The Subei Mongol Autonomous County ( zh, s=肃北蒙古族自治县; ) is an
autonomous county
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within the
prefecture-level city
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of
Jiuquan in the northwest of
Gansu Province, China, bordering
Xinjiang
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to the west,
Qinghai Province to the southeast and Mongolia's
Govi-Altai Province to the north. Containing the northernmost point in Gansu, Subei is split into two non-contiguous sections and has an area of and had approximately 13,046 inhabitants in 2000. To the east it shares a border with
Ejin Banner,
Alxa League,
Inner Mongolia
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.
History
In the early 1930s,
Birger Bohlin studied the paleontology of the region (then called Taban Buluk).
In 1937, Subei Administrate Bureau () was established.
On July 22, 1950, PLA forces entered the Subei area. The county-level Subei Autonomous District (), predecessor of the Subei Mongol Autonomous County, was established on July 29, 1950. The area became county-level Subei Mongol Autonomous District () in 1953. In 1955, the area became Subei Mongol Autonomous County.
In September 1992, with the approval of the
State Council of the People's Republic of China
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, the only international border crossing in Gansu Province was opened in the Mazongshan area of Subei Mongol Autonomous County.
Horse shows and races are held periodically in the county.
Climate
A large part of Subei is in the
Gobi Desert. The county has been subject to large
dust storms with noted incidents in May 2011 and June 2016. There are
glaciers
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in some parts of the county.
Administrative divisions
Subei Mongol Autonomous County is divided into two
towns and two
townships. The county's administrative seat ("capital") is the town of Dangchengwan.
Demographics
Subei is home to Deed Mongols (
Upper Mongols) who migrated to the area.
In 1996, the Mongol ethnicity population was 37.5% of the county's total population.
Gallery
File:Txu-oclc-6654394-nk-47-1st-ed.jpg, Map including northern Subei County area (1954)
File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-8607404-mongolia-west.jpg, Map including part of the modern Subei Mongol Autonomous County area (1935)
References
External links
《中华民族》 大美肃北 第一集 净土：随善良质朴肃北人民 赏净土山水草原大美风光 20190819 , CCTV('The Chinese People- Majestic Subei Part One: Pure Land: Enjoying the Mountains, Waters, Grasslands and Beautiful Scenery of the Pure Land with the Warm-hearted and Plain Folk of Subei Aug 19 2019 CCTV')
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Mongol autonomous counties
County-level divisions of Gansu
Jiuquan