Monday, October 13, 2008
Zunhua
Zunhua is a county-level city of Tangshan, Hebei, China. Historic sites include the Eastern Qing Tombs .
Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou is a city in the Hebei Province of northern China. It has a population of 4.3 million, and covers 36,947 square kilometers. Zhangjiakou's mayor is Zheng Xuebi .
Zhangjiakou is written 张家口 in simplified Chinese characters and 張家口 in . It is ''Zhāngjiākǒu'' in pinyin and means " gate." Older names for the town in Chinese include ''Zhāngyuán'' , used in the era, and ''Zhāngjiābǎo'' .
Zhangjiakou was historically known to the Europeans as Kalgan until the mid 20th century. This name derives from the Mongolian name of the city, or, shorter, , where the ''Qaala'' means "gate" . In , the city is known as .
Zhangjiakou has been nicknamed "Beijing's Northern Door" due to its strategic location.
The entire jurisdiction of Zhangjiakou City extends beyond just central Zhangjiakou , but extends also into other outlying areas such as Zhangbei, Yangyuan, and even Huailai County, which is less than 20 km away from Beijing.
The city lies in the northwestern corner of the province and is linked from Datong in Shanxi by the Xuanda Expressway and from Beijing by means of the Jingzhang Expressway. Zhangjiakou is further linked by a freeway to Inner Mongolia which opened on September 7, 2005.
The water-scarce city was historically the chief northern gate in the Great Wall to China for Europeans travelling along the Tea Road .
In the 19th century, the town was the seat of a very extensive transit trade. In early autumn long lines of camels would come in from all quarters for the conveyance of the tea chests from Zhangjiakou, the Kalgan, to Kyakhta; and each caravan usually made three journeys in the winter. Some Russian merchants had permanent residences and warehouses just outside the gate.
In October 1909, Kalgan was connected by railway with Peking. The 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica noted that, in Kalgan, "the ordinary houses have an unusual appearance, from the fact that they are mostly roofed with earth and become covered with green-sward" and that "on the way to Peking the road passes over a beautiful bridge of seven arches, ornamented with marble figures of animals".
In the early 1960s at the height of Sino-Soviet tensions, Zhangjiakou was considered one of the most important cities in China for military strategy reasons. Zhangjiakou was aptly nicknamed, "Beijing's Northern Door", because whoever controlled Zhangjiakou was in a good position to either attack or defend Beijing.
The vicinity of Zhangjiakou is rich in coal and iron ore, making it an ideal location for developing iron and steel industry. Apart from metallurgy, the city is home to one of China's most important industries, with the Great Wall Wine Company being located in Shacheng , Huailai County.
Zhangjiakou is home to Hebei North University.
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In the novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'', the two main characters, Guo Jing and Huang Rong are first met in this city.
Zhangjiakou was the setting for Zhang Yimou's film ''Not One Less'' .
Names
Zhangjiakou is written 张家口 in simplified Chinese characters and 張家口 in . It is ''Zhāngjiākǒu'' in pinyin and means " gate." Older names for the town in Chinese include ''Zhāngyuán'' , used in the era, and ''Zhāngjiābǎo'' .
Zhangjiakou was historically known to the Europeans as Kalgan until the mid 20th century. This name derives from the Mongolian name of the city, or, shorter, , where the ''Qaala'' means "gate" . In , the city is known as .
Zhangjiakou has been nicknamed "Beijing's Northern Door" due to its strategic location.
Geography and transport
The entire jurisdiction of Zhangjiakou City extends beyond just central Zhangjiakou , but extends also into other outlying areas such as Zhangbei, Yangyuan, and even Huailai County, which is less than 20 km away from Beijing.
The city lies in the northwestern corner of the province and is linked from Datong in Shanxi by the Xuanda Expressway and from Beijing by means of the Jingzhang Expressway. Zhangjiakou is further linked by a freeway to Inner Mongolia which opened on September 7, 2005.
History
The water-scarce city was historically the chief northern gate in the Great Wall to China for Europeans travelling along the Tea Road .
In the 19th century, the town was the seat of a very extensive transit trade. In early autumn long lines of camels would come in from all quarters for the conveyance of the tea chests from Zhangjiakou, the Kalgan, to Kyakhta; and each caravan usually made three journeys in the winter. Some Russian merchants had permanent residences and warehouses just outside the gate.
In October 1909, Kalgan was connected by railway with Peking. The 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica noted that, in Kalgan, "the ordinary houses have an unusual appearance, from the fact that they are mostly roofed with earth and become covered with green-sward" and that "on the way to Peking the road passes over a beautiful bridge of seven arches, ornamented with marble figures of animals".
In the early 1960s at the height of Sino-Soviet tensions, Zhangjiakou was considered one of the most important cities in China for military strategy reasons. Zhangjiakou was aptly nicknamed, "Beijing's Northern Door", because whoever controlled Zhangjiakou was in a good position to either attack or defend Beijing.
