Hebei Travel Guide
Location: Hebei (河北), short for "Ji"(冀), is situated in the north China region and the back of Bohai Sea.
Population: 72,875,100
Area: with an area of 188,800 square kilometers
Nationalities: Han, Man, Hui and Mongoia
History: As one of the cradle of Chinese culture, Hebei province has a long history. The inchoate human site could be found everywhere in Hebei Province. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, most of Hebei province were the terriers of Yan Kingdom and Zhao Kingdom, which is the reason that Hebei province is also called Yan and Zhao.In Qing Dynasty, Hebei Province was named Zhili and the Province Government was settled in Baoding city. During the period of the Republic of China, Zhili was changed to Hebei Province.
Climate: Hebeip Province enjoys a temperate monsoon climate features cold winter, hot summer, windy spring and cool autumn. The annual temperature averages 4℃-13℃ and the annual precipitation ranges from 400-800mm. It has 110-220 free-frost days.
Transportation: Air-Shijiazhuang Civil Aviation opens 47 airlines to 47 domestic cities and international airlines to Hongkong and Russia. Shanhaiguan Airport in Qinhuangdao has 25 scheduled airlines to 27 cities. Handan Airport was accomplished in 2007, providing airlines to Dalian, Shanghai, Xian, Xiamen, Zhejiang, Chongqing, Wenzhou etc. Tangshan Sannvhe Airport was put into practice in 2010.
Railway-As you know, Beijing and Tianjin are surrounded by Hebei Province. All the trains departing towards South China from the two cities will pass through Hebei Province. About 25 main railways run through Hebei province. In order to meet the need of convenience of tourists, there are special trains from Beijing to Chengdu, Qinhuangdao, Beidaihe and Yesanpo National Park.
Highway-Hebei Province covers 27 national highways. The network of highway in Hebei province is centered Shijiazhuang City, extending to Inner Mongolia, Shandong Province, Shanxi Province and Henan Province. So you can enjoy your travel and not fell anxious about transportation.
Waterway-Hebei owns convenient shipping conditions. From south to north, there are Huanghua Port, Tianjin Port, Jingtang Port Area of Tangshan Port, Qinhuangdao Port as well as Caifeudian Port in Tangshan.
Local Specialties: Guan willow knit, Chengde Wooden carving, Tangshan pottery, Teng Family cloth painting
Local Food: Braised Chicken (Paji) of Shijiazhuang, the Motley Noodles (Zamian) of Xiaoyang, the Honey Twist (Fengmi mahua) of Tangshan, the Prawns (Duixia) and Sea Crabs (Haixie) of Qinhuangdao , Donkey meat pie (Lvrou Huoshao) of Baoding, almond juice (Xingrenlu) of Chengde and the Songhua Duck Eggs (Songhua dan) etc.
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