Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (,

Manchu The Manchus (; ) are a Tungusic East Asian ethnic group native to Manchuria in Northeast Asia. They are an officially recognized ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name. The Later Jin (1616–1636) and ...

: ; Mölendroff: cingyuwan manju beye dasangga siyan), or simply Qingyuan County () is one of the three counties under the administration of the

prefecture-level city A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. During the Republican era, many of China' ...

Fushun Fushun (, formerly romanised as ''Fouchouen'', using French spelling, also as Fuxi ()) is a prefecture level city in Liaoning province, China, about east of Shenyang, with a total area of , of which is the city proper. Situated on the Hun Ri ...

, in the east of

Liaoning Liaoning () is a coastal province in Northeast China that is the smallest, southernmost, and most populous province in the region. With its capital at Shenyang, it is located on the northern shore of the Yellow Sea, and is the northernmost ...

, People's Republic of China, and is also one of the 11

autonomous counties Autonomous counties () and autonomous banners () are county-level autonomous administrative divisions of China. The two are essentially identical except in name. There are 117 autonomous counties and three autonomous banners. The latter are fo ...

and one of 117 autonomous counties nationally. It has a population of about 340,000, covering an area of .

Administrative divisions

There are 18

towns A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

and seven

townships A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...

in the county. Towns: *

Qingyuan Qingyuan, formerly romanized as Tsingyun, is a prefecture-level city in northern Guangdong province, China, on the banks of the Bei or North River. During the 2020 census, its total population was 3,969,473, out of whom 1,738,424 lived in the ...

, Dagujia (), Hongtoushan (), Ying'emen (), Nanshancheng (), Nankouqian (), Caoshi (), Xiajiabao (), Wandianzi () Townships: * Tukouzi Township (), Beisanjia Township (), Aojiabao Township (), Dasuhe Township (), Gounai Township ()

Geography and climate

Qingyuan is located in the north of

City. It spans 41°48′−42°29′ N latitude and 124°20′−125°29′ E longitude. Bordering county-level divisions are as follows: In Liaoning: *

Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County (, Manchu: ; Mölendroff: sinbin manju beye dasangga siyan), or simply Xinbin County ( postal: Sinpin; ), is one of the three counties under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fushun, in the east of ...

south * Fushun Countywest *

Tieling County Tieling County () is a county in the northeast of Liaoning province, China. It is the southernmost county-level division of the prefecture-level city of Tieling. Administrative divisions There are eight towns and seven townships under the county ...

west * Xifeng Countynorth * Kaiyuannorth In

Jilin Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea (Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...

: * Dongfeng Countyeast *

Meihekou Meihekou () is a city of 600,000 in Jilin province, People's Republic of China. It is a regional transport hub, connecting three railway lines, all of which are single track, and 2 national highways. The city is also a major lorry transshipment po ...

east *

Liuhe County Liuhe () is a county of southwestern Jilin province, China, bordering Liaoning province to the southwest. It is under the administration of Tonghua City, with a population of 360,000 residing in an area of . Administrative divisions There are 11 t ...

east Qingyuan has a

monsoon A monsoon () is traditionally a seasonal reversing wind accompanied by corresponding changes in precipitation but is now used to describe seasonal changes in atmospheric circulation and precipitation associated with annual latitudinal oscil ...

-influenced

humid continental climate A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...

(

Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bernd Köppen (born 1951), German pianist and composer * Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan * Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author and ...

''Dwa''), characterised by hot, humid summers and long, cold and windy, but dry winters. The four seasons here are distinctive. Over 60% of the annual rainfall of occurs from June to August alone. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, and the annual mean is . In winter, due to the elevation and normally dry climate,

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regularly exceeds .

References

External links

Fushun County-level divisions of Liaoning Manchu autonomous counties {{Liaoning-geo-stub