Economy and education
The vicinity of Zhangjiakou is rich in coal and iron ore, making it an ideal location for developing iron and steel industry. Apart from metallurgy, the city is home to one of China's most important industries, with the Great Wall Wine Company being located in Shacheng , Huailai County.
Zhangjiakou is home to Hebei North University.
Friendship Agreements
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Zhangjiakou in fiction
In the novel ''The Legend of the Condor Heroes'', the two main characters, Guo Jing and Huang Rong are first met in this city.
Zhangjiakou was the setting for Zhang Yimou's film ''Not One Less'' .
Xinji
Xinji is an administrative division of Hebei province in northern China. As of 2005, it had a population of 146,000.as of 2007it's population is 200,000
Xingtai
Xingtai is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, China. In 2004 it had an urban population of 561,400 and a total population of 6.73 million. It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
Xingtai is a prefectur-level city in southern Hebei Province, China.
The prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a total area of 12,486 square kilometers, administers 2 , 2 county-level cities and 15 .
*Qiaodong District
*Qiaoxi District
*Nangong City
*Shahe City
*Ren County
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*Xingtai County
*Baixiang County
*Qinghe County
*Ningjin County
*Longyao County
*Lincheng County
*Guangzong County
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*Neiqiu County
*Pingxiang County
*Julu County
*Xinhe County
*Nanhe County
The history of Xingtai can date back to 3500 years ago.Since the Shang Dynasty, Xingtai became the capital of China.During the Zhou Dynasty, the city was founded the state of Xing,and since then named.During the Warring States Period,the state of Zhao made Xingtai, its provisional capital.During the Qin Dynasty,the city was known as Xindu,and than after The Battle of Julu as Xiangguo,capital of the state of Zhao.When the Later Zhaowas founded by Shi Le of the Jie ethnicity,the capital was at Xiangguo.During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the city was known as Xingzhou.When the Yuan Dynastiy to the Ming and Qing Dynasties,Xingtai was
called Shundefu,a prefecture in China.
Xingtai is a prefectur-level city in southern Hebei Province, China.
The prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a total area of 12,486 square kilometers, administers 2 , 2 county-level cities and 15 .
*Qiaodong District
*Qiaoxi District
*Nangong City
*Shahe City
*Ren County
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*Xingtai County
*Baixiang County
*Qinghe County
*Ningjin County
*Longyao County
*Lincheng County
*Guangzong County
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*Neiqiu County
*Pingxiang County
*Julu County
*Xinhe County
*Nanhe County
History
The history of Xingtai can date back to 3500 years ago.Since the Shang Dynasty, Xingtai became the capital of China.During the Zhou Dynasty, the city was founded the state of Xing,and since then named.During the Warring States Period,the state of Zhao made Xingtai, its provisional capital.During the Qin Dynasty,the city was known as Xindu,and than after The Battle of Julu as Xiangguo,capital of the state of Zhao.When the Later Zhaowas founded by Shi Le of the Jie ethnicity,the capital was at Xiangguo.During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the city was known as Xingzhou.When the Yuan Dynastiy to the Ming and Qing Dynasties,Xingtai was
called Shundefu,a prefecture in China.
Wu'an
Wu'an is a city in Hebei province in northern China. As of 2005, it had a population of approximately 66,000.
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang is a prefecture-level city and the capital of Hebei , China. It is about 320 km south of Beijing.
Shijiazhuang stands on the edge of the North China Plain at the foot of the Taihang Mountains, which lie to the west. The city stands south of the Hutuo River.
In pre- times it was the site of the city of Shihi in the state of , and, from to times, it was the site of a county town with the same name. With the reorganization of local government in the early period of the Tang dynasty , the county was abolished. Shijiazhuang then became little more than a local market town, subordinated to the flourishing city of Zhengding a few miles to the north.
The growth of Shijiazhuang into one of China's major cities began in 1905, when the Beijing–Wuhan railway reached the area, stimulating much new trade and encouraging local farmers to grow cash crops. Two years later the town became the junction for the new Shitai line, running from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan in central Shanxi province. This connection immediately transformed the town from a local collecting center and market into a communications center of national importance on the main route from Beijing and Tianjin to Shanxi and — later, when the railway from Taiyuan was extended to the southwest — to Shaanxi province as well. The city also became the center of an extensive road network.
During the pre-World War II period, Shijiazhuang was a large railway town as well as a commercial and collecting center for Shanxi and the regions farther west and for the agricultural produce of the North China Plain, particularly for grain, tobacco, and cotton. By 1935 it had far outstripped Zhengding as an economic center. At the end of World War II the character of the city changed once again. Not only did it assume an administrative role as the preeminent city in western Hebei but it also developed into an industrial city. Some industry, such as match manufacturing, tobacco processing, and glassmaking, had already been established before the war.
