# Ningcheng County

Ningcheng County (Mongolian: ᠨᠢᠩᠴᠧᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 宁城县) is a county of southeastern Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Liaoning province to the east. It is under the administration of Chifeng City.
The daohugouthallus extinct genus of lichen was found near Daohugou village in Ningcheng County. The county contains the historical site of "Liao Middle Capital" Dading Fu, one of five capitals of Liao. The city was later conquered by the 12th-century Jurchen Jin dynasty, who also named it as their Middle Capital; later they renamed it as the Northern Capital after moving the court to present-day Beijing.
Today, all that remains of the historical capital are two pagodas, one built by the Liao dynasty and one built by the Jin dynasty; they are located near Daming Town, about 20km west of the county government Tianyi Town, and about 120km south of the prefectural city Chifeng.

## Transport

The county is served by two railway stations. Ningcheng Station, opened in 2020, is a station of the Chifeng–Kazuo high-speed railway, and provides high-speed rail services to Chifeng, Shenyang, and Beijing. The older Tianyi Railway Station was built in 1935, and is a station of the Yechi Railway that runs between Jianping County and Chifeng. While it primary serves as a cargo station today, there remains a once-daily passenger service from the station.

## Administrative divisions

Ningcheng County is made up of 3 subdistricts, 13 towns and 2 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Subdistricts ||||||
| Tiexi Subdistrict | 铁西街道 | Tiěxī Jiēdào | ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨᠳ᠋ᠠᠬᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Дамар замын баруунтах зээл гудамж | 150429407 |
| Tiedong Subdistrict | 铁东街道 | Tiědōng Jiēdào | ᠲᠡᠮᠦᠷ ᠵᠠᠮ ᠤᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠦᠨᠳ᠋ᠠᠬᠢ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Дамар замын зүүндэх зээл гудамж | 150429408 |
| Wenquan Subdistrict | 温泉街道 | Wēnquán Jiēdào | ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠵᠡᠭᠡᠯᠢ ᠭᠤᠳᠤᠮᠵᠢ | Рашаан зээл гудамж | 150429409 |
| Towns ||||||
| Tianyi Town | 天义镇 | Tiānyì Zhèn | ᠲᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Даяан И балгас | 150429100 |
| Xiaochengzi Town | 小城子镇 | Xiǎochéngzi Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠶᠣᠤ ᠴᠧᠩᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шяо цэнз балгас | 150429101 |
| Dachengzi Town | 大城子镇 | Dàchéngzi Zhèn | ᠮᠠᠷᠠᠲᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ (ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠭ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ) | Мард балгас (Дээр хороо балгас) | 150429102 |
| Burhan Town | 八里罕镇 | Bālǐhǎn Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠷᠬᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Бархан балгас | 150429103 |
| Heilihe Town | 黑里河镇 | Hēilǐhé Zhèn | ᠬᠣᠷᠣᠬ᠎ᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хорх балгас | 150429104 |
| Youbeiping Town | 右北平镇 | Yòuběipíng Zhèn | ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠣᠲᠠ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хархот балгас | 150429105 |
| Dashuangmiao Town | 大双庙镇 | Dàshuāngmiào Zhèn | ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠱᠤᠸᠠᠩ ᠮᠢᠶᠣᠤ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Да сойн мяо балгас | 150429106 |
| Xizi Town | 汐子镇 | Xīzǐ Zhèn | ᠰᠢᠽᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Шизи балгас | 150429107 |
| Daming Town | 大明镇 | Dàmíng Zhèn | ᠳ᠋ᠠᠮᠢᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Тамин балгас | 150429108 |
| Mangnud Town | 忙农镇 | Mángnóng Zhèn | ᠮᠠᠩᠨᠢᠭᠤᠳ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Мэнниуд балгас | 150429109 |
| Wuhua Town | 五化镇 | Wǔhuà Zhèn | ᠤᠭᠤᠷ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Огооро балгас | 150429110 |
| Sanzuodian Town | 三座店镇 | Sānzuòdiàn Zhèn | ᠰᠠᠨ ᠽᠦᠸᠧ ᠳ᠋ᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Сан жуве даяан балгас | 150429110 |
| Bayashulang Town | 必斯营子镇 | Bìsīyíngzi Zhèn | ᠪᠠᠶᠠᠰᠬᠤᠯᠠᠩ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Баясгалан балгас | 150429112 |
| Townships ||||||
| Ih Jung Township | 一肯中乡 | Yīkěnzhōng Xiāng | ᠶᠡᠬᠡ ᠵᠦᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Их жүн шиян | 150429202 |
| Cunjingou Township | 存金沟乡 | Cúnjīngōu Xiāng | ᠰᠣᠩᠭᠢᠨ᠎ᠠ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Сонгино шиян | 150429203 |
Others:
* Zhongjing Industrial Park (中京工业园)
* Saifeiya Food Industrial Park (塞飞亚食品工业园)
* Burhan Alcohol Industrial Park (八里罕酒业园区)
* Renewable Resources Industrial Park (再生资源产业园)
* Biotechnology Industrial Park (生物科技产业园区)
* Xizi Industrial Park (汐子工业园)
* Agricultural Machinery Industrial Park (农机产业园区)

