Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County

Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County (, Manchu: ; 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 340,000, covering an area of 3921 sqkm.

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 occurs from June to August alone. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −14.3 °C in January to 23.1 °C in July, and the annual mean is 6.2 °C. In winter, due to the elevation and normally dry climate, diurnal temperature variation regularly exceeds 15 C-change.