Only after 1949, however, did the planned industrialization of the city gather momentum. Its population more than trebled in the decade 1948–58. In the 1950s the city experienced a major expansion in the textile industry, with large-scale cotton spinning, weaving, printing, and dyeing works. In addition, there are various plants processing local farm produce. In the 1960s it was also the site of a new chemical industry, with plants producing fertilizer and caustic soda. Shijiazhuang also became an engineering base, with a tractor-accessory plant. There are important coal deposits at Jingxing and Huailu, now named Luquan, a few miles to the west in the foothills of the Taihang Mountains, which provide fuel for a thermal-generating plant supplying power to local industries. The city's role as a transport center has been supplemented by the construction of an airport handling regular domestic flights.
Shijiazhuang has direct jurisdiction over:
Jingxing Mining District
Xinji City
Gaocheng City
City
Xinle City
Luquan City
Jingjing County
Zhengding County
Luancheng County
Xingtang County
Lingshou County
Gaoyi County
Shenze County
Zanhuang County
Wuji County
Pingshan County
Yuanshi County
Zhao County
Shijiazhuang is an important city and is considered the economic center of Hebei. Main industries include textile-, pharmaceutical- and chemical-related industries. North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp located in Shijiazhuang is a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in China. In 2002, NCPC achieved domestic sales revenue USD 700 million and export sales USD 100 million.
The main industrial zones include, Shijiazhuang High-tech Industrial Development Zone.
The city is an important centre for the dairy trade, being the headquarters of the Sanlu Group. Both were rocked by the 2008 Chinese milk scandal. Chairman and General Manager of Sanlu, and several party officials, including vice mayor in charge of food and agriculture, Zhang Fawang, were reportedly removed from office. Mayor Ji Chuntang reportedly resigned on 17 September;
Since Sanlu, the region's largest purchaser of milk, was ordered to halt production, farmers in Hebei are suffering hardship because of the lack of purchasers for their milk. Many are said to be contemplating selling their cows into a buyerless market.
Shijiazhuang is a transportation hub: it is at the intersection point of the Beijing-Guangzhou, Taiyuan-Dezhou, and Shuozhou-Huanghua railroads and many expressways, including the Beijing-Shenzhen and Taiyuan-Cangzhou Expressways. The Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport has flight connections to major cities in China.
As a young industrial city, Shijiazhuang city proper is generally considered to have relatively few sights of historical or cultural interest. Exceptions are:
Martyrs' Memorial dedicated to Norman Bethune, Eric Liddell, and Dwarkanath Kotnis
Hebei Museum
However, several sites of historical and cultural significance are located in the surrounding area, including:
Longxing Monastery in Zhengding, 15 kilometers to the north
Mount Cangyan, 50 km to the southwest
Zhaozhou Bridge, 40 km to the southeast
Bailin Temple, 40 km to the southeast
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Bielsko-Biala, Poland
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Nagykanizsa, Hungary
Geography
Shijiazhuang stands on the edge of the North China Plain at the foot of the Taihang Mountains, which lie to the west. The city stands south of the Hutuo River.
History
In pre- times it was the site of the city of Shihi in the state of , and, from to times, it was the site of a county town with the same name. With the reorganization of local government in the early period of the Tang dynasty , the county was abolished. Shijiazhuang then became little more than a local market town, subordinated to the flourishing city of Zhengding a few miles to the north.
The growth of Shijiazhuang into one of China's major cities began in 1905, when the Beijing–Wuhan railway reached the area, stimulating much new trade and encouraging local farmers to grow cash crops. Two years later the town became the junction for the new Shitai line, running from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan in central Shanxi province. This connection immediately transformed the town from a local collecting center and market into a communications center of national importance on the main route from Beijing and Tianjin to Shanxi and — later, when the railway from Taiyuan was extended to the southwest — to Shaanxi province as well. The city also became the center of an extensive road network.
During the pre-World War II period, Shijiazhuang was a large railway town as well as a commercial and collecting center for Shanxi and the regions farther west and for the agricultural produce of the North China Plain, particularly for grain, tobacco, and cotton. By 1935 it had far outstripped Zhengding as an economic center. At the end of World War II the character of the city changed once again. Not only did it assume an administrative role as the preeminent city in western Hebei but it also developed into an industrial city. Some industry, such as match manufacturing, tobacco processing, and glassmaking, had already been established before the war.
