Huailai County
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Huailai is a county in the Hebei
province of northern China
, under the administration of Zhangjiakou
prefecture-level city
.
Huailai County is a center for grape wine production, with the China Great Wall Wine Company, Ltd.
headquartered in the town of Shacheng
. Huailai Tianyuan Special Type Glass Co., Ltd. is also located in Huailai County.
and borders Beijing Municipality. It is 87 kilometres (54.1 mi) east-southeast of the urban area of Zhangjiakou and 120 kilometres (74.6 mi) west-northwest of Beijing city proper.
Huailai County has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen
BSk), with cold, dry, and windy winters due to the Siberian anticyclone, and hot, humid summers driven by the East Asian monsoon
. Monthly mean temperatures range from −7.4 C in January to 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.6 °C (49.3 °F). There is little rainfall, except during the summer.
Townships:
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
province of northern China
China
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, under the administration of Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou, also known also by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province of North China, adjacent to Beijing to the southeast. Its administrative area has a population of 4.35 million, and covers...
prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
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Huailai County is a center for grape wine production, with the China Great Wall Wine Company, Ltd.
Great Wall Wine
China Great Wall Wine Co., Ltd. is a producer of grape wine based in Hebei province, China. By production volume, Great Wall is China's largest wine enterprise, producing 50,000 tons in 2010.-Overview:...
headquartered in the town of Shacheng
Shacheng
Shacheng is a town located in Huailai County, in the northwest of Hebei province in Northern China. It is located southeast of Zhangjiakou and more than from the urban area of Beijing. It is known particularly for its production of Chinese grape wine. The China Great Wall Wine Company, Ltd...
. Huailai Tianyuan Special Type Glass Co., Ltd. is also located in Huailai County.
Geography
Huailai County is located in the eastern part of Zhangjiakou prefecture, with latitude ranging from 40° 4′ to 40° 35′ N and longitude 115° 16′ to 115° 58′ E. It contains the upper reaches of the Yongding RiverYongding River
The Yongding River is a river in northern China. It is one of the main tributaries in the Hai River system and is best known as the largest river to flow through Beijing Municipality.-Geography:...
and borders Beijing Municipality. It is 87 kilometres (54.1 mi) east-southeast of the urban area of Zhangjiakou and 120 kilometres (74.6 mi) west-northwest of Beijing city proper.
Huailai County has a monsoon-influenced, continental semi-arid climate (Köppen
Köppen climate classification
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BSk), with cold, dry, and windy winters due to the Siberian anticyclone, and hot, humid summers driven by the East Asian monsoon
East Asian monsoon
The East Asian monsoon is a monsoonal flow that carries moist air from the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean to East Asia. It affects approximately one-third of the global population, influencing the climate of Japan , the Koreas, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, and much of mainland China...
. Monthly mean temperatures range from −7.4 C in January to 24.4 °C (75.9 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 9.6 °C (49.3 °F). There is little rainfall, except during the summer.
Administrative Divisions
Towns:- Shacheng, BeixinbaoBeixinbaoBeixinbao is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(北辛堡镇), Xinbao'anXinbao'anXinbao'an is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(新保安镇), DonghuayuanDonghuayuanDonghuayuan is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(东花园镇), GuantingGuanting, Huailai CountyGuanting, Huailai County is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(官厅镇), SangyuanSangyuan, Huailai CountySangyuan, Huailai County is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(桑园镇), CunruiCunruiCunrui is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(存瑞镇), TumuTumu, Huailai CountyTumu, Huailai County is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(土木镇), DahuangzhuangDahuangzhuangDahuangzhuang is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(大黄庄镇), XibaliXibaliXibali is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(西八里镇), XiaonanxinbaoXiaonanxinbaoXiaonanxinbao is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(小南辛堡镇)
Townships:
- Langshan TownshipLangshan TownshipLangshan Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(狼山乡), Jijiyi TownshipJijiyi TownshipJijiyi Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(鸡鸣驿乡), Dongbali TownshipDongbali TownshipDongbali Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(东八里乡), Ruiyunguan TownshipRuiyunguan TownshipRuiyunguan Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(瑞云观乡), Sunzhuangzi TownshipSunzhuangzi TownshipSunzhuangzi Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(孙庄子乡), Wangjialou Hui Ethnic TownshipWangjialou Hui Ethnic TownshipWangjialou Hui Ethnic Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(王家楼回族乡)