:Wuchuan County, Inner Mongolia

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According to the earliest records, the name Wuchuan comes from the Book of Zhou, dating from 398 AD, and the History of the Northern Dynasties. Human activity can be traced back as far as 10,000 years.

The archaeological site at Daqingshan (大青山) village includes many artefacts from the Dayao Culture (大窑文化) and proves that the area was suitable for human habitation at that time. Another Paleolithic site at Erdaowa (二道洼) Village has an estimated age of 10,000 years. Many stone tools were found there, including knives, cutters and axes, indicating that the occupants of the area were hunter-gatherers.

A more recent site from 5000 BC was found at Jinergou (井儿沟). Better stone tools and pottery were unearthed. The tools were of types used for building, harvesting and making clothes, proving that agriculture was already well established at that time.

In the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors period, about 2800BC, many tribes settled at Wuchuan. These included the Xunyu, Shefang (舌方), Tufang (土方) and Guifang. The Yellow Emperor's war against Yunzhou was recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian by Sima Qian. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, King Wu of Zhou fought against the Guifang tribe many times, finally winning the battle after 3 years; an event which is recorded in the I Ching.

Around 302 BC, Wuchuan belonged to the State of Zhao, one of the Warring States. The king of Zhao defeated Hulinloufan and built a wall near Daqing Mountain to stop the advance of the northern tribes. This event was recorded in the Commentary on the Water Classic. The wall is now called the South Daqing Mountain Great Wall. Wuchuan also plays a role in the history of the Qin dynasty and the Han dynasty, especially the Battle of Changping of Zhao Kuo. During this time, Wuchuan was controlled by the Xiongnu, a nomadic people famous for their bronzes and animal carvings. A Xiongnu dagger together with some knife-shaped coins from the State of Yan were unearthed at Tuchenzi Village, indicating that cultural exchanges between the Xiongnu and the Han Chinese were very extensive at that time. A total of more than 20 ancient tombs of the Qin and Han period have also been discovered in Wuchuan.

Later, Wuchuan was one of the capitals of the Southern and Northern dynasties. A tomb was found at Tuchenliang village, containing ancient coins, weapons, and many other bronze and iron artefacts. A Roman gold seal was unearthed at Touhao village and some Persian silver coins from the Sassanid dynasty were discovered at Baidao Cheng village. This indicates that during the period of the Northern Wei, Sui and Tang dynasties, a northern silk road existed, stretching from Xi'an to Datong to Huhhot and crossing Daqing Mountain to Wuchuan, eventually reaching the Middle East and finally Rome.

In 916, Wuchuan belonged to the state of Khitan. Archeological sites have also been found from the Yuan, Liao and Jin states. Some Song dynasty coins were also unearthed. In addition, eight ancient tombs and seven ruins of towns from that period were discovered around the area of Dongtucheng along the river Qiangpan.

Wuchuan County is made up of 3 towns and 6 townships.

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Name ! Simplified Chinese ! Hanyu Pinyin ! Mongolian (Hudum Script) ! Mongolian (Cyrillic) ! Administrative division code
colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Towns
--------- | Hoh Ereg Town | {{lang|zh-hans|可可以力更镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Kěkěyǐlìgēng Zhèn}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠥᠬᠡ ᠡᠷᠭᠢ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Хөх эргэ балгас}} | 150125100
Harul Town | {{lang|zh-hans|哈乐镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Hālè Zhèn}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠯ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Харуул балгас}} | 150125101
West Ulan Bulag Town | {{lang|zh-hans|西乌兰不浪镇}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Xīwūlánbùlàng Zhèn}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠪᠠᠷᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠤᠯᠠᠭᠠᠨᠪᠤᠯᠠᠭ ᠪᠠᠯᠭᠠᠰᠤ|style=max-height:2.5em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Баруун улаанбулаг балгас}} | 150125102
colspan="6" style="text-align:center; background:#d3d3d3;"|Townships
--------- | Daqingshan Township | {{lang|zh-hans|大青山乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Dàqīngshān Xiāng}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠳ᠋ᠠ ᠴᠢᠩ ᠱᠠᠨ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Да чин шин шиян}} | 150125200
Upper Tohoi Township | {{lang|zh-hans|上秃亥乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Shàngtūhài Xiāng}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠳᠡᠭᠡᠷ᠎ᠡ ᠲᠣᠬᠣᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Дээр духай шиян}} | 150125205
Deshenggou Township | {{lang|zh-hans|得胜沟乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Déshènggōu Xiāng}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠳ᠋ᠧ ᠱᠧᠩ ᠭᠧᠦ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Те шен гүү шиян}} | 150125207
Erfenzi Township | {{lang|zh-hans|二份子乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Èrfènzi Xiāng}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠡᠯ ᠹᠧᠨ ᠽᠢ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Эл фен зи шиян}} | 150125211
Har Huxu Township | {{lang|zh-hans|哈拉合少乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Hālāhéshǎo Xiāng}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠠᠷᠠᠬᠤᠰᠢᠭᠤ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ|style=max-height:2.5em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Хархошуу шиян}} | 150125213
Holoi Mountain Township | {{lang|zh-hans|耗赖山乡}} | {{Transliteration|zh|Hàolàishān Xiāng}} | {{MongolUnicode|ᠬᠣᠭᠣᠯᠠᠢ ᠠᠭᠤᠯᠠ ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠩ|style=max-height:2em;word-wrap:normal}} | {{lang|mn|Хоолой уул шиян}} | 150125214