Only after 1949, however, did the planned industrialization of the city gather momentum. Its population more than trebled in the decade 1948–58. In the 1950s the city experienced a major expansion in the textile industry, with large-scale cotton spinning, weaving, printing, and dyeing works. In addition, there are various plants processing local farm produce. In the 1960s it was also the site of a new chemical industry, with plants producing fertilizer and caustic soda. Shijiazhuang also became an engineering base, with a tractor-accessory plant. There are important coal deposits at Jingxing and Huailu, now named Luquan, a few miles to the west in the foothills of the Taihang Mountains, which provide fuel for a thermal-generating plant supplying power to local industries. The city's role as a transport center has been supplemented by the construction of an airport handling regular domestic flights.
Administration
Shijiazhuang has direct jurisdiction over:
Jingxing Mining District
Xinji City
Gaocheng City
City
Xinle City
Luquan City
Jingjing County
Zhengding County
Luancheng County
Xingtang County
Lingshou County
Gaoyi County
Shenze County
Zanhuang County
Wuji County
Pingshan County
Yuanshi County
Zhao County
Economy
Shijiazhuang is an important city and is considered the economic center of Hebei. Main industries include textile-, pharmaceutical- and chemical-related industries. North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp located in Shijiazhuang is a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in China. In 2002, NCPC achieved domestic sales revenue USD 700 million and export sales USD 100 million.
Industrial zones
The main industrial zones include, Shijiazhuang High-tech Industrial Development Zone.
Dairy centre
The city is an important centre for the dairy trade, being the headquarters of the Sanlu Group. Both were rocked by the 2008 Chinese milk scandal. Chairman and General Manager of Sanlu, and several party officials, including vice mayor in charge of food and agriculture, Zhang Fawang, were reportedly removed from office. Mayor Ji Chuntang reportedly resigned on 17 September;
Since Sanlu, the region's largest purchaser of milk, was ordered to halt production, farmers in Hebei are suffering hardship because of the lack of purchasers for their milk. Many are said to be contemplating selling their cows into a buyerless market.
Transportation
Shijiazhuang is a transportation hub: it is at the intersection point of the Beijing-Guangzhou, Taiyuan-Dezhou, and Shuozhou-Huanghua railroads and many expressways, including the Beijing-Shenzhen and Taiyuan-Cangzhou Expressways. The Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport has flight connections to major cities in China.
Culture
As a young industrial city, Shijiazhuang city proper is generally considered to have relatively few sights of historical or cultural interest. Exceptions are:
Martyrs' Memorial dedicated to Norman Bethune, Eric Liddell, and Dwarkanath Kotnis
Hebei Museum
However, several sites of historical and cultural significance are located in the surrounding area, including:
Longxing Monastery in Zhengding, 15 kilometers to the north
Mount Cangyan, 50 km to the southwest
Zhaozhou Bridge, 40 km to the southeast
Bailin Temple, 40 km to the southeast
Universities and colleges
Sister cities
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Nagykanizsa, Hungary
Shahe
:''Shahe is also a district of Guangzhou; see Shahe, Guangzhou''
Shahe is a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Xingtai in southern Hebei province of the People's Republic of China.
Shahe is a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Xingtai in southern Hebei province of the People's Republic of China.
Shacheng
Shacheng is a town located in Huailai County, Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China. It is known particularly for its production of . The China Great Wall Wine Company, Ltd. has its headquarters in Shacheng and there are many vineyards in the area. Founded in 1983, the company's annual production is 50,000 tons.
Sanhe (city)
Sanhe is a county-level city in Hebei province of the People's Republic of China.
Distance : 45 minutes from Hefei City, the capitol city of Anhui province. San mean 3, and He mean river. So Sanhe mean Three Rivers. This is the meet-point of 3 rivers, they are : Huangpu, Fengle and Yangtze.
This 2000 old city is very nice. Even we can through to the bridge which made on Qing Dynasty- made from stone. The old street devided into 2 parts; the vertical stone layers are for common people, and the 3 horizonthal layers are for government officers. But, it was an ancient rule. Today, you can choose which part do you like.
You can take a bikecycle-cab to take you around the small city and only need to pay 40 Yuan.
Distance : 45 minutes from Hefei City, the capitol city of Anhui province. San mean 3, and He mean river. So Sanhe mean Three Rivers. This is the meet-point of 3 rivers, they are : Huangpu, Fengle and Yangtze.
This 2000 old city is very nice. Even we can through to the bridge which made on Qing Dynasty- made from stone. The old street devided into 2 parts; the vertical stone layers are for common people, and the 3 horizonthal layers are for government officers. But, it was an ancient rule. Today, you can choose which part do you like.
You can take a bikecycle-cab to take you around the small city and only need to pay 40 Yuan.
Renqiu
Renqiu is a city in the Hebei province of China, located within 268 km from Beijing. It is the location of Huabei oil field.
Pingquan
Pingquan is a town in Hebei Province, China. It was formerly called Bakou . It is a centre of trade and business, and gold and silver are mined nearby.
