| Hebei | |
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Location  | |
| State | China |
|---|---|
| Capital | Shijiazhuang |
| Surface | 187,700 km² |
| Inhabitants | 70.000.000 (2009) |
| Institutional website | |
Hebei it is a province Chinese in Northern China.
To know
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Shijiazhuang - Capital and major center of the province, Shijiazhuang has interesting places such as Zhengding (15 km from the center) is Zhao Xian with temples and pagodas.
- Baoding - Located almost halfway between Beijing and Shijiazhuang.
- Cangzhou (沧州; Cāngzhōu) - Heavily industrial city immediately south of Tianjin (Tianjin).
- Chengde - Chengde, located about 240 km northeast of Beijing, is renowned for its palace which was the summer residence of the Quing emperors in the 18th century and which earned it its inclusion in the list UNESCO of the World Heritage Sites. Coevo is a complex of 8 magnificent temples located on the edge of the vast park that surrounds the summer palace.
- Handan (邯郸; Hándān) - It was the capital of the state of Zhao during the period of the warring states.
- Hengshui (衡水; Héngshuǐ) - The city is renowned as a center for interior painting, so much so that it has obtained the title of Master of Chinese Folk Arts & Crafts fromUNESCO.
- Qinhuangdao (秦皇岛; Ch'in Huang Tao) - Overlooking the Bohai Sea.
- Shanhaiguan - The location is located 313 km east of Beijing, at the point where the Great Wall flows into the Bohai Sea.
- Tangshan (唐山; Tángshān) - In 1976 the city was hit by a very violent earthquake that killed about 250,000 people!
- Xingtai (邢台; Xíngtái) - Xingtai is among the oldest cities in the north of China.
- Zhangjiakou (张家口; Zhāng kǒu Jia) - It is an essential transport hub for travel between Hebei and Mongolia.
- Zhuozhou (涿州; Zhuōzhōu) - Located on the northern border of Beijing.