• Others:
• Inner Mongolia Wuchuan Economic Development Zone (内蒙古武川经济开发区, {{MongolUnicode|ᠥᠪᠥᠷ
  ᠮᠣᠩᠭᠣᠯ ᠤᠨ
  ᠦᠴᠤᠸᠠᠨ ᠤ
  ᠠᠵᠤ ᠠᠬᠤᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ
  ᠨᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠯᠲᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠣᠷᠣᠨ}})
• Wuchuan Golden Triangle Economic Development Zone (武川金三角经济开发区, {{MongolUnicode|ᠦᠴᠤᠸᠠᠨ
  ᠰᠢᠶᠠᠨ ᠤ
  ᠠᠯᠲᠠᠨ
  ᠭᠤᠷᠪᠠᠯᠵᠢᠨ
  ᠨᠡᠭᠡᠭᠡᠯᠲᠡ ᠶᠢᠨ
  ᠣᠷᠣᠨ}})

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|location = Wuchuan, elevation {{convert|1637|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010)

|Jan record high C = 9.7 |Jan record low C = -32.6

|Feb record high C = 12.9 |Feb record low C = -32.5

|Mar record high C = 21.6 |Mar record low C = -26.3

|Apr record high C = 28.4 |Apr record low C = -17.4

|May record high C = 31.0 |May record low C = -9.8

|Jun record high C = 36.2 |Jun record low C = -0.4

|Jul record high C = 34.9 |Jul record low C = 4.7

|Aug record high C = 32.1 |Aug record low C = 1.2

|Sep record high C = 30.4 |Sep record low C = -6.5

|Oct record high C = 23.9 |Oct record low C = -15.3

|Nov record high C = 16.5 |Nov record low C = -30.6

|Dec record high C = 11.4 |Dec record low C = -33.6

|year high C = |year low C =

|year high F = |year low F =

|Jan high C = -6.5

|Feb high C = -2.3

|Mar high C = 4.5

|Apr high C = 12.7

|May high C = 19.1

|Jun high C = 23.7

|Jul high C = 25.5

|Aug high C = 23.7

|Sep high C = 18.5

|Oct high C = 11.2

|Nov high C = 2.2

|Dec high C = -5.0

|Jan mean C = -14.0

|Feb mean C = -9.7

|Mar mean C = -2.5

|Apr mean C = 5.9

|May mean C = 12.6

|Jun mean C = 17.5

|Jul mean C = 19.7

|Aug mean C = 17.7

|Sep mean C = 12.1

|Oct mean C = 4.5

|Nov mean C = -4.4

|Dec mean C = -11.8

|Jan low C = -19.5

|Feb low C = -15.6

|Mar low C = -8.5

|Apr low C = -0.8

|May low C = 5.6

|Jun low C = 11.1

|Jul low C = 14.0

|Aug low C = 12.1

|Sep low C = 6.4

|Oct low C = -1.0

|Nov low C = -9.5

|Dec low C = -17

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 2.1

|Feb precipitation mm = 3.3

|Mar precipitation mm = 7.3

|Apr precipitation mm = 14.3

|May precipitation mm = 30.4

|Jun precipitation mm = 48.5

|Jul precipitation mm = 96.5

|Aug precipitation mm = 75.3

|Sep precipitation mm = 46.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 19.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 6.8

|Dec precipitation mm = 2.6

|Jan humidity = 59

|Feb humidity = 52

|Mar humidity = 44

|Apr humidity = 37

|May humidity = 39

|Jun humidity = 49

|Jul humidity = 60

|Aug humidity = 64

|Sep humidity = 60

|Oct humidity = 55

|Nov humidity = 56

|Dec humidity = 59

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 4.1

|Feb precipitation days = 4.2

|Mar precipitation days = 5.0

|Apr precipitation days = 4.7

|May precipitation days = 7.3

|Jun precipitation days = 11.2

|Jul precipitation days = 13.7

|Aug precipitation days = 11.6

|Sep precipitation days = 9.2

|Oct precipitation days = 4.8

|Nov precipitation days = 4.6

|Dec precipitation days = 4.4

|year precipitation days =

|Jan sun = 216.5

|Feb sun = 215.5

|Mar sun = 257.9

|Apr sun = 275.1

|May sun = 293.1

|Jun sun = 266.6

|Jul sun = 262.8

|Aug sun = 262.5

|Sep sun = 239.7

|Oct sun = 242.5

|Nov sun = 207.0

|Dec sun = 199.1

|year sun =

| Jan percentsun = 73

| Feb percentsun = 71

| Mar percentsun = 69

| Apr percentsun = 68

| May percentsun = 65

| Jun percentsun = 59

| Jul percentsun = 58

| Aug percentsun = 62

| Sep percentsun = 65

| Oct percentsun = 72

| Nov percentsun = 71

| Dec percentsun = 70

| year percentsun =

|Jan snow days = 7.0

|Feb snow days = 6.7

|Mar snow days = 7.0

|Apr snow days = 3.7

|May snow days = 1.4

|Jun snow days = 0.1

|Jul snow days = 0

|Aug snow days = 0

|Sep snow days = 0.3

|Oct snow days = 2.9

|Nov snow days = 6.5

|Dec snow days = 7.9

|year snow days =

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