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Chicheng (Chinese: 赤城; pinyin: Chìchéng), or Ch’ih-ch’eng, is a county under the administration of Zhangjiakou City, northwestern Hebei province, bordering Beijing to the southeast. The total area of the county is 5,287 square kilometres (2,041 sq mi). The easternmost county-level division of Zhangjiakou, it administrates 9 towns and 9 townships, and as of 2010, has a population of 238,169. China National Highway 112 passes through the county just south of the county seat, Chicheng Town (赤城镇).

Key Information

It was the setting of Zhang Yimou's 1999 film Not One Less.

History

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It was formerly in the far southeast of Chahar province.

Administrative divisions

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Chicheng County is divided into the following 18 divisions:[1]

Towns:

Townships:

Climate

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Climate data for Chicheng, elevation 868 m (2,848 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5)
17.3
(63.1)
25.0
(77.0)
30.3
(86.5)
35.2
(95.4)
37.4
(99.3)
39.4
(102.9)
36.5
(97.7)
35.7
(96.3)
27.6
(81.7)
19.4
(66.9)
15.1
(59.2)
39.4
(102.9)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) −2.9
(26.8)
1.4
(34.5)
8.2
(46.8)
16.5
(61.7)
22.8
(73.0)
26.5
(79.7)
27.8
(82.0)
26.9
(80.4)
22.2
(72.0)
15.1
(59.2)
5.7
(42.3)
−1.6
(29.1)
14.0
(57.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) −10.6
(12.9)
−6.8
(19.8)
0.2
(32.4)
8.5
(47.3)
15.3
(59.5)
19.5
(67.1)
21.7
(71.1)
20.2
(68.4)
14.6
(58.3)
7.1
(44.8)
−1.8
(28.8)
−8.9
(16.0)
6.6
(43.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −16.4
(2.5)
−13.4
(7.9)
−7.0
(19.4)
0.7
(33.3)
7.3
(45.1)
12.9
(55.2)
16.4
(61.5)
14.6
(58.3)
8.1
(46.6)
0.6
(33.1)
−7.6
(18.3)
−14.4
(6.1)
0.2
(32.3)
Record low °C (°F) −28.2
(−18.8)
−26.6
(−15.9)
−23.8
(−10.8)
−12.1
(10.2)
−3.3
(26.1)
3.3
(37.9)
7.6
(45.7)
0.4
(32.7)
−3.6
(25.5)
−12.6
(9.3)
−22.1
(−7.8)
−25.5
(−13.9)
−28.2
(−18.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 1.1
(0.04)
2.9
(0.11)
8.2
(0.32)
18.0
(0.71)
38.7
(1.52)
76.0
(2.99)
113.9
(4.48)
79.3
(3.12)
55.8
(2.20)
23.5
(0.93)
8.3
(0.33)
1.9
(0.07)
427.6
(16.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 1.2 2.2 3.7 5.4 8.6 13.3 13.9 11.3 9.6 5.5 2.6 1.3 78.6
Average snowy days 3.0 4.1 4.4 2.2 0.2 0 0 0 0 0.9 3.3 2.7 20.8
Average relative humidity (%) 47 44 41 41 46 60 72 73 67 57 52 49 54
Mean monthly sunshine hours 207.7 202.4 238.9 248.5 268.1 237.2 227.5 235.0 224.5 225.5 195.3 196.9 2,707.5
Percentage possible sunshine 70 67 64 62 60 53 50 56 61 66 67 69 62
Source: China Meteorological Administration[2][3]

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