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Shijiazhuang
石家庄
—  Prefecture-level city  —
Night view of Shijiazhuang
Night view of Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang as part of Hebei
Shijiazhuang as part of Hebei
Shijiazhuang (China)
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang
Location in China
Coordinates: 38°04′N 114°29′E / 38.067, 114.483
Country China
Province Hebei
City seat Chang'an
Government
 - Party Secretary Wu Xianguo (吴显国)
 - Mayor Ji Chuntang (冀纯堂)
Area
 - Prefecture-level city 15,848 km² (6,118. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Chang'an District ( Chinese: 长安区 is in the northeast of Shijiazhuang city In the Politics of the People's Republic of China, a party chief (Chinese 党委书记 variously called a party boss, and officially termed the Communist Party Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 9 sq mi)
 - Urban 455 km² (175. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 7 sq mi)
Elevation 83 m (272 ft)
Population (2004)
 - Prefecture-level city 9,090,200
 - Density 573. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/km² (1,485. 6/sq mi)
 - Urban 2,172,800
 - Urban Density 4,775. 4/km² (12,368. 2/sq mi)
Time zone UTC + 8, H (UTC+8)
Postal code 050000
License Plate Prefix 冀A
Other City Symbols
City Flower: Rosa Chinensis
City Tree: Styphnolobium
Website: http://www.sjz.gov.cn/

Shijiazhuang (simplified Chinese: 石家庄; traditional Chinese: 石家莊; pinyin: Shíjiāzhuāng, literally, "The Stones' Village" is a prefecture-level city and the capital of Hebei province, China. UTC+8 is a band of Timezones separated from the Greenwich Mean Time by 8 hours Rosa chinensis, known commonly as the China Rose is a member of the genus Rosa native to central China in Guizhou, Styphnolobium is a small genus of three or four species of small Trees and Shrubs in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use A prefecture-level city ( or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and ( Postal map spelling: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. A province, in the context of China, is a translation of sheng ( which is an administrative division China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National It is about 320 km south of Beijing.

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Geography

Shijiazhuang stands on the edge of the North China Plain at the foot of the Taihang Mountains, which lie to the west. The North China Plain ( is based on the deposits of the Huang He (Yellow River and is the largest Alluvial plain of eastern Asia. The Taihang Mountains ( are a Chinese Mountain range running down the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau in Henan, Shanxi and Hebei The city stands south of the Hutuo River.

History

In pre-Han times (i. The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. e. , before 206 BC) it was the site of the city of Shihi in the state of Zhao, and, from Han (206 BC–AD 220) to Sui (581–618) times, it was the site of a county town with the same name. Zhao ( Pinyin: zhào Traditional Chinese: 趙 Simplified Chinese: 赵 was a Chinese State during The Han Dynasty ( 206 BC–220 AD followed the Qin Dynasty and preceded the Three Kingdoms in China. The Sui Dynasty ( 581 - 618 AD and in the undertaking of other construction projects including the reconstruction of the Great Wall. With the reorganization of local government in the early period of the Tang dynasty (618–907), the county was abolished. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by Shijiazhuang then became little more than a local market town, subordinated to the flourishing city of Zhengding (modern Zhengding) a few miles to the north. Market town or market right is a legal term originating in the Medieval period for a European settlement that has the right to hold Markets Zhengding ( is a county in Hebei Province approximately 260  Kilometers south of Beijing, China.

