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Shijiazhuang (Simplified Chinese: 石家庄; Traditional Chinese: 石家莊; pinyin: Shíjiāzhuāng) is a prefecture-level city just south of Beijing and is the capital of Hebei Province. Its estimated population in 2004 is around 5 million.
Administration
Shijiazhuang has direct juridiction over:
- Chang'an District (长安区, pinyin: Cháng'ān Qū)
- Qiaodong District (桥东区, pinyin: Qiáodōng Qū)
- Qiaoxi District (桥西区, pinyin: Qiáoxī Qū)
- Xinhua District (新华区, pinyin: Xīnhuá Qū)
- Yuhua District (裕华区, pinyin: Yùhuá Qū)
- Jingjingkuang District (井陉矿区, pinyin: Jǐngjìngkuàng Qū)
- Xinji City (辛集市, pinyin: Xīnjí Shì)
- Gaocheng City (藳城市, pinyin: Gàochéng Shì)
- Jinzhou City
- Xinle City (新乐市, pinyin: Xīnlè Shì)
- Luquan City (鹿泉市, pinyin: Lùquán Shì)
- Jingjing County (井陉县, pinyin: Jǐngjìng Xiàn)
- Zhengding County
- Luancheng County (栾城县, pinyin: Luánchéng Xiàn)
- Xingtang County (行唐县, pinyin: Xíngtáng Xiàn)
- Lingshou County (灵寿县, pinyin: Língshòu Xiàn)
- Gaoyi County (高邑县, pinyin: Gāoyì Xiàn)
- Shenze County (深泽县, pinyin: Shēnzé Xiàn)
- Zanhuang County (赞皇县, pinyin: Zànhuáng Xiàn)
- Wuji County (无极县, pinyin: Wújí Xiàn)
- Pingshan County (平山县, pinyin: Píngshān Xiàn)
- Yuanshi County (元氏县, pinyin: Yuánshì Xiàn)
- Zhao County (赵县, pinyin: Zhào Xiàn)
Economy
Shijiazhuang is an important industrial city and is the economic center of Hebei. The main industries include cotton textiles, and chemical-related industries.
Transportation
Shijiazhuang is a transportation hub: it is at the intersection point of the Beijing-Guangzhou and Taiyuan-Huanghua railroads and expressways, including the Jingshi Expressway.
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