The local infrastructure includes:
Pingquan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Chengde
Pingquan Normal College
There are many local industries,including:
Pingquan Edible Fungus Company
Pingquan Seeds Co., Ltd
Pingquan Lihua Cement Co., Ltd
Hebei Pingquan Changcheng Chemical Co.,Ltd
Pingquan Yadong The Plastics Co., Ltd
Pingquan Grain & Oil Group Co., Ltd
The local infrastructure includes:
Pingquan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Chengde
Pingquan Normal College
There are many local industries,including:
Pingquan Edible Fungus Company
Pingquan Seeds Co., Ltd
Pingquan Lihua Cement Co., Ltd
Hebei Pingquan Changcheng Chemical Co.,Ltd
Pingquan Yadong The Plastics Co., Ltd
Pingquan Grain & Oil Group Co., Ltd
Nangong
Nangong is a city in the province of Hebei, China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city of Xingtai.
The city's population was 82,500 as of 2005.
The city's population was 82,500 as of 2005.
Luquan
Luquan is a county-level city belonging to Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. It is 15 kilometers west of Shijiazhuang, which is the capital of Hebei Province.
Luancheng County
Luancheng County is a in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, in the People's Republic of China. Luancheng is mostly a rural county, it neighbours the Shijiazhuang city.
In 2004, some parts of Luancheng County were moved to the administration of Shijiazhuang, because Shijiazhuang is undergoing rapid and its current geographical size doesn't meet the demands.
In 2004, some parts of Luancheng County were moved to the administration of Shijiazhuang, because Shijiazhuang is undergoing rapid and its current geographical size doesn't meet the demands.
Langfang
Langfang , Hebei , China, is a prefecture-level city located approximately midway between Beijing and Tianjin with a total population of 3.85 million and an urban area population of 763,700. Its total area is around 6,429 km?.
Considering Langfang’s position between these two prominent cities, Langfang is a relatively green city. Every 300 to 500 meters along the city's major streets are parks where local people stroll and take exercise. Langfang's five-kilometer long pedestrian street is now the longest in China.
Langfang's economy is developing with an emphasis on computers and technology, such that some have dubbed it "China’s Silicon Valley." One recent development is the Oriental University City . Having begun construction in October 1999, the complex was built in less than 3 years at a 4-billion investment, and some 30 universities have been established here with a combined enrollment of about 50,000 students.
Langfang does not have a land port or airport, but is only a one-hour drive from and the Tianjin New Port.
Considering Langfang’s position between these two prominent cities, Langfang is a relatively green city. Every 300 to 500 meters along the city's major streets are parks where local people stroll and take exercise. Langfang's five-kilometer long pedestrian street is now the longest in China.
Langfang's economy is developing with an emphasis on computers and technology, such that some have dubbed it "China’s Silicon Valley." One recent development is the Oriental University City . Having begun construction in October 1999, the complex was built in less than 3 years at a 4-billion investment, and some 30 universities have been established here with a combined enrollment of about 50,000 students.
Langfang does not have a land port or airport, but is only a one-hour drive from and the Tianjin New Port.
Kangbao
Kangbao is a town in the northern part of Shijiazhuang in Hebei, People's Republic of China. It was the county seat of Kangbao county when it was part of the former province.
Jinzhou, Hebei
Jinzhou is a county-level city of Hebei province, under the administration of Shijiazhuang prefecture-level city. In 1991, its name was changed to Jinzhou City from Jin Xian 。
Jinzhou is located in the central part of Hebei province, 50 kilometers east of Shijiazhuang. It covers an area of 619 square kilometers, and has a population of about 520,000 . It consists of 3 city districts, 10 townships, and 224 villages.
Jinzhou has a recorded history of at least 2500 years. It was the hometown of Wei Zheng, a well-known and well-respected historical figure of Tang dynasty. It is also, according to the Chinese government, the "Hometown of Ya Li ".
Jinzhou is located in the central part of Hebei province, 50 kilometers east of Shijiazhuang. It covers an area of 619 square kilometers, and has a population of about 520,000 . It consists of 3 city districts, 10 townships, and 224 villages.
Jinzhou has a recorded history of at least 2500 years. It was the hometown of Wei Zheng, a well-known and well-respected historical figure of Tang dynasty. It is also, according to the Chinese government, the "Hometown of Ya Li ".
Huanghua, Hebei
Huanghua is a county-level city located in the Bohai Gulf coastal regions of eastern China's Hebei Province. It is under the jurisdiction of Cangzhou municipality.
Huanghua was named after Chinese revolutionary Huang Hua of the same name after the foundation of the People's Republic of China. Previously it was known as Xinqing County. It has a total area of 1,544km2, with a coastline of 65.8km. The total population is 419,700 in the entire county, with 120,000 people living in the urban area of 18km2.
Huanghua has a seaport, Huanghua Port. It is a stop on the Jinshan Expressway going from Tianjin to Shantou, Guangdong.
