Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County

Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County (Chinese: 青龙满族自治县, Manchu: ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᡠᡩᡠᡵᡳ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᡯᡳᡷᠶ ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ) is a Manchu autonomous county in northeastern Hebei province, China, bordering Liaoning Province 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^[update], 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 ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Autonomous county
青龙满族自治县 • ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᡠᡩᡠᡵᡳ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᡯᡳᡷᠶ ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County
Qinglong in Qinhuangdao
Qinhuangdao in Hebei
Coordinates: 40°24′27″N 118°56′59″E / 40.4076°N 118.9497°E / 40.4076; 118.9497
Country	China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Qinhuangdao
County seat	Duyanglu Subdistrict
Area
• Total	3,309 km^2 (1,278 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2020 census)^[1]
• Total	431,138
• Density	130/km^2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	066500
Area code	+86 335
Website	www.chinaqinglong.gov.cn

Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	青龙满族自治县
Traditional Chinese	青龍滿族自治縣
Literal meaning	Blue (or teal) Dragon Man-ethnicity Autonomous County
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Qīnglóng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn
Manchu name
Manchu script	ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᡠᡩᡠᡵᡳ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᡯᡳᡷᠶ ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Möllendorff	niowanggiyan muduri manju uksura dzijy hiyan

During the 1976 Tangshan earthquake 180,000 buildings in Qinglong collapsed, but no fatalities occurred.^[2]

Administrative divisions

Qinglong administers 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 14 townships:^[3]

Subdistrict: Duyanglu Subdistrict (都阳路街道) 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 −8.0 °C (17.6 °F), and 24.5 °C (76.1 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.6 °C (49.3 °F). The mountainous location means that diurnal temperature variation is rather large, but precipitation is enhanced: the total precipitation is 656.4 millimetres (25.8 in), with close to 60% of it falling in July and August alone.

Climate data for Qinglong (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	13.8 (56.8)	17.4 (63.3)	26.8 (80.2)	31.3 (88.3)	36.6 (97.9)	38.0 (100.4)	39.0 (102.2)	37.5 (99.5)	34.5 (94.1)	29.0 (84.2)	21.7 (71.1)	14.6 (58.3)	39.0 (102.2)
Average high °C (°F)	0.3 (32.5)	4.2 (39.6)	10.9 (51.6)	19.1 (66.4)	25.5 (77.9)	28.8 (83.8)	30.1 (86.2)	29.4 (84.9)	25.2 (77.4)	17.9 (64.2)	8.5 (47.3)	1.7 (35.1)	16.8 (62.2)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−7.5 (18.5)	−3.3 (26.1)	4.0 (39.2)	12.3 (54.1)	18.7 (65.7)	22.5 (72.5)	24.8 (76.6)	23.6 (74.5)	18.0 (64.4)	10.1 (50.2)	1.5 (34.7)	−5.4 (22.3)	9.9 (49.9)
Average low °C (°F)	−13.0 (8.6)	−9.3 (15.3)	−2.3 (27.9)	5.5 (41.9)	11.5 (52.7)	16.5 (61.7)	20.2 (68.4)	18.9 (66.0)	12.2 (54.0)	4.1 (39.4)	−3.7 (25.3)	−10.5 (13.1)	4.2 (39.5)
Record low °C (°F)	−26.3 (−15.3)	−23.2 (−9.8)	−18.0 (−0.4)	−6.2 (20.8)	1.6 (34.9)	6.1 (43.0)	12.1 (53.8)	9.5 (49.1)	0.1 (32.2)	−8.0 (17.6)	−19.2 (−2.6)	−22.2 (−8.0)	−26.3 (−15.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	2.8 (0.11)	3.4 (0.13)	8.7 (0.34)	25.1 (0.99)	49.5 (1.95)	100.6 (3.96)	223.8 (8.81)	151.3 (5.96)	53.6 (2.11)	30.5 (1.20)	11.5 (0.45)	2.6 (0.10)	663.4 (26.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.1	2.3	3.5	5.2	7.7	11.3	13.3	10.6	7.3	5.0	3.3	2.1	73.7
Average snowy days	3.0	3.2	2.7	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0.4	2.7	3.4	16.2
Average relative humidity (%)	51	47	42	44	51	65	77	77	72	65	58	55	59
Mean monthly sunshine hours	204.4	201.3	243.9	250.9	274.9	235.8	193.8	222.6	227.5	219.1	182.6	188.4	2,645.2
Percent possible sunshine	68	66	65	63	61	53	43	53	62	64	62	66	61
Source 1: China Meteorological Administration^[4]^[5]
Source 2: Weather China^[6]

See Also

• Zushan Mountain: Mountain in the Qinglong region

References

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2. Col, Jeanne-Marie (2016-11-05). "Successful Earthquake Mitigation in Qinglong County during the Great Tangshan Earthquake: Lessons for Hurricane Katrina in the United States". Chinese Public Administration Review. 4 (1/2): 9. doi:10.22140/cpar.v4i1/2.70. ISSN 1539-6754.
3. 2022年统计用区划代码：青龙满族自治县 (in Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
4. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
5. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
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