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Tengchong County (simplified Chinese: 腾冲县 (http://www.alu-support.com); traditional Chinese: 騰沖縣; pinyin: Téngchōng Xiàn) is a county of Baoshan City, western Yunnan province, Southwest China. It is well known for its volcanic activity. The name has also been given in English language sources of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as Tingyueh, Teng Yueh and Momein.
It borders with Burma in the northwest for 151 kilometres (94 mi). By road, it is 650 kilometres (400 mi) west of the provincial capital, Kunming, and 170 kilometres (110 mi) westward from Baoshan's urban area.
Tengchong marks the southwestern terminus of the Heihe-Tengchong Line.
HistoryTengchong is one of the earliest developed regions in SW China (http://www.alu886.com). In the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 24), it belonged to Yizhoujun Prefecture. In the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties, a contemporary prefecture governed by a local chieftain was set up. In the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368), Tengyue Prefecture was instituted. In the following dynasties, different administrative offices were set up. In 1913, Tengchong was made a county. In history, it occupied an important position on the Southwestern Silk Route. The Sichuan cloth and bamboo sticks available at the markets in Bactria (including Afghanistan and parts of India) were brought there from the ancient Bonan Route through Tengchong. From the Ming Dynasty on, large numbers of Tengchong people went abroad to trade and seek a livelihood.The city grew wealthy from trade with Burma and South East Asia due to its proximity to Mandalay across the Burmese border. At one point the British forces in British-occupied Burma established a trading post in the town with hopes of generating wealth through trade with China.
[edit] GeographyFurther information: Heihe-Tengchong Line
The area of Tengchong county is 5,693 square kilometres (2,198 sq mi).
Situated at the southwestern end of the (transversely faulted) Hengduan Mountains, Tengchong topographically assumes the form of a horseshoe with the opening facing the south. The eastern most sources of the Irrawaddy issue from the high mountains in the is the summit of Mount Danaozi of Gaoligongshan Mountain, 3,780.2 m above sea level and the lowest point, 930 m above sea level, is in the Suqingjiang valley. The elevation of the county seat is 1,640 m.
The crustal movement in the county is active and earthquakes are frequent. The volcanoes on Dayingshan, Shitoushan, the Greater Heikongshan, the Lesser Heikongshan Mountains erupted repeatedly. The county seat is surrounded by a group of young volcanoes.
[edit] ClimateTengchong County has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with mild temperatures year-round, an annual mean temperature of 14.9 °C (58.8 °F) and rainfall of 1,480 millimetres (58 in). Winter is dry and features abundant sunshine, and the days remain mild, though the lows at night can drop below freezing. The daily mean temperature in January is 7.8 °C (46.0 °F). Summer is extremely humid, with sustained periods of rain that sometimes turns heavy. August, the warmest month, averages 19.8 °C (67.6 °F).
It borders with Burma in the northwest for 151 kilometres (94 mi). By road, it is 650 kilometres (400 mi) west of the provincial capital, Kunming, and 170 kilometres (110 mi) westward from Baoshan's urban area.
Tengchong marks the southwestern terminus of the Heihe-Tengchong Line.
HistoryTengchong is one of the earliest developed regions in SW China (http://www.alu886.com). In the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 24), it belonged to Yizhoujun Prefecture. In the Sui (581-618) and Tang (618-907) Dynasties, a contemporary prefecture governed by a local chieftain was set up. In the Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368), Tengyue Prefecture was instituted. In the following dynasties, different administrative offices were set up. In 1913, Tengchong was made a county. In history, it occupied an important position on the Southwestern Silk Route. The Sichuan cloth and bamboo sticks available at the markets in Bactria (including Afghanistan and parts of India) were brought there from the ancient Bonan Route through Tengchong. From the Ming Dynasty on, large numbers of Tengchong people went abroad to trade and seek a livelihood.The city grew wealthy from trade with Burma and South East Asia due to its proximity to Mandalay across the Burmese border. At one point the British forces in British-occupied Burma established a trading post in the town with hopes of generating wealth through trade with China.
[edit] GeographyFurther information: Heihe-Tengchong Line
The area of Tengchong county is 5,693 square kilometres (2,198 sq mi).
Situated at the southwestern end of the (transversely faulted) Hengduan Mountains, Tengchong topographically assumes the form of a horseshoe with the opening facing the south. The eastern most sources of the Irrawaddy issue from the high mountains in the is the summit of Mount Danaozi of Gaoligongshan Mountain, 3,780.2 m above sea level and the lowest point, 930 m above sea level, is in the Suqingjiang valley. The elevation of the county seat is 1,640 m.
The crustal movement in the county is active and earthquakes are frequent. The volcanoes on Dayingshan, Shitoushan, the Greater Heikongshan, the Lesser Heikongshan Mountains erupted repeatedly. The county seat is surrounded by a group of young volcanoes.
[edit] ClimateTengchong County has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb), with mild temperatures year-round, an annual mean temperature of 14.9 °C (58.8 °F) and rainfall of 1,480 millimetres (58 in). Winter is dry and features abundant sunshine, and the days remain mild, though the lows at night can drop below freezing. The daily mean temperature in January is 7.8 °C (46.0 °F). Summer is extremely humid, with sustained periods of rain that sometimes turns heavy. August, the warmest month, averages 19.8 °C (67.6 °F).