towns: Zhengyang Subdistrict, Kaoshan Subdistrict, Jiankang Subdistrict, Shengli Subdistrict, Hulun Subdistrict, Jianshe Subdistrict, Fendou, and Hake. Climate Hailar has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dwb) bordering on a subarctic climate (Köppen Dwc). Winters are long, very dry and severe, due to the semi−permanent Siberian High, while summers are short, though very warm, and rather wet, due to the East Asian monsoon. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from in January to in July, while the annual mean is . With monthly percent possible sunshine ranging from 55% in December to 69% in February, sunshine is abundant year-round, and the annual total is 2,719 hours. More than two-thirds of the annual rainfall occurs during the three summer months. The Mohe-Huma-Hailar triangle between northern Heilongjiang and Northeastern Inner Mongolia, which almost equivalent to China's subarctic climate zone, suffers the most severe cold winter in China. Culture Hailar is a multi-ethnic town, with notable Han, Mongolian, Hui, Daur, Evenki, Russian populations. As such, signs are usually bilingual and Mongolian influence pervades in songs played on shop CD players, domes on buildings and the everyday speech of some locals. Composer Vladimir Ussachevsky was born in Hailar, as well as leading news anchor Bai Yansong; the folk metal band Nine Treasures also originated in Hailar. Sister city Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. Chinggis City, Mongolia. References External links Hailar at Encyclopædia Britannica Official website of Hailar District Government Post codes of Inner Mongolia (English) Populated places established in 1734 County-level divisions of Inner Mongolia Hulunbuir