Fengning Manchu Autonomous County
Fengning Manchu Autonomous County (Chinese: 丰宁满族自治县; Manchu: ᡶᡝᠩ ᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡰᡥᡳ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ) is a Manchu autonomous county of northern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southwest and Inner Mongolia to the north, and lying under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Chengde.
Fengning County
丰宁县 ᡶᡝᠩ ᠨᡳᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ | |
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| 丰宁满族自治县 ᡶᡝᠩ ᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡰᡥᡳ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ Fengning Manchu Autonomous County | |
 Bashang meadows | |
  Fengning Location in Hebei | |
| Coordinates: 41°12′N 116°39′E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture-level city | Chengde |
| County seat | Dage |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,765 km2 (3,384 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) |
| Population (2020 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 326,353 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
| Postal code | 068300 |
| Area code | 0314 |
| Website | www |
| Fengning Manchu Autonomous County | |||||||
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| Chinese name | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 丰宁满族自治县 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 豐寧滿族自治縣 | ||||||
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| Manchu name | |||||||
| Manchu script | ᡶᡝᠩ ᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡰᡥᡳ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ | ||||||
| Möllendorff | feng ning manju uksura beye žhi siyan | ||||||
It is the second-largest county of Hebei in terms of area, after the neighbouring Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County.
Administrative divisions
The county has 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 15 townships under its administration.[2]
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Geography
Geology
Fossil-bearing rocks of the Mesozoic Huajiying Formation and/or Yixian Formation occur on the surface. The prehistoric bird Paraprotopteryx was found in such a deposit.
Climate
Fengning has a rather dry, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate (Köppen Dwa), with long, very cold and dry winters, and hot, humid summers, and the elevation depresses temperatures. The monthly 24-hour mean temperature in January is −10.6 °C (12.9 °F), and in July it is 22.6 °C (72.7 °F), while the annual mean is 7.2 °C (45.0 °F). More than half of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone.
| Climate data for Fengning (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 9.2 (48.6) |
17.8 (64.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.6 (90.7) |
37.5 (99.5) |
37.6 (99.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
29.3 (84.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
13.7 (56.7) |
40.5 (104.9) |
| Average high °C (°F) | −2.5 (27.5) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.1 (48.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
24.1 (75.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.0 (84.2) |
28.0 (82.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
5.9 (42.6) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
14.9 (58.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −10.2 (13.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
1.2 (34.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.4 (61.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
21.2 (70.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
7.8 (46.0) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
−8.8 (16.2) |
7.3 (45.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −16.0 (3.2) |
−12.8 (9.0) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
1.9 (35.4) |
8.6 (47.5) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.6 (60.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−14.2 (6.4) |
1.0 (33.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −27.4 (−17.3) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
−26.0 (−14.8) |
−11.9 (10.6) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
4.0 (39.2) |
8.8 (47.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−10.5 (13.1) |
−23.6 (−10.5) |
−26.8 (−16.2) |
−28.5 (−19.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 0.9 (0.04) |
3.4 (0.13) |
6.8 (0.27) |
19.8 (0.78) |
40.8 (1.61) |
84.2 (3.31) |
129.5 (5.10) |
85.6 (3.37) |
58.5 (2.30) |
22.5 (0.89) |
8.6 (0.34) |
1.5 (0.06) |
462.1 (18.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 76 |
| Average snowy days | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 17.4 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 45 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 60 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 54 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 207.7 | 208.6 | 246.4 | 252.3 | 277.5 | 242.0 | 228.3 | 236.8 | 230.4 | 226.6 | 198.0 | 195.4 | 2,750 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 70 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 54 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 63 |
| Source 1: China Meteorological Administration[3][4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Weather China[5] | |||||||||||||
Economy
The county draws in many tourists as the Bashang Grasslands in the far north of the county is the nearest grasslands to Beijing.[6] The cultivation of a local tourism is part of a broader regional development policy to support tourism as a primary industry in the Chengde area due to the environmentally friendly character of the industry going well with the goal of preserving the Chengde area's pristine environment, especially compared to the pollution problems besetting the rest of Hebei and also Beijing and Tianjin.[6]
The county's primary tourist attraction are the horse ranches in the Datan grassland. Other highlights are the Dahan Palace of Genghis Khan and the Baiyun Ancient Cave.[6] The height of the tourism season is in July and August when there are bonfire festivities filled with ethnic songs and dances, roasted whole lamb, and staged traditional sporting events like wrestling and archery.[6]
Transport
Both China National Highway 111 and 112 pass through the county, with the former providing direct access to Beijing.
References
- ""承德市第七次全国人口普查主要数据情况"新闻发布会文字实录" (in Chinese). Government of Chengde. 2021-05-28.
- 2022年统计用区划代码：丰宁满族自治县 (in Simplified Chinese). National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China.
- 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- 丰宁 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- "Peace and action go hand in hand". China Daily. July 20, 2016.
