Fengning Manchu Autonomous County

Fengning County 丰宁县 ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Autonomous county
丰宁满族自治县 Fengning Manchu Autonomous County ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
The former temporary palace of Genghis Khan on north grassland of the county.
Fengning Location in Hebei
Coordinates:
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Chengde
Township-level divisions	9 towns 16 townships 1 ethnic township
County seat	Dage (大阁镇)
Area
• Total	8,765 km2 (3,384 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population (2004)
• Total	380,000
• Density	43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone	China StandardChina Standard (UTC+8+8)
Postal code	068300
Area code(s)	0314
Website	fn.gov.cn

Fengning Manchu Autonomous County (simplified Chinese: 丰宁满族自治县; traditional Chinese: 豐寧滿族自治縣; pinyin: Fēngníng Mǎnzú Zìzhìxiàn; Manchu: ᡶᡝᠩᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡩᠠᠰᠠᠩᡤᠠ 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 Chengde City. As of 2004, it had a population of 380,000 residing in an area of 8,765 square kilometres (3,384 sq mi), making it the second-largest county of Hebei in terms of area, after the neighbouring Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County.

Here, 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.

Administrative divisions

The county has 9 towns, 16 townships, and one ethnic township under its administration.:

Towns: Dage (大阁镇) Datan (大滩镇) Yu'ershan (鱼儿山镇) Tucheng (土城镇) Huangqi (黄旗镇) Fengshan (凤山镇) Boluonuo (波罗诺镇) Heishanju (黑山咀镇) Tianqiao (天桥镇)

Townships: Wanshengyong Township (万胜永乡) Sichakou Township (四岔口乡) Sujiadian Township (苏家店乡) Waigoumen Township (外沟门乡) Caoyuan Township (草原乡) Kulongshan Township (窟窿山乡) Xiaobazi Township (小坝子乡) Wudaoying Township (五道营乡) Xuanjiangying Township (选将营乡) Xiguanying Township (西官营乡) Wangying Township (王营乡) Beitouying Township (北头营乡) Hulinying Township (胡麻营乡) Shirengou Township (石人沟乡) Tanghe Township (汤河乡) Yangmuzhazi Township (杨木栅子乡) Nanguan Mongol Ethnic Township (南关蒙古族乡)

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 −11.2 °C (11.8 °F), and in July it is 22.4 °C (72.3 °F), while the annual mean is 6.83 °C (44.3 °F). More than half of the annual precipitation occurs in July and August alone.

Climate data for Fengning County (1971−2000)
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)	22.4 (72.3)	32.6 (90.7)	35.9 (96.6)	37.6 (99.7)	40.5 (104.9)	36.8 (98.2)	33.4 (92.1)	26.2 (79.2)	19.8 (67.6)	13.7 (56.7)	40.5 (104.9)
Average high °C (°F)	−3 (27)	0.7 (33.3)	7.6 (45.7)	17.0 (62.6)	23.5 (74.3)	27.1 (80.8)	28.2 (82.8)	26.8 (80.2)	22.3 (72.1)	15.6 (60.1)	5.7 (42.3)	−1.1 (30)	14.2 (57.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−11.2 (11.8)	−7.3 (18.9)	0.1 (32.2)	9.3 (48.7)	16.1 (61)	20.4 (68.7)	22.4 (72.3)	20.6 (69.1)	14.7 (58.5)	7.6 (45.7)	−1.8 (28.8)	−8.9 (16)	6.8 (44.2)
Average low °C (°F)	−17.5 (0.5)	−14.2 (6.4)	−7.2 (19)	1.2 (34.2)	8.2 (46.8)	13.5 (56.3)	17.1 (62.8)	15.2 (59.4)	8.0 (46.4)	0.9 (33.6)	−7.7 (18.1)	−14.9 (5.2)	0.2 (32.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−27.4 (−17.3)	−28.5 (−19.3)	−26 (−15)	−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)	1.5 (0.059)	3.7 (0.146)	6.4 (0.252)	15.6 (0.614)	36.8 (1.449)	72.5 (2.854)	134.2 (5.283)	108.3 (4.264)	51.8 (2.039)	18.8 (0.74)	5.8 (0.228)	1.6 (0.063)	457.0 (17.992)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	1.2	2.3	3.6	4.6	8.0	11.7	15.1	13.2	8.9	4.8	2.1	1.1	76.6
Source: Weather China

Transport

Both China National Highway 111 and 112 pass through the county, with the former providing direct access to Beijing.