Huanghua was named after Chinese revolutionary Huang Hua of the same name after the foundation of the People's Republic of China. Previously it was known as Xinqing County. It has a total area of 1,544km2, with a coastline of 65.8km. The total population is 419,700 in the entire county, with 120,000 people living in the urban area of 18km2.
Huanghua has a seaport, Huanghua Port. It is a stop on the Jinshan Expressway going from Tianjin to Shantou, Guangdong.
Hengshui
Hengshui is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, China. It has an urban population of roughly 445,000 and a population of 4.11 million in its administrative area. It is on the Jingjiu Railway.
Hengshui is the home of Hengshui College; this 'haven of scholarly enlightenment' usually employs a number of foreign teachers to aid its English department.
Hengshui High School is located in Hengshui.
Hengshui is also the home of Hengshui University which is known for 'keeping fine traditions whilst blazing new trails'. It employs more foreign teachers than the high school. It is renowed through out China for its level of academic ability.
Sights include the supermarket, Hengshui Temple, the Cultural Revolution Restaurant, the Muslim restaurant, a KFC, a gutter, two department stores and a number of coffee shops.
The Harrison International Peace Hospital is located in Hengshui. This comprehensive teaching and research hospital was named after Dr. Tillson Lever Harrison, a martyr to the Chinese revolution. Dr. Harrison, a Canadian, died in 1947 while transporting medical equipment and supplies. Some of this equipment is on display in an exhibition room in the hospital.
The hospital uses both traditional Chinese medicine and modern western diagnostic and therapeutic technology.
Hengshui is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Hengshui.
Eric Liddell served as a missionary for decades in Xiaozhang, Zaoqiang County, Hengshui.
Education
Hengshui is the home of Hengshui College; this 'haven of scholarly enlightenment' usually employs a number of foreign teachers to aid its English department.
Hengshui High School is located in Hengshui.
Hengshui is also the home of Hengshui University which is known for 'keeping fine traditions whilst blazing new trails'. It employs more foreign teachers than the high school. It is renowed through out China for its level of academic ability.
Sights
Sights include the supermarket, Hengshui Temple, the Cultural Revolution Restaurant, the Muslim restaurant, a KFC, a gutter, two department stores and a number of coffee shops.
The Harrison International Peace Hospital is located in Hengshui. This comprehensive teaching and research hospital was named after Dr. Tillson Lever Harrison, a martyr to the Chinese revolution. Dr. Harrison, a Canadian, died in 1947 while transporting medical equipment and supplies. Some of this equipment is on display in an exhibition room in the hospital.
The hospital uses both traditional Chinese medicine and modern western diagnostic and therapeutic technology.
Religion
Hengshui is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Hengshui.
Eric Liddell served as a missionary for decades in Xiaozhang, Zaoqiang County, Hengshui.
Gaocheng
Gaocheng is a county-level city belonging to Shijiazhuang, Hebei, . The city has an area of 836 km? and a population of 743,000. It is located between and .
Dushikou
Dushikou,独石口, a city in northern Chicheng County, Hebei, China, located about 120km northeast of Zhangjiakou. Dushikou is an ancient town, first built in the Tang dynasty. It still contains stone paved streets and old buildings. It is located at one of the passes in the Great Wall for which it is named.
Other names: Tu-shih-k'ou, Tushihkow
Other names: Tu-shih-k'ou, Tushihkow
Donglu
Donglu is a village in , Hebei , China.
It has become known for the of , known as Our Lady of China, witnessed there in 1900, and the Marian shrine and pilgrimage site which have since developed.
Donglu is located about 140 kilometres south-west of the Chinese capital Beijing and about 20 kilometres to the southeast of Baoding, to which Qingyuan County administratively belongs).
In 2004 it was reported that as many as 7000 of Donglu's approximately 9000 residents are Catholic, giving the town probably a larger concentration of Catholics than any other place in China. The city is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding.
Donglu is home to a -style originally constructed in the late 1880s and rebuilt in 1992 after being reduced to ruins in 1941 during the Second World War when it caught fire due to Japanese artillery bombardment. The structure is said to be large enough to hold several thousand people; local officials reportedly maintain that the church building is the largest in north China.
Donglu was the site of a Marian apparition in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion. This apparition became known in Catholic devotion as Our Lady of China. In the Catholic Church, Donglu was consecrated as the shrine for Our Lady of China in 1932 by Pope Pius XI. On May 23, 1995 an apparition of Mary took place, reportedly witnessed by over 30,000 pilgrims, and certified by the bishop of Baoding. Witnesses spoke of the sun spinning from left-to-right in the sky and giving off various colors. The phenomenon lasted approximately twenty minutes.
