Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County

Weichang County

围场县 • ᠸᡝᡳᠴᠠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ • ᠸᠧᠢᠴᠠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
(Chinese) • (Manchu) • (Mongolian)
Weichang County 围场县 • ᠸᡝᡳᠴᠠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ • ᠸᠧᠢᠴᠠᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; (Chinese) • (Manchu) • (Mongolian)
Autonomous county
	围场满族蒙古族自治县ᠸᡝᡳᠴᠠᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; ᠸᠧᠢᠴᠠᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᠤ ᠮᠣᠩᠭ᠋ᠣᠯ ᠥᠪᠡᠷᠲᠡᠭᠡᠨ ᠵᠠᠰᠠᠬᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Weichang Manchu and Mongol ; Autonomous County
	Saihanba National Park within the county
	Weichang Location of the seat in Hebei
	Coordinates: 41°56′N 117°46′E / 41.933°N 117.767°E
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Chengde
County seat	Weichang Town (围场镇)
Area
• Total	9,058 km2 (3,497 sq mi)
Elevation	847 m (2,779 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	520,000
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	068400
Area code	0314

Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 围场满族蒙古族自治县; traditional Chinese: 圍場滿族蒙古族自治縣; pinyin: Wéichǎng Mǎnzú Ménggǔzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᠸᡝᡳᠴᠠᠩ
ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ
ᠮᠣᠩᡤᠣ
ᠪᡝᠶᡝ
ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ
ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; Mölendroff: weicang manju monggo beye dasangga siyan) is a Manchu and Mongol autonomous county located in far northeastern Hebei province, China. It lies under the administration of Chengde City, and is the northernmost county of the province, bordering Inner Mongolia to the north. In terms of area, it is the largest county of Hebei, occupying an area of 9,058 km² (3,497 sq mi), though, as it is located in mountainous terrain, it is rather sparsely populated, as of 2004^[update], 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

Geography and climate

Weichang is located in the northernmost part of Hebei, with a latitude range of 41° 35' to 42° 40' N and longitude range of 116° 32' to 118° 14' E. It borders Inner Mongolia's Chifeng to the east, Hexigten Banner to the north, as well as Duolun County to the northwest, and within the province, borders Fengning County and Longhua County to the southwest and south.

Weichang has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen 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 −12.5 °C (9.5 °F) and the same figure for July is 21.1 °C (70.0 °F), while the annual mean is 5.33 °C (41.6 °F). More than half of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone. The coldest temperature recorded in the province was −42.9 °C (−45 °F) on 12 January 1957 at Yudaokou Township (御道口乡).

Climate data for Weichang (1971−2000)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	6.8 (44.2)	16.4 (61.5)	21.1 (70.0)	30.0 (86.0)	33.4 (92.1)	35.2 (95.4)	39.4 (102.9)	33.5 (92.3)	30.2 (86.4)	26.1 (79.0)	17.7 (63.9)	10.2 (50.4)	39.4 (102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−5.8 (21.6)	−1.8 (28.8)	5.0 (41.0)	14.6 (58.3)	21.3 (70.3)	25.2 (77.4)	26.9 (80.4)	25.5 (77.9)	20.5 (68.9)	13.6 (56.5)	3.5 (38.3)	−3.7 (25.3)	12.1 (53.8)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−12.5 (9.5)	−8.9 (16.0)	−1.8 (28.8)	7.3 (45.1)	14.2 (57.6)	18.7 (65.7)	21.1 (70.0)	19.3 (66.7)	13.4 (56.1)	6.3 (43.3)	−3.0 (26.6)	−10.1 (13.8)	5.3 (41.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−17.7 (0.1)	−14.7 (5.5)	−7.9 (17.8)	0.6 (33.1)	7.1 (44.8)	12.4 (54.3)	16.0 (60.8)	14.1 (57.4)	7.5 (45.5)	0.6 (33.1)	−8 (18)	−15 (5)	−0.4 (31.3)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.7 (−17.9)	−26.7 (−16.1)	−26.6 (−15.9)	−11.2 (11.8)	−2.4 (27.7)	4.4 (39.9)	8.8 (47.8)	0.6 (33.1)	−2.9 (26.8)	−13.0 (8.6)	−22.0 (−7.6)	−26.1 (−15.0)	−27.7 (−17.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	1.9 (0.07)	3.0 (0.12)	7.6 (0.30)	16.2 (0.64)	39.2 (1.54)	68.3 (2.69)	135.4 (5.33)	100.3 (3.95)	44.8 (1.76)	20.6 (0.81)	5.3 (0.21)	2.0 (0.08)	444.6 (17.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	2.0	2.8	4.2	5.4	8.3	12.9	15.7	13.0	9.6	5.4	3.2	1.8	84.3
Source: Weather China