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Fengning County 丰宁县 ᡶᡝᠩ ᠨᡳᠩ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ
Autonomous county
丰宁满族自治县 ᡶᡝᠩ ᠨᡳᠩ ᠮᠠᠨᠵᡠ ᡠᡴᠰᡠᡵᠠ ᠪᡝᠶᡝ ᡰᡥᡳ ᠰᡳᠶᠠᠨ Fengning Manchu Autonomous County
Bashang meadows
FengningLocation in Hebei
Coordinates: 41°12′N 116°39′E / 41.200°N 116.650°E / 41.200; 116.650
Country	China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Chengde
County seat	Dage
Area
• Total	8,765 km (3,384 sq mi)
Elevation	662 m (2,172 ft)
Population
• Total	326,353
• Density	37/km (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	068300
Area code	0314
Website	www.fengning.gov.cn

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.

It is the second-largest county of Hebei in terms of area, after the neighbouring Weichang Manchu and Mongol Autonomous County.

History

The one child policy was firmly implemented on Manchus in Fengning Manchu Autonomous County in Hebei where a rural Manchu farmer in 2009 reported he was only allowed to have one child.

Administrative divisions

The county has 1 subdistrict, 11 towns and 15 townships under its administration.

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.

Economy

The county draws in many tourists as the Bashang Grasslands in the far north of the county is the nearest grasslands to Beijing. 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.

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. 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.

Transport

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

References

1. ""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.
2. "U.N. Population Fund Targets Minorities in China: New PRI Investigation Reveals the Manchus Are Under Fire, One-Child Policy Rigorously Enforced". The Population Research Institute. July 1, 2009.
3. "China – CHN38652 – Hebei Province –Family Planning – Selective Enforcement –Unduly Harsh Punishment for Violation –Provincial Regulations, Updates andEnglish Translations" (PDF). European Country of Origin Information Network: 1, 2. 29 April 2011.
4. 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.
5. 中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
6. 中国气象数据网 (in Simplified Chinese). China Meteorological Administration. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
7. 丰宁 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 (in Chinese). Weather China. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
8. ^ "Peace and action go hand in hand". China Daily. July 20, 2016.

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