi Township (朱仗子乡)
  • Caonian Township (草碾乡)
  • Qidaohe Township (七道河乡)
  • Sanbozi Township (三拨子乡)
  • Liangshuihe Township (凉水河乡)

Climate

Qinglong has a monsoon-influenced, humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, cold, and very dry winters, and hot, rainy summers. Spring and autumn are short with some rainfall. The monthly 24-hour average temperature in January is −8.4 °C (16.9 °F), and 24.2 °C (75.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.25 °C (48.6 °F). The mountainous location means that diurnal temperature variation is rather large, but precipitation is enhanced: the total precipitation is 702 millimetres (27.6 in), with close to 60% of it falling in July and August alone.

Climate data for Qinglong County (1971−2000)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 12.1
(53.8)
17.4
(63.3)
23.7
(74.7)
31.9
(89.4)
36.6
(97.9)
38.5
(101.3)
39.0
(102.2)
35.2
(95.4)
33.5
(92.3)
28.7
(83.7)
22.4
(72.3)
14.6
(58.3)
39.0
(102.2)
Average high °C (°F) −0.5
(31.1)
2.9
(37.2)
9.4
(48.9)
18.6
(65.5)
24.6
(76.3)
28.2
(82.8)
29.3
(84.7)
28.6
(83.5)
24.4
(75.9)
17.6
(63.7)
8.5
(47.3)
1.8
(35.2)
16.1
(61.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) −8.4
(16.9)
−4.6
(23.7)
2.7
(36.9)
11.8
(53.2)
18.0
(64.4)
22.0
(71.6)
24.2
(75.6)
22.8
(73.0)
17.2
(63.0)
9.8
(49.6)
1.3
(34.3)
−5.8
(21.6)
9.3
(48.7)
Average low °C (°F) −14.2
(6.4)
−10.7
(12.7)
−3.5
(25.7)
4.9
(40.8)
10.9
(51.6)
15.8
(60.4)
19.6
(67.3)
18.1
(64.6)
11.0
(51.8)
3.5
(38.3)
−4.1
(24.6)
−11.2
(11.8)
3.3
(38.0)
Record low °C (°F) −26.3
(−15.3)
−23.3
(−9.9)
−16.8
(1.8)
−9.2
(15.4)
0.0
(32.0)
6.1
(43.0)
12.1
(53.8)
5.5
(41.9)
0.0
(32.0)
−8.0
(17.6)
−19.2
(−2.6)
−23.9
(−11.0)
−26.3
(−15.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 2.9
(0.11)
2.9
(0.11)
9.7
(0.38)
22.8
(0.90)
45.2
(1.78)
94.1
(3.70)
237.5
(9.35)
180.6
(7.11)
61.0
(2.40)
31.7
(1.25)
9.3
(0.37)
3.9
(0.15)
701.6
(27.61)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 2.1 2.5 3.7 5.3 7.9 11.6 15.7 12.3 7.9 5.1 3.3 1.8 79.2
Source: Weather China

References

  1. 2011年统计用区划代码和城乡划分代码:青龙满族自治县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China. Retrieved 2012-07-21.


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