Arxan ( Mongolian : ᠷᠠᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ lit. " Hot Springs ") is a county-level city in the Hinggan League of northeastern Inner Mongolia , China .
6-486: Arxan is located in the northwest of Hinggan League, with latitude ranging from 46° 39' to 47° 39' N and longitude ranging from 119° 28' to 121° 23' E; the maximal north–south extent is 118 km (73 mi), while the maximal east–west width is 142 km (88 mi). It spans part of the southwest of the Greater Khingan Range . Due to the upper-mid latitude and elevation of around 1,000 m (3,280 ft),
12-666: Is a 1,200-kilometer-long (750 mi) volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China . It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, which later became the name of the northern branch of the Donghu , the Xianbei . The range extends 1,200 kilometers (750 mi) from north to south. It is the watershed between the Nen and Songhua river systems to the east, and
18-553: The Amur and its tributaries to the northwest. Its slopes are a relatively rich grazing area. The Khitan people lived on the eastern slopes before establishing the Liao Dynasty in the tenth century. Oroqen , a Tungusic people , live along the Greater and Lesser Khingan range in northeastern China and belong to the oldest autochthonous populations of the region. On the western slopes lived
24-404: The annual mean is −2.31 °C or 27.8 °F. For much of the year, diurnal temperature variation is large and frequently in excess of 15 °C or 27 °F. Nearly three-fourths of the annual precipitation occurs from June to September; however, precipitation is frequent year-round, with both frequency and relative humidity peaking in summer and there being a secondary humidity peak during
30-532: The climate of Arxan is a subarctic ( Köppen Dwc ), with strong monsoonal influence, severely cold winters and warm, rainy summers, and low temperatures averaging below freezing for eight calendar months; the monthly 24-hour average temperature stays below freezing for six calendar months. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −24.8 °C or −12.6 °F in January to 17.1 °C or 62.8 °F in July, and
36-627: The winter. Arxan is divided into 4 subdistricts and 4 towns . Arxan National Forest Park is located in Arxan. The park attracts tourists drawn by its landscape of solidified lava formations, crater lakes and dense forests. Arxan is served by the Arxan Yi'ershi Airport . Greater Khingan Range The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range ( simplified Chinese : 大兴安岭 ; traditional Chinese : 大興安嶺 ; pinyin : Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng ; IPA : [tâ ɕíŋ.án.lìŋ] )
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