Shijiazhuang map guide for travel and living
Shijiazhuang Travel Guide 
In the city of Shijiazhuang there are not only historic sites including famous historical cities and commemoration places of modern revolution, but also natural landscapes such as mountain forest, lake, hot spring, etc., moreover, Shijiazhuang has the special resources of social customs, shopping, city sightseeing and so on. The whole city now has 18 key relics under state protection and 105 key relics under province protection and 240 key relics under municipality or county protection. All kinds of cultural relics spots amount to 1200 or so. It has two national scenic spots (Cangyan Mountain, Zhangshiyan) and two provincial scenic spots (Fenglong Mountain, Tiangui Mountain). Moreover, it has one national famous historical city---Zhengding, one provincial famous historical city---Zhao county, 4 provincial vocational villages (Panlong Lake, Cangyan Mountain, Wentang, Zhangshiyan), one national forest park (Wuyuezhai), seven provincial forest park (Xiantai Mountain, Tuoliang, Nansizhang, Chizhi, Longzhou Lake, Sibaipo, etc.), and 6 national and provincial patriotism educational bases.
Nationalities: Han, Hui, Manchu, Korean and Mongolian History: originally set up in earlier Ming dynasty; used to be the collecting and distributing center for goods to Yan, Zhao and San Jin; having the fame of "the thoroughfare between north and south, the throat of Yan (Shandong province) and Jin (Shanxi province)"; used to be called "Shijia city", "Shimen city", etc Climatic Features: located in the temperate zone, enjoying the continental climate; four seasons clearly demarcated with cold winter and hot summer; with frost-free period of 200 days Average Temperature: 13C annually; annual average sunshine more than 2400 hours Mountains: Mt. Taihang and Mt. Cangyanshan Rivers: Hutuohe River, Cihe River, Dashahe River, Jiaohe River, Huaishahe River, Yehe River and Gantaohe River Local Highlights: Xuanhua pear, honey peach, date, walnut, apple, Jingjing Lahua - the northern Yangge Location: situated in the middle south of Hebei province; on the Huabei Plain; between 3804' north latitude and 11429' east longitude; with Beijing and Tianjin in the north and the Bohai Sea and Huabei oil field east; leaning against the Taihang Range and bordering on the Shanxi province in the west Neighboring Areas: Beijing and Tianjin Municipalities; Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Liaoning provinces; Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Physical Features: the urban district with smooth terrain; higher in the west and lower east; dotted with lakes Population: 8.60 million |
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