Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County
autonomous county in Fushun, Liaoning, China
Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 清原满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 清原滿族自治縣; pinyin: Qīngyuán Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn, Manchu: ᠴᡳᠩᠶᡠᠸᠠᠨ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ; Möllendorff: cingyuwan manju beye dasangga siyan), or simply Qingyuan County (清原县) is one of the three counties under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Fushun, in the east of Liaoning, China, and is also one of the 11 Manchu autonomous counties and one of 117 autonomous counties nationally. It has a population of about 240,000, covering an area of 3,921 square kilometres (1,514 sq mi).
Administrative divisions
There are 10 towns and 4 townships in the county.
Geography and climate
Qingyuan is located in the north of Fushun City. It spans 41°48′−42°29′ N latitude and 124°20′−125°29′ E longitude. Bordering county-level divisions are as follows:
In Liaoning:
Xinbin Manchu Autonomous County – south
Fushun County – west
Tieling County – west
Xifeng County – north
Kaiyuan – north
In Jilin:
Dongfeng County – east
Meihekou – east
Liuhe County – east
Qingyuan has a monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), characterised by hot, humid summers and long, cold and windy, but dry winters. The four seasons here are distinctive. Over 60% of the annual rainfall of 774 mm (30.5 in) occurs from June to August alone. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −14.3 °C (6.3 °F) in January to 23.1 °C (73.6 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 6.2 °C (43.2 °F). In winter, due to the elevation and normally dry climate, diurnal temperature variation regularly exceeds 15 °C (27 °F).
The public source identifies “Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County” as autonomous county in Fushun, Liaoning, China. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Qingyuan, Manchu and Autonomous.
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