The growth of Shijiazhuang into one of China's major cities began in 1905, when the Beijing–Wuhan (Hankou) railway reached the area, stimulating much new trade and encouraging local farmers to grow cash crops. ( is the capital of Hubei province and is the most populous city in central People's Republic of China. Hankou ( Wade-Giles: Hankow is one of the three towns together with Wuchang and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital Two years later the town became the junction for the new Shitai line, running from Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan in central Shanxi province. Taiyuan ( lit "Great Plains" is a Prefecture-level city and the capital of Shanxi province China. ( Postal map spelling: Shansi) is a province in the northern part of the People's Republic of China. 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. ( Postal map spelling: Tientsin) is the second largest city in northern coastal China. ( Postal map spelling: Shensi) is a north-central province of the People's Republic of China, and includes portions of the Loess 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. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The North China Plain ( is based on the deposits of the Huang He (Yellow River and is the largest Alluvial plain of eastern Asia. Tobacco is an Agricultural product recognized as an addictive drug processed from the fresh Leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp 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. is a process of social and economic change whereby a human group is transformed from a Pre-industrial society into an industrial one 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. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp This article describes textile weaving For other senses of this word see Weaving (disambiguation. Printing is a process for reproducing text and image typically with ink on Paper using a printing press Dyeing is the process of imparting Colours to a textile material in loose fibre Yarn, Cloth or garment form by treatment with a Dye. 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. The chemical industry comprises the companies that produce industrial chemicals Fertilizers ( also spelt fertiliser are chemical compounds given to Plants to promote growth they are usually applied either through the soil for uptake by plant Sodium hydroxide ( Na[[hydroxide OH]]) also known as Lye, caustic soda and (incorrectly according to IUPAC nomenclature Shijiazhuang also became an engineering base, with a tractor-accessory plant. Engineering is the Discipline and Profession of applying technical and scientific Knowledge and A tractor is a Vehicle specifically designed to deliver a high Tractive effort at slow speeds for the purposes of hauling a trailer or machinery used There are important coal deposits at Jingxing and Huolu, 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 Taihang Mountains ( are a Chinese Mountain range running down the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau in Henan, Shanxi and Hebei The city's role as a transport center has been supplemented by the construction of an airport handling regular domestic flights.

Administration

Hebei Art Center
Hebei Art Center
Along Minxinhe channel
Along Minxinhe channel

Shijiazhuang has direct jurisdiction over:

Economy

Shijiazhuang is an important industrial city and is considered the economic center of Hebei. Chang'an District ( Chinese: 长安区 is in the northeast of Shijiazhuang city Yuhua District ( Chinese: 裕华区 is a district of the municipality of Shijiazhuang. Xinji is an administrative division of Hebei province in northern China Gaocheng ( is a County-level city belonging to Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. Jinzhou ( is a County-level city of Hebei province under the administration of Shijiazhuang Prefecture-level city. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Zhengding ( is a county in Hebei Province approximately 260  Kilometers south of Beijing, China. Luancheng County ( Chinese: 栾城县 is a county in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province in the People's Republic of China. Wuji County ( Simplified Chinese: 无极县 Pinyin: Wú Jí Xiàn is a county administered by Shijiazhuang prefecture in Hebei Province China Zhao County (Zhaoxian ( a historic town called Zhaozhou (赵州 in the past is located in Hebei 40 km southeast of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, and 280 For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Main industries include textile-, pharmaceutical- and chemical-related industries. A textile is a flexible material comprised of a network of natural or artificial Fibres often referred to as thread or Yarn. A chemical substance is a Material with a definite chemical composition. North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp (NCPC) located in Shijiazhuang is a leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in China. North China Pharmaceutical Group Corp ( NCPC) is a leading Pharmaceutical manufacturer in China. In 2002, NCPC achieved domestic sales revenue USD 700 million and export sales USD 100 million.

Transportation

Railway station square
Railway station square

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. Guangzhou ( Jyutping: Gwong²zau¹; Yale: Gwóngjàu) is the Capital and a Sub-provincial city Taiyuan ( lit "Great Plains" is a Prefecture-level city and the capital of Shanxi province China. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Dezhou administers 11 county-level divisions, including 1 district, 2 county-level cities Shuozhou ( Chinese: 朔州 Pinyin: Shuòzhōu is a Chinese city in the north of the Chinese province Shanxi, upstream of the Fen River Shenzhen is a city of sub-provincial administrative status in southern China's Guangdong province situated immediately Taiyuan ( lit "Great Plains" is a Prefecture-level city and the capital of Shanxi province China. Cangzhou ( is a prefecture-level City in Hebei province, People's Republic of China. The Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport has flight connections to major cities in China. Shijiazhuang Daguocun International Airport (or Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport is an airport in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of

Culture

Downtown Shijiazhuang
Downtown Shijiazhuang

As a young industrial city, Shijiazhuang city proper is generally considered to have relatively few sights of historical or cultural interest. Exceptions are:

However, several sites of historical and cultural significance are located in the surrounding area, including:

Sister cities

Poplar trees along a road
Poplar trees along a road

External links

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