Where is Zhuozhou, Hebei?

Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province is located in the middle of Hebei Province, north of Baoding City, east longitude115 44'-16', north latitude 39 21'-39 36', and adjacent to the west. The horizontal distance from east to west is 36.5km, and the vertical distance from north to south is 25.5km, with a total area of 742.5km2, a total population of 628,000 (in 2008) and an urban population of 202,000. Zhuozhou is only 62 kilometers away from Tiananmen Square in Beijing.

Zhuozhou has a long history, outstanding people, developed economy, splendid culture and numerous historical sites. Because of its unique geographical location and rich historical and cultural resources, it is known as "the first state in the world". The title written by Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty is "Japan's frontier is unparalleled, how difficult it is to be the first state in the world".

Zhuozhou is an ancient cultural city with a history of more than 2,300 years. Qin was located in Zhuoxian, Han in Zhuo Jun, Wei in Fanyang, Tang in Fanyang and Zhuozhou, and Yuan in Zhuozhou Road and Zhuozhou. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was subordinate to Beiping County and Shuntianfu successively, and was called Zhuoxian County and Hebei Province in the Republic of China. 1September, 1986, with the approval of the State Council, it was listed as a first-class open city in Hebei Province and one of the four major tourist areas in Hebei Province.

Throughout the ages, there are many famous people here: Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Fei of the Han Dynasty, Lu Zhi of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hui Neng, a famous geographer and writer in the Northern Wei Dynasty, Li Daoyuan, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty, Lu and Jia Dao, a famous anti-Yuan general in the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhang Shijie, a modern poet and scholar highly respected by Lu Xun, and a famous contemporary playwright. During the Zhifeng War, Fu resisted the siege in Zhuozhou county for two months, but was forced to compromise and withdraw from Zhuozhou because of running out of ammunition and food.

In recent years, Zhuozhou has established three development strategies of "building a city by industry, prospering the city by city and strengthening Beijing", invested in the construction of Zhuozhou shooting base of CCTV, Jingnan Golf Course and Kyoto Golf Course, restored Sanyi Palace, Li Daoyuan's former residence and Lushi Ancestral Hall, and built several reception places such as Chengxin Building and Sunshine Hotel, and the tourism industry has begun to take shape. In 2002, it was named as an excellent tourist city in China by the National Tourism Administration, identified as one of the 25 characteristic economic demonstration cities (counties) by the Hebei provincial government, and listed as the top 100 cities (counties) with the most dynamic economic development in China by the National Bureau of Statistics. /view/22470.htm