Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County (; Manchu: ; Mölendroff: weicang manju monggo beye dasangga siyan; Mongolian: ) is a Manchu and

Mongol The Mongols ( mn, Монголчууд, , , ; ; russian: Монголы) are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, Inner Mongolia in China and the Buryatia Republic of the Russian Federation. The Mongols are the principal member ...

autonomous county 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 ...

located in far northeastern

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province, China. It lies under the administration of

Chengde Chengde, formerly known as Jehol and Rehe, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, situated about 225 km northeast of Beijing. It is best known as the site of the Mountain Resort, a vast imperial garden and palace formerly used by ...

City, and is the northernmost county of the province, bordering

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to the north. In terms of area, it is the largest county of Hebei, occupying an area of , though, as it is located in mountainous terrain, it is rather sparsely populated, , housing 520,000 people. The area has been historically home to Manchu soldiers, and the local dialect of Mandarin is similar to that of Beijing, though there is some Northeastern influence.

History

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The area of the county was originally grazing grounds for Mongol tribes. In the early Qing Dynasty, the Auqan, Kharchin and

Onnigud The Onniguds ( Khalkha-Mongolian: Оннигууд/Onniguud; ) are a sub-ethnic group of the Southern Mongols in Ongniud Banner, China. They were ruled by Genghis Khan's relative Otchigin noyan in the 13th century. See also * Administrative ...

Mongols gave these lands as a gift to the

Kangxi Emperor The Kangxi Emperor (4 May 1654– 20 December 1722), also known by his temple name Emperor Shengzu of Qing, born Xuanye, was the third emperor of the Qing dynasty, and the second Qing emperor to rule over China proper, reigning from 1661 to ...

, who then created the Mulan Hunting Grounds.

Geography and climate

Weichang is located in the northernmost part of

, with a latitude range of 41° 35' to 42° 40' N and longitude range of 116° 32' to 118° 14' E. It borders

's Chifeng to the east,

Hexigten Banner Hexigten Banner (Mongolian script: ; ) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China under the jurisdiction of Chifeng, bordering Hebei province to the south. In 1690 the Battle of Ulan Butung between Qing and Dzungar forces took place here. Etymology ...

to the north, as well as

Duolun County Duolun County ( Mongolian: ''Dolonnuur siyan''; ) is a county of Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Xilin Gol League. Climate Duolun County has a dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate ( K ...

to the northwest, and within the province, borders

Fengning County Fengning Manchu Autonomous County (; Manchu: ; Mölendroff: fengning manju beye dasangga siyan) is a Manchu autonomous county of northern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southwest and Inner Mongolia to the north, and lying under the admin ...

and

Longhua County Longhua County () is a county in the northeast of Hebei province, China, bordering Inner Mongolia to the east. It is under the administration of Chengde City. Administrative divisions Towns: * Longhua Town (), Hanmaying (), Zhongguan (), Qiji ...

to the southwest and south. Weichang has a rather dry,

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 osci ...

-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 ...

''Dwb''), with long, very cold and dry winters, and very warm, humid summers, and the elevation depresses temperatures. The 24-hour average in January is and the same figure for July is , while the annual mean is . More than half of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. The coldest temperature recorded in the province was on 12 January 1957 at Yudaokou Township ().

Administrative divisions

There are 7 towns and 30 townships in the county. Towns: * Weichang () * Siheyong () * Kelegou () * Qipanshan () * Banjieta () * Chaoyangdi () * Chaoyangwan () Townships:

References

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Manchu autonomous counties Mongol autonomous counties County-level divisions of Hebei Chengde {{Chengde-geo-stub