Duolun County ( Mongolian: ''Dolonnuur siyan''; ) is a county of

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of

Xilin Gol Xilingol, Xilin Gol, Shiliin Gol or Xilinguole Aimag/League (; mn, , , , ) is one of 3 leagues of Inner Mongolia. The seat is Xilinhot, and the area is . The league's economy is based on mining and agriculture. Xilingol borders Mongolia to t ...

League.

Climate

Duolun County has a dry, monsoon-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 freez ...

( Köppen ''Dwb''), with bitterly cold and very dry winters, warm, humid summers, and strong winds, especially in spring. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, with the annual mean at . The annual precipitation is , with more than half of it falling in July and August alone. With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 56% in July to 77% in January and February, sunshine is abundant year-round, with 3,036 hours of bright sunshine annually. The desertification in early 2000s has been largely checked by the effort of reforestation.

Historic sites

The Chinese state news agency Xinhua announced in January 2018 the discovery of ruins of an ancient palace that served as the summer retreat for the elite in the

Liao Dynasty The Liao dynasty (; Khitan: ''Mos Jælud''; ), also known as the Khitan Empire (Khitan: ''Mos diau-d kitai huldʒi gur''), officially the Great Liao (), was an imperial dynasty of China that existed between 916 and 1125, ruled by the Yelü ...

. The royal family and retinue would relocate each year from mid-April to mid-July to avoid the heat. More than 100 structural components at the site have been found and the foundations of 12 buildings have been recorded. Artifacts found include: glazed tiles, pottery and copper nails. Ge Zhiyong, a researcher with the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Institute of Archaeology, date the artifacts to the mid-Liao Dynasty. The dynasty was the first of many dynasties of nomadic origin to merge its nomadic structure and culture with the Chinese style of government.https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ancient-china-1000-year-old-royal-palace-discovered/ar-AAuA2zC Retrieved, January 12, 2018.

References

www.xzqh.org
County-level divisions of Inner Mongolia {{InnerMongolia-geo-stub