# Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County

Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County (Chinese: 青龙满族自治县, Manchu: ᠨᡳᠣᠸᠠᠩᡤᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᠮᡠᡩᡠᡵᡳ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᡯᡳᡷᠶ ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠨ) is a Manchu autonomous county in northeastern Hebei province, China, bordering Liaoning Province 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 km$^2$ (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.
During the 1976 Tangshan earthquake 180,000 buildings in Qinglong collapsed, but no fatalities occurred.

## Administrative divisions

Qinglong administers 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 14 townships:
| Subdistrict: Duyanglu Subdistrict (都阳路街道) 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 −8.0 °C (17.6 °F), and 24.5 °C (76.1 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.6 °C (49.3 °F). The mountainous location means that diurnal temperature variation is rather large, but precipitation is enhanced: the total precipitation is 656.4 millimetres (25.8 in), with close to 60% of it falling in July and August alone.
Climate data for Qinglong, elevation 254 m (833 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 13.8 (56.8) | 17.4 (63.3) | 26.8 (80.2) | 31.3 (88.3) | 36.6 (97.9) | 38.0 (100.4) | 39.0 (102.2) | 37.5 (99.5) | 34.5 (94.1) | 29.0 (84.2) | 21.7 (71.1) | 14.6 (58.3) | 39.0 (102.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.3 (32.5) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.9 (51.6) | 19.1 (66.4) | 25.5 (77.9) | 28.8 (83.8) | 30.1 (86.2) | 29.4 (84.9) | 25.2 (77.4) | 17.9 (64.2) | 8.5 (47.3) | 1.7 (35.1) | 16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −7.5 (18.5) | −3.3 (26.1) | 4.0 (39.2) | 12.3 (54.1) | 18.7 (65.7) | 22.5 (72.5) | 24.8 (76.6) | 23.6 (74.5) | 18.0 (64.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 1.5 (34.7) | −5.4 (22.3) | 9.9 (49.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −13.0 (8.6) | −9.3 (15.3) | −2.3 (27.9) | 5.5 (41.9) | 11.5 (52.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 20.2 (68.4) | 18.9 (66.0) | 12.2 (54.0) | 4.1 (39.4) | −3.7 (25.3) | −10.5 (13.1) | 4.2 (39.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −26.3 (−15.3) | −23.2 (−9.8) | −18.0 (−0.4) | −6.2 (20.8) | 1.6 (34.9) | 6.1 (43.0) | 12.1 (53.8) | 9.5 (49.1) | 0.1 (32.2) | −8.0 (17.6) | −19.2 (−2.6) | −22.2 (−8.0) | −26.3 (−15.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 2.8 (0.11) | 3.4 (0.13) | 8.7 (0.34) | 25.1 (0.99) | 49.5 (1.95) | 100.6 (3.96) | 223.8 (8.81) | 151.3 (5.96) | 53.6 (2.11) | 30.5 (1.20) | 11.5 (0.45) | 2.6 (0.10) | 663.4 (26.11) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 2.1 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 11.3 | 13.3 | 10.6 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.1 | 73.7 |
| Average snowy days | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 16.2 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 51 | 47 | 42 | 44 | 51 | 65 | 77 | 77 | 72 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 59 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 204.4 | 201.3 | 243.9 | 250.9 | 274.9 | 235.8 | 193.8 | 222.6 | 227.5 | 219.1 | 182.6 | 188.4 | 2,645.2 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 68 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 53 | 43 | 53 | 62 | 64 | 62 | 66 | 61 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China ||||||||||||||