Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County

Qinglong County 青龙县 ᠴᡳᠩᠯᡠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Autonomous county
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
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Qinhuangdao
Township-level divisions	11 towns 14 townships
County seat	Qinglong (青龙镇)
Area
• Total	3,309 km2 (1,278 sq mi)
Elevation	239 m (784 ft)
Population  (2004)
• Total	520,000
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	066500
Area code	0335

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.

Administrative divisions

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

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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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