Kaiyuan, Liaoning
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Kaiyuan (Template:Zh) is a county-level city in the northeast of Liaoning, People's Republic of China, bordering Jilin for a small section to the north. It is under the administration of Tieling City, the centre of which lies Template:Convert to the southwest.
Administrative divisions
There are 3 subdistricts, 9 towns, and 9 townships under the city's administration.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Subdistricts:
- Xincheng Subdistrict (Template:Lang), Laocheng Subdistrict (Template:Lang), Xingkai Subdistrict (Template:Lang)
Towns:
- Babao (Template:Lang), Qingyunbao (Template:Lang), Kaoshan (Template:Lang), Yemin (Template:Lang), Jingouzi (Template:Lang), Zhonggu (Template:Lang), Bakeshu (Template:Lang), Lianhua (Template:Lang), Weiyuanbao (Template:Lang)
Townships:
- Chengdong Township (Template:Lang), Sanjiazi Township (Template:Lang), Songshanbao Township (Template:Lang), Majiazhai Township (Template:Lang), Lijiatai Township (Template:Lang), Shangbadi Manchu Ethnic Township (Template:Lang), Xiabadi Manchu Ethnic Township (Template:Lang), Huangqizhai Manchu Ethnic Township (Template:Lang), Linfeng Manchu Ethnic Township (Template:Lang)
Geography and climate
Kaiyuan is situated in northeastern Liaoning in the southeastern part of Tieling City on the eastern bank of the middle reaches of the Liao River. It borders Dongfeng County and Qingyuan Manchu Autonomous County to the east, Tieling County to the south, Faku and Changtu counties to the west, and Lishu County (Jilin) to the north. Its administrative area reaches a maximal north–south extent of Template:Convert and east–west width of Template:Convert. In the east, the land begins to transition to the foothills of the Changbai Mountains, while the west is marked by the Songliao Plain.
Kaiyuan 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. A majority of the annual rainfall of Template:Convert occurs in July and August alone. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from Template:Convert in January to Template:Convert in July, and the annual mean is Template:Convert.
Kaiyun was directly hit by tornadoes in 2019 and 2023.
Notable people
- Sheng Shicai (1897–1970), a warlord who ruled Xinjiang from 1933 to 1944.
- Xiao Jie (1957), Chinese politician
- Zhao Benshan (1957), Chinese actor
- Xiaoshenyang (1981), Chinese actor
References
External links
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