Since the 1990s, multiple sources have reported that there have been several years in which pilgrimages to Donglu have been declared illegal by the government. Public security forces have been employed to attempt to prevent pilgrims from reaching the village or the shrine or to force those present to leave. In various incidents, multiple individuals have been arrested.
Various leaders of the Baoding diocese in which Donglu falls have also been arrested and/or incarcerated. In April and May 1996, up to 5,000 troops were mobilized along with about 30 armored cars as well as helicopters in order to isolate the village. The statue of Mary at the shrine was reportedly confiscated.
It has become known for the of , known as Our Lady of China, witnessed there in 1900, and the Marian shrine and pilgrimage site which have since developed.
Geography
Donglu is located about 140 kilometres south-west of the Chinese capital Beijing and about 20 kilometres to the southeast of Baoding, to which Qingyuan County administratively belongs).
Religion
In 2004 it was reported that as many as 7000 of Donglu's approximately 9000 residents are Catholic, giving the town probably a larger concentration of Catholics than any other place in China. The city is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding.
Donglu is home to a -style originally constructed in the late 1880s and rebuilt in 1992 after being reduced to ruins in 1941 during the Second World War when it caught fire due to Japanese artillery bombardment. The structure is said to be large enough to hold several thousand people; local officials reportedly maintain that the church building is the largest in north China.
Our Lady of China
Donglu was the site of a Marian apparition in 1900 during the Boxer Rebellion. This apparition became known in Catholic devotion as Our Lady of China. In the Catholic Church, Donglu was consecrated as the shrine for Our Lady of China in 1932 by Pope Pius XI. On May 23, 1995 an apparition of Mary took place, reportedly witnessed by over 30,000 pilgrims, and certified by the bishop of Baoding. Witnesses spoke of the sun spinning from left-to-right in the sky and giving off various colors. The phenomenon lasted approximately twenty minutes.
Recent Events
Since the 1990s, multiple sources have reported that there have been several years in which pilgrimages to Donglu have been declared illegal by the government. Public security forces have been employed to attempt to prevent pilgrims from reaching the village or the shrine or to force those present to leave. In various incidents, multiple individuals have been arrested.
Various leaders of the Baoding diocese in which Donglu falls have also been arrested and/or incarcerated. In April and May 1996, up to 5,000 troops were mobilized along with about 30 armored cars as well as helicopters in order to isolate the village. The statue of Mary at the shrine was reportedly confiscated.
Dingzhou
Dingzhou is a city in the Hebei province of China. Dingzhou is in Baoding prefecture, about halfway between Baoding and Shijiazhuang and had a population of 131.992 in 1999. China's tallest pre-modern pagoda, the 84 m tall Liaodi Pagoda, is located here, built in the year 1055 during the Song Dynasty. In 1973 a tomb was excavated near Dingzhou dating to 55 BCE and containing several fragments of Chinese literary works, including an early manuscript of the Analects of Confucius.
Cangzhou
Cangzhou is a city in Hebei , People's Republic of China. Cangzhou's urban center has a population of approximately 488,600 , while the prefecture-level administrative region in total has a population of 6.8 million. It lies 180 km from Beijing, China's capital, and 90 km from the major port city of Tianjin.
Cangzhou City comprises
2 for Cangzhou's city proper:
*Yunhe District
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4 county-level cities that have relatively large urban areas:
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*Renqiu
*
*Hejian
10 counties :
*Cang County , which surrounds Cangzhou's urban center/city proper
*Qing County
*Xian County
*Dongguang County
*Haixing County
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*Suning County
*Nanpi County
*Wuqiao County
*Mengcun Hui Autonomous County
Cangzhou's urban center is a heavily city but the city's administrative territory also includes strongly agricultural areas, and is renowned in China for its fruits and . The North China Oil Field is within Cangzhou City's jurisdiction. Cangzhou also encompasses a large fishing port and the modern, coal-exporting Huanghua Harbour.
Cangzhou is located to the south of Beijing, near the coast of the Bohai Sea of the Pacific Ocean. It lies on the railway line and the notional Jinghu Axis, a and transportation corridor between Beijing and Shanghai to the south.
The Shicang Expressway connects Cangzhou to Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, and from thence links by road to the Jingshi Expressway leading to Beijing, part of the Jingzhu Expressway connecting all the way to southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Cangzhou's Huanghua Harbour is the end of a main Chinese coal shipping railway, the Shuohuang Line.
Major airports located closest to Cangzhou include Beijing Capital Airport and .
Cangzhou's climate is mild to warm in the summer to cold in the winter, as in most of Hebei and north China. In winter months, snowfall is common.
Cangzhou is reported to have been founded in the Southern and Northern Dynasties period .
The city has historically been known in China for its –or martial arts–and acrobatics . Cangzhou is also famed for its historic thousand-year-old 40-ton sculpture, the Iron Lion of Cangzhou. The sculpture is reportedly the largest cast-iron sculpture in the world, cast in 953 in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The famed lion has even given its name to a locally-brewed beer and is a symbol of the city.
