Qinglong Manchu Autonomous County (, Manchu: ) 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, , had a population of 520,000 residing in an area of . 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:
Name Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Manchu MöllendorffSubdistricts Duyanglu Subdistrict Towns Qinglong Town Zushan Town Mutoudeng Town Shuangshanzi Town Maquanzi Town Xiaoyingzi Town Dawulan Town Tumenzi Town Badaohe Town Gehetou Town Louzhangzi Town Townships Fenghuangshan Township Longwangmiao Township Sanxingkou Township Gangou Township Dashiling Township Guanchang Township Ciyushan Township Pingfangzi Township Anziling Township Zhuzhangzi Township Caonian Township Qidaohe Township Sanbozi Township Liangshuihe Township
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 , and in July, and the annual mean is . The mountainous location means that diurnal temperature variation is rather large, but precipitation is enhanced: the total precipitation is , with close to 60% of it falling in July and August alone.
See also Zushan Mountain: Mountain in the Qinglong region
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