# Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County

Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 新宾满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 新賓滿族自治縣; pinyin: Xīnbīn Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn, Manchu: ᠰᡳᠨᠪᡳᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; Möllendorff: sinbin manju beye dasangga siyan), or simply Xinbin County (postal: Sinpin; simplified Chinese: 新宾县; traditional Chinese: 新賓縣), is one of the three counties under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fushun, in the east of Liaoning Province, China, bordering Jilin Province to the east. With a population of about 310,000, it covers an area of 4,287 square kilometres (1,655 sq mi).
The county is home to Hetu Ala, the first capital of the Later Jin. the Yongling Mausoleum (清永陵), the joint burials of Mengtemu, Fuman, Giocangga and Taksi, also located at this county.

## Administrative divisions

There are nine towns and 6 townships in the county.
| Towns Xinbin (新宾镇) Wangqingmen Town (旺清门镇) Yongling (永陵镇) Pingdingshan (平顶山镇) Dasiping (大四平镇) Weiziyu (苇子峪镇) Muqi (木奇镇) Shangjiahe (上夹河镇) Nanzamu (南杂木镇) | Townships Hongsheng Township (红升乡) Xiangshuihezi Township (响水河子乡) Hongmiaozi Township (红庙子乡) Beisiping Township (北四平乡) Yushu Township (榆树乡) Xiajiahe Township (下夹河乡) |

## Climate

Climate data for Xinbin, elevation 328 m (1,076 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) | 7.3 (45.1) | 14.5 (58.1) | 19.9 (67.8) | 29.5 (85.1) | 33.2 (91.8) | 37.0 (98.6) | 36.7 (98.1) | 35.7 (96.3) | 31.0 (87.8) | 28.5 (83.3) | 20.2 (68.4) | 11.0 (51.8) | 37.0 (98.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −5.4 (22.3) | −0.8 (30.6) | 6.2 (43.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 22.4 (72.3) | 26.4 (79.5) | 28.6 (83.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 23.1 (73.6) | 15.4 (59.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | −3.7 (25.3) | 13.4 (56.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −14.7 (5.5) | −9.6 (14.7) | −1.0 (30.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 14.8 (58.6) | 19.8 (67.6) | 22.9 (73.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 15.0 (59.0) | 6.8 (44.2) | −2.6 (27.3) | −11.8 (10.8) | 5.7 (42.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −16.8 (1.8) | −7.2 (19.0) | 0.6 (33.1) | 7.5 (45.5) | 13.9 (57.0) | 18.2 (64.8) | 17.1 (62.8) | 9.3 (48.7) | 0.5 (32.9) | −8.2 (17.2) | −17.9 (−0.2) | −0.4 (31.3) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −38.3 (−36.9) | −32.4 (−26.3) | −26.8 (−16.2) | −13.2 (8.2) | −3.5 (25.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.6 (49.3) | 4.7 (40.5) | −4.4 (24.1) | −12.5 (9.5) | −26.6 (−15.9) | −32.7 (−26.9) | −38.3 (−36.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.8 (0.23) | 12.0 (0.47) | 18.6 (0.73) | 38.4 (1.51) | 66.6 (2.62) | 113.0 (4.45) | 183.0 (7.20) | 186.4 (7.34) | 58.2 (2.29) | 46.5 (1.83) | 29.5 (1.16) | 11.3 (0.44) | 769.3 (30.27) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 5.0 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 108.2 |
| Average snowy days | 9.2 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 | 8.1 | 10.0 | 48 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 66 | 62 | 57 | 64 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 80 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 168.7 | 177.4 | 209.0 | 209.1 | 229.7 | 202.7 | 175.9 | 184.0 | 198.4 | 187.0 | 147.6 | 145.5 | 2,235 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 57 | 59 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 43 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
| Source: China Meteorological Administration ||||||||||||||