Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County

Qingyuan County 清原县 ᠴᡳᠩᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Autonomous county
清原满族自治县 ᠴᡳᠩᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County
Location in Fushun City
Qingyuan County Location of the seat in Liaoning
Coordinates: 42°06′N 124°55′E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Liaoning
Prefecture-level city	Fushun
County seat	Qingyuan
Area
• Total	3,921 km2 (1,514 sq mi)
Elevation	238 m (781 ft)
Population
• Total	340,000
• Density	87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	113300
Area code	0413

Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 清原满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 清原滿族自治縣; pinyin: Qīngyuán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn), or simply Qingyuan County (清原县) is one of the three counties under the administration of Fushun City, in the east of Liaoning, People's Republic of China, and is also one of the 11 Manchu autonomous counties and one of 117 autonomous counties nationally. It has a population of about 340,000, covering an area of 3,921 square kilometres (1,514 sq mi).

Administrative divisions

There are 18 towns and 7 townships in the county.

Towns:

• Qingyuan, Dagujia (大孤家镇), Hongtoushan (红透山镇), Ying'emen (英额门镇), Nanshancheng (南山城镇), Nankouqian (南口前镇), Caoshi (草市镇), Xiajiabao (夏家堡镇), Wandianzi (湾甸子镇)

Townships:

• Tukouzi Township (土口子乡), Beisanjia Township (北三家乡), Aojiabao Township (敖家堡乡), Dasuhe Township (大苏河乡), Gounai Township (枸乃甸乡)

Geography and climate

Qingyuan is located in the north of Fushun 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 – south
• Fushun County – west
• Tieling County – west
• Xifeng County – north
• Kaiyuan – north

In Jilin:

• Dongfeng County – east
• Meihekou – east
• Liuhe County – east

Qingyuan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen 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 774 mm (30.5 in) occurs from June to August alone. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −14.6 °C (5.7 °F) in January to 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 5.87 °C (42.6 °F). In winter, due to the elevation and normally dry climate, diurnal temperature variation regularly exceeds 15 °C (27 °F).

Climate data for Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (1971−2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	7.1 (44.8)	15.5 (59.9)	20.3 (68.5)	30.2 (86.4)	33.5 (92.3)	36.7 (98.1)	37.2 (99.0)	37.1 (98.8)	32.0 (89.6)	29.8 (85.6)	21.4 (70.5)	11.5 (52.7)	37.2 (99.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−5.9 (21.4)	−1.8 (28.8)	5.7 (42.3)	15.8 (60.4)	22.3 (72.1)	26.5 (79.7)	28.7 (83.7)	27.9 (82.2)	22.8 (73.0)	15.3 (59.5)	4.9 (40.8)	−3.2 (26.2)	13.2 (55.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−14.6 (5.7)	−10.2 (13.6)	−1.1 (30.0)	8.1 (46.6)	14.8 (58.6)	19.9 (67.8)	23.1 (73.6)	21.8 (71.2)	14.9 (58.8)	7.0 (44.6)	−2.4 (27.7)	−10.9 (12.4)	5.9 (42.6)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−21.4 (−6.5)	−17 (1)	−7.3 (18.9)	1.1 (34.0)	7.7 (45.9)	14.0 (57.2)	18.5 (65.3)	17.1 (62.8)	8.9 (48.0)	0.7 (33.3)	−7.8 (18.0)	−16.9 (1.6)	−0.2 (31.6)
Record low °C (°F)	−34.4 (−29.9)	−32.6 (−26.7)	−26.3 (−15.3)	−13.2 (8.2)	−4.5 (23.9)	4.4 (39.9)	9.2 (48.6)	3.7 (38.7)	−3.2 (26.2)	−12.2 (10.0)	−25.4 (−13.7)	−33.2 (−27.8)	−34.4 (−29.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	7.1 (0.28)	7.5 (0.30)	19.3 (0.76)	45.8 (1.80)	64.3 (2.53)	112.3 (4.42)	197.3 (7.77)	166.1 (6.54)	71.2 (2.80)	47.7 (1.88)	23.9 (0.94)	11.2 (0.44)	773.7 (30.46)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	5.3	5.8	6.9	9.4	11.8	15.0	16.0	14.0	9.6	8.4	8.1	6.0	116.3
Source: Weather China