General Information

Shi Jia Zhuang is the capital city of Hebei   Province and has a population of about 8.75 million. The city is situated about 280 kilometres (174 miles) southwest of Beijing and having fast train services between the two cities means that the journey now takes a little over 2 hours. To the west of the city are the Taihang Mountains,  and to the north, east and south is the vast North China Plain. Until the beginning of the 20th century, Shijiazhuang was little more than a village. After this period, it became a transit point on the railway from Beijing to Wuhan in the south. Construction of a second rail line between nearby Zhengding and the northern city of Taiyuan in 1907 led to further expansion of the city. Since the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949, Shijiazhuang has become a political and economic centre for Hebei Province, and a centre for the pharmaceutical industry.

 

Hebei Province itself, encompasses 15,653 square kilometres and surrounds both Beijing and Tianjin and stretches all the way to the sea. Much of Hebei Province is flat rural farmland.

 

 

 

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Places of Interest

The Mausoleum of Martyrs is situated in the western suburbs of Shijiazhuang. The area, covering more than 200,000 square meters, is dotted with pine and cypress trees. More than seven hundred martyrs who laid down their lives for the cause of the liberation of China were buried here.

Zhaozhou Bridge was built on the Jiaohe River about 2.5 kilometers south of Zhaoxian County, which was called Zhaozhou in ancient times. The bridge was constructed in A.D. 605 - 616. Designed by a well-known Chinese mason, Li Chun, it is made of stone, 50.82 meters long and 10 meters wide, with an unusual arch that is 7.23 meters high with a span of 37.35 meters. The stone railing and columns on the bridge were carved with beautiful dragon and phoenix designs. One of the earliest Chinese arch bridges with a long open-spandrel arch in the middle and two smaller arches on each side, this bridge occupies an important place in the history of Chinese bridge building and has been of interest to tourists and engineers alike.

Cangyan Mountain is situated 78 kilometers southwest of the city. With its pleasant weather and towering ancient trees, it is a popular mountain resort. The resort dates from the Sui Dynasty (more than 1,400 years ago), and boasts magnificent pavilions and monasteries, as well as a magnificent palace constructed between two sheer rocks high above a gorge.