Cangzhou is home to a traditional Chinese form of musical performing arts, Kuaiban Dagu.
The city's residents have seven mosques. One of them, the West Mosque, has collected at its museum one of Chinas's best collections of Islamic manuscripts and artefacts.
Cangzhou, though predominated by the Han Chinese majority, is home to a sizable population of the Muslim Hui . Intermarriage occasionally occurs between the majority Han and the Hui, but stereotypes of Hui still exist among Cangzhou's Han residents, and some tensions remain. Migration to Hebei province and Cangzhou by Xinjiang Muslim minorities is increasing.
The dominant of Cangzhou's population is a variety of the northeastern dialect continuum , with some similarities with the Tianjin dialect of Mandarin. Cangzhou-area topolects are partially mutually intelligible with standard Mandarin. Dialects vary between localities, including among the many rural and urbanized areas, though are generally among each other.
The city, like all other Chinese administrative divisions, has a party committee, the People's government, the People's Congress, and the Political consultative conference.
Cangzhou is home to Cangzhou Airbase of the
Administrative divisions
Cangzhou City comprises
2 for Cangzhou's city proper:
*Yunhe District
*
4 county-level cities that have relatively large urban areas:
*
*Renqiu
*
*Hejian
10 counties :
*Cang County , which surrounds Cangzhou's urban center/city proper
*Qing County
*Xian County
*Dongguang County
*Haixing County
*
*Suning County
*Nanpi County
*Wuqiao County
*Mengcun Hui Autonomous County
Economics
Cangzhou's urban center is a heavily city but the city's administrative territory also includes strongly agricultural areas, and is renowned in China for its fruits and . The North China Oil Field is within Cangzhou City's jurisdiction. Cangzhou also encompasses a large fishing port and the modern, coal-exporting Huanghua Harbour.
Geography and transportation
Cangzhou is located to the south of Beijing, near the coast of the Bohai Sea of the Pacific Ocean. It lies on the railway line and the notional Jinghu Axis, a and transportation corridor between Beijing and Shanghai to the south.
The Shicang Expressway connects Cangzhou to Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, and from thence links by road to the Jingshi Expressway leading to Beijing, part of the Jingzhu Expressway connecting all the way to southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Cangzhou's Huanghua Harbour is the end of a main Chinese coal shipping railway, the Shuohuang Line.
Major airports located closest to Cangzhou include Beijing Capital Airport and .
Climate
Cangzhou's climate is mild to warm in the summer to cold in the winter, as in most of Hebei and north China. In winter months, snowfall is common.
History
Cangzhou is reported to have been founded in the Southern and Northern Dynasties period .
Culture
The city has historically been known in China for its –or martial arts–and acrobatics . Cangzhou is also famed for its historic thousand-year-old 40-ton sculpture, the Iron Lion of Cangzhou. The sculpture is reportedly the largest cast-iron sculpture in the world, cast in 953 in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period. The famed lion has even given its name to a locally-brewed beer and is a symbol of the city.
Cangzhou is home to a traditional Chinese form of musical performing arts, Kuaiban Dagu.
The city's residents have seven mosques. One of them, the West Mosque, has collected at its museum one of Chinas's best collections of Islamic manuscripts and artefacts.
Demographics and society
Cangzhou, though predominated by the Han Chinese majority, is home to a sizable population of the Muslim Hui . Intermarriage occasionally occurs between the majority Han and the Hui, but stereotypes of Hui still exist among Cangzhou's Han residents, and some tensions remain. Migration to Hebei province and Cangzhou by Xinjiang Muslim minorities is increasing.
Language
The dominant of Cangzhou's population is a variety of the northeastern dialect continuum , with some similarities with the Tianjin dialect of Mandarin. Cangzhou-area topolects are partially mutually intelligible with standard Mandarin. Dialects vary between localities, including among the many rural and urbanized areas, though are generally among each other.
Municipal government
The city, like all other Chinese administrative divisions, has a party committee, the People's government, the People's Congress, and the Political consultative conference.
Military
Cangzhou is home to Cangzhou Airbase of the
Bazhou
Bazhou is a city in the Hebei province of China. As of 2002, it had a population of over 132,000.
Anguo
Anguo , nicknamed "Medicine Capital" , is a county-level city in the regional city of Baoding, central Hebei Province, China, south of Beijing.
It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine established around 100.
In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou . In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km?, of which the centrally placed Yaocheng is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.
It has a provincially protected Temple of the God of Medicine established around 100.
In premodern China, Anguo was Qizhou . In 1991, Anguo was changed from county into a city. The city governs 20 town-level entities in 486 km?, of which the centrally placed Yaocheng is the municipal seat. The Chinese playwright Guan Hanqing was born here.
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