## Climate

Climate data for Ningcheng, elevation 544 m (1,785 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 11.9 (53.4) | 19.8 (67.6) | 26.0 (78.8) | 31.9 (89.4) | 38.0 (100.4) | 37.7 (99.9) | 42.8 (109.0) | 37.2 (99.0) | 33.7 (92.7) | 29.0 (84.2) | 22.5 (72.5) | 16.1 (61.0) | 42.8 (109.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) | 1.7 (35.1) | 8.7 (47.7) | 17.3 (63.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 27.7 (81.9) | 29.3 (84.7) | 28.1 (82.6) | 23.8 (74.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 5.9 (42.6) | −1.2 (29.8) | 14.9 (58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −11.2 (11.8) | −6.7 (19.9) | 1.1 (34.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 17.2 (63.0) | 21.3 (70.3) | 23.5 (74.3) | 21.8 (71.2) | 16.1 (61.0) | 8.3 (46.9) | −1.5 (29.3) | −9.0 (15.8) | 7.6 (45.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −13.7 (7.3) | −6.0 (21.2) | 2.8 (37.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 18.2 (64.8) | 16.2 (61.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 1.6 (34.9) | −7.5 (18.5) | −15.3 (4.5) | 1.1 (33.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −32.7 (−26.9) | −28.7 (−19.7) | −21.1 (−6.0) | −9.4 (15.1) | −2.1 (28.2) | 4.8 (40.6) | 10.7 (51.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | −2.0 (28.4) | −10.9 (12.4) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −31.2 (−24.2) | −32.7 (−26.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) | 1.8 (0.07) | 6.3 (0.25) | 22.6 (0.89) | 45.7 (1.80) | 80.8 (3.18) | 119.3 (4.70) | 84.8 (3.34) | 36.9 (1.45) | 24.2 (0.95) | 7.9 (0.31) | 1.3 (0.05) | 432.7 (17.03) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 67.7 |
| Average snowy days | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 17.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 50 | 44 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 61 | 72 | 74 | 66 | 57 | 54 | 52 | 55 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.9 | 210.8 | 252.6 | 256.3 | 281.9 | 255.6 | 253.6 | 261.4 | 253.0 | 241.8 | 200.7 | 194.9 | 2,870.5 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 56 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
Climate data for Balihanzhen Town, Ningcheng County, elevation 679 m (2,228 ft), (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | 8.6 (47.5) | 16.9 (62.4) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.0 (80.6) | 28.8 (83.8) | 27.6 (81.7) | 23.2 (73.8) | 15.9 (60.6) | 6.1 (43.0) | −0.7 (30.7) | 14.7 (58.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.5 (13.1) | −6.4 (20.5) | 1.0 (33.8) | 9.8 (49.6) | 16.8 (62.2) | 20.7 (69.3) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.3 (70.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 8.1 (46.6) | −1.2 (29.8) | −8.3 (17.1) | 7.5 (45.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −16.9 (1.6) | −13.3 (8.1) | −6.2 (20.8) | 2.2 (36.0) | 9.4 (48.9) | 14.3 (57.7) | 17.2 (63.0) | 15.2 (59.4) | 8.7 (47.7) | 1.3 (34.3) | −7.3 (18.9) | −14.3 (6.3) | 0.9 (33.6) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1.1 (0.04) | 2.0 (0.08) | 6.0 (0.24) | 20.5 (0.81) | 43.7 (1.72) | 96.0 (3.78) | 136.5 (5.37) | 85.8 (3.38) | 42.2 (1.66) | 23.3 (0.92) | 8.6 (0.34) | 1.1 (0.04) | 466.8 (18.38) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 13.1 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 7.7 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 70.8 |
| Average snowy days | 1.8 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 15.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 48 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 43 | 60 | 71 | 72 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 53 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 212.7 | 216.4 | 257.5 | 262.0 | 280.0 | 248.5 | 244.7 | 250.2 | 243.5 | 239.7 | 202.1 | 203.7 | 2,861 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 72 | 72 | 69 | 65 | 62 | 55 | 54 | 59 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||

## Gallery

* Tianyi Railway Station
* Ningcheng Railway Station
* Remnants of the old city walls
* Details on the Daming Pagoda
* Details on the Daming Pagoda
* Details on the Daming Pagoda
* Details on the Daming Pagoda
* Ningcheng Museum