# Qingshuihe County

Qingshuihe County (Mongolian: ᠴᠢᠩ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠾᠧ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ; Chinese: 清水河县) is a county of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Hohhot, the capital of the autonomous region, bordering Shanxi province to the south and east. It is the southernmost county-level division of the regional capital of Hohhot, which lies more than 100 kilometres (62 mi) to the north.
In 2005, the county council started development on a new city, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the existing town of Qingshuihe, closer to Hohhot. Chinese media reports said the scheme would have cost more than $6b yuan ($880m, £610m) in total, many times more than the county government's annual expenditure. The council expected either local, regional or national help to complete the project, but this was not approved. In 2007, money for the project ran out, and development stopped, leaving both a half-developed and unoccupied city, as well as a lack of finances and resource to maintain the existing town.

## Administrative divisions

Horinger County is made up of 4 towns and 4 townships.
| Name | Simplified Chinese | Hanyu Pinyin | Mongolian (Hudum Script) | Mongolian (Cyrillic) | Administrative division code |
| Towns ||||||
| Chengguan Town | 城关镇 | Chéngguān Zhèn | ᠴᠧᠩ ᠭᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Цэн гуан балгас | 150124100 |
| Honghe Town | 宏河镇 | Hónghé Zhèn | ᠬᠤᠩ ᠾᠧ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Хон ге балгас | 150124101 |
| Lamawan Town | 喇嘛湾镇 | Lǎmawān Zhèn | ᠯᠠᠮ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠬᠣᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Ламийн духай балгас | 150124102 |
| Laoniuwan Town | 老牛湾镇 | Lǎoniúwān Zhèn | ᠯᠣᠣ ᠨᠢᠦ ᠸᠠᠨ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ | Луу нүү ван балгас | 150124103 |
| Townships ||||||
| Yaogou Township | 窑沟乡 | Yáogōu Xiāng | ᠶᠣᠣ ᠭᠧᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Ёо гүү шиян | 150124200 |
| Beibu Township | 北堡乡 | Běibǔ Xiāng | ᠪᠧᠢ ᠪᠣᠣ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Бей буу шиян | 150124201 |
| Jiucaizhuang Township | 韭菜庄乡 | Jiǔcàizhuāng Xiāng | ᠵᠢᠦ ᠼᠠᠢ ᠵᠤᠸᠠᠩ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Жүү цай зуван шиян | 150124202 |
| Uliyastai Township | 五良太乡 | Wǔliángtài Xiāng | ᠤᠯᠢᠶᠠᠰᠤᠲᠠᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ | Улиастай шиян | 150124203 |
Other:
* Inner Mongolia Qingshuihe Industrial Park (内蒙古清水河工业园区, ᠴᠢᠩ ᠱᠦᠢ ᠾᠧ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠤ ᠠᠵᠤ ᠦᠢᠯᠡᠳᠪᠦᠷᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠲᠣᠭᠣᠷᠢᠭ)

## Climate

Climate data for Qingshuihe, elevation 1,208 m (3,963 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) | 10.3 (50.5) | 17.9 (64.2) | 26.4 (79.5) | 33.6 (92.5) | 33.8 (92.8) | 40.3 (104.5) | 39.3 (102.7) | 35.0 (95.0) | 33.7 (92.7) | 26.4 (79.5) | 19.3 (66.7) | 15.5 (59.9) | 40.3 (104.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −3.1 (26.4) | 1.9 (35.4) | 9.1 (48.4) | 17.2 (63.0) | 23.2 (73.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 29.3 (84.7) | 27.2 (81.0) | 22.1 (71.8) | 14.9 (58.8) | 6.1 (43.0) | −1.5 (29.3) | 14.5 (58.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.1 (13.8) | −5.3 (22.5) | 2.2 (36.0) | 10.1 (50.2) | 16.6 (61.9) | 21.2 (70.2) | 23.1 (73.6) | 20.9 (69.6) | 15.5 (59.9) | 8.1 (46.6) | −0.2 (31.6) | −7.8 (18.0) | 7.9 (46.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −15.4 (4.3) | −10.9 (12.4) | −3.7 (25.3) | 3.4 (38.1) | 9.7 (49.5) | 14.7 (58.5) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 10.0 (50.0) | 2.8 (37.0) | −4.9 (23.2) | −12.6 (9.3) | 2.2 (35.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −29.1 (−20.4) | −25.0 (−13.0) | −20.1 (−4.2) | −10.3 (13.5) | −2.2 (28.0) | 1.4 (34.5) | 0.0 (32.0) | 4.7 (40.5) | −2.4 (27.7) | −9.8 (14.4) | −21.8 (−7.2) | −31.3 (−24.3) | −31.3 (−24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) | 4.2 (0.17) | 8.8 (0.35) | 22.6 (0.89) | 38.6 (1.52) | 52.5 (2.07) | 110.0 (4.33) | 93.3 (3.67) | 56.8 (2.24) | 27.3 (1.07) | 9.6 (0.38) | 2.6 (0.10) | 429.1 (16.9) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 12.2 | 11.2 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 78 |
| Average snowy days | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 24.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 56 | 48 | 40 | 36 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 51 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 217.4 | 219.5 | 257.2 | 274.6 | 293.4 | 269.6 | 250.3 | 243.7 | 225.8 | 233.0 | 207.9 | 205.0 | 2,897.4 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 72 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 60 | 56 | 58 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 66 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||