How big is the gap between Handan and Shijiazhuang?

Let’s first talk about their similarities. Handan and Shijiazhuang are both typical northern cities. Although they are both in the north, their folk customs are not crude and wild, and they are both rich in beauties. In addition, they are both cities with the lowest air quality in the country. "Haze is the thickest in hometown" is the mantra of both cities.

Let’s talk about the difference in my eyes.

Politically, Shijiazhuang, as the capital of Hebei Province, has a self-evident political status. Although Handan is at the southernmost tip of Hebei Province, it intersects with the other three provinces and has a dangerous geographical location. Although the administrative level is almost the same, the political status is relatively worse.

Economically, Handan has good economic vitality. It was originally a famous steel town in China with developed heavy industry. But now, in order to control environmental pollution, Handan has abandoned its martial arts and transformed from a heavy industry city to a high-tech and financial services city, but it is still the economic center of southern Hebei. Shijiazhuang originally had a developed cotton textile industry, and a prosperous pharmaceutical and cigarette manufacturing industry. However, production has almost been suspended due to pollution control. However, Shijiazhuang originally had many tertiary industries, which did not bring the pain of economic transformation.

Culturally, Shijiazhuang is a new city that emerged due to the railway without any historical heritage. It is incomparable to Handan, the ancient capital of three thousand years. Even the counties below Handan have richer historical heritage than Shijiazhuang. For example, Linzhang County in Handan was the capital of Cao Wei and the place where the Six Dynasties changed.

In terms of educational resources, Shijiazhuang, as the provincial capital city, basically has the top schools in Hebei Province, and its higher education is far ahead of Handan.

In terms of food, Shijiazhuang is mostly composed of immigrants from Hebei Province, so there are no special local specialties and delicacies. However, the advantage is that it brings together delicacies from all over the country, and it is a paradise for foodies part-time. Handan has many unique delicacies, and residents usually order local dishes when they go out to eat.

The pace of life in Handan and Shijiazhuang is a city that has been affected by industrialization. Compared with cities like Chengdu and Kunming, the pace of life in Shijiazhuang and Handan is much faster, but slower than cities like Shanghai. Shijiazhuang is much faster than Handan. The layout and structure of both cities are typical of northern cities, and it is basically impossible to get lost in the city.

Urban construction, Handan is indeed not as good as Shijiazhuang, which is a city brought by trains. The transportation is convenient and the streets are spacious. Moreover, large-scale subway construction is underway, leaving Handan far behind.

In short, because Shijiazhuang is the provincial capital, it has unique advantages in terms of city size and policy preferences. But Handan compares favorably with Shijiazhuang in terms of cultural heritage. However, both Handan and Shijiazhuang are heavily polluted cities. With all polluting industries shut down, Handan and Shijiazhuang have abandoned their martial arts. The two cities are almost at the same starting line. In terms of the construction and development of new science and technology zones, who can predict the future results?

It is difficult to compare the difference between Handan and Shijiazhuang.

As a provincial capital city, Shijiazhuang is mediocre. Because of this, when comparing any city in Hebei Province with Shijiazhuang, it seems difficult to say who will lose and who will win.

Handan, like Shijiazhuang, benefited from the Lu-Han Railway built in the late Qing Dynasty.

Without this railway, Shijiazhuang, a small village located on the south side of Zhengding Prefecture, would not have risen. Similarly, Handan Town, located on the south side of Guangping Prefecture, would not have flourished after more than a thousand years of decline. Resurrection again.

The railway made Shijiazhuang a town, and similarly made Handan rise again.

From the same starting point, it can be said that there was not much difference between Handan and Shijiazhuang more than 100 years ago.

If there is a real difference between Handan and Shijiazhuang, the most intuitive one is railway transportation and political status.

In the era of general-speed railways, Shijiazhuang was located in a remote area, nestled deep in the Taihang Mountains, and the most important point was that directly to the west of Shijiazhuang was Taiyuan, the capital of Shanxi Province. Thanks to this geographical location, Shijiazhuang successfully built the westbound Zhengtai Railway.

During the Japanese invasion of China, due to the need for coal supplies from Shanxi and the need to communicate between Baoding, the capital of Hebei Province, and Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, the Shijiazhuang-Dezhou Railway was built.

At this point, Shijiazhuang has completed the construction of the east-west railway.

In the era of high-speed rail, Shijiazhuang completed the construction of the east-west high-speed rail last year by leveraging its status as the provincial capital.

But Handan’s east-west high-speed rail is obviously far away.

Handan itself has good resource endowments. With its crazy coal and iron ore resources, in the 1970s, Handan was favored by the central government and was determined to build China's Ruhr area here. At that time, "Hanxing Base" was launched vigorously in Handan.

A large number of workers and technicians were transferred to Handan. At that time, Tianjin also left ironworks and textile factories in Handan.

Handan, which was not very big at first, suddenly saw an influx of hundreds of thousands of people. It was not until this point that it became a bustling city.

In the early years of reform and opening up, although the Handan base was stopped due to lack of industrial water, Handan suddenly became the first place in the GDP rankings of Hebei Province.

The Handan-Xing base made Handan a success, weakened Xingtai, and made Handan's short-lived glory.

However, the Handan base failed to bring Handan into a period of rapid development.

Unlike Tangshan, which is also rich in mineral resources, Tangshan has developed many industries that drive economic development, such as steel, ceramics, cement, locomotives, and ports. However, in Handan, The situation where one steel company dominates is too serious.

However, in the end, Shijiazhuang relied on its political status to harvest the steel from Tangshan and Handan. Hebei Iron and Steel finally fell into Shijiazhuang through the merger of Tangshan Iron and Steel, Handan Iron and Steel and Chenggang Iron and Steel. , has also become the largest enterprise in Hebei Province.

This is also the biggest dilemma in Hebei Province today. Shijiazhuang, as the provincial capital city, cannot shoulder the important task of economic development. However, Tangshan and Handan, which have experienced economic development, ultimately lost their economic status due to their political status. Development is in the hands of Shijiazhuang.

As a bystander, I don’t have an intuitive impression of how big the gap is between Handan and Shijiazhuang.

It is said that Shijiazhuang’s economy is more developed than Handan, but it seems that Handan is relying on its own advantages to support the development of Shijiazhuang.

The high-speed rail, urban infrastructure, and universities built by Shijiazhuang based on the advantages of being a provincial capital do seem to be much better than Handan simply compared with Handan. However, it is also true that Shijiazhuang’s own advantages are difficult for Handan to agree with.

Let me also talk about how big the gap is between Handan and Shijiazhuang. This proposition itself is not rigorous. It seems as if Handan lags behind Shijiazhuang in all aspects. To give a few examples, if compared to the steel and coal production, Shijiazhuang's historical cumulative output is probably less than Handan for more than a year! If compared to the city's history and culture, Handan has a history of three thousand years of city construction and is the hometown of idioms! From this aspect, Shijiazhuang is almost as close as Handan. Handan is incomparable. If compared with GDP, Shijiazhuang is much larger than Handan. One is more than 500 billion and the other is more than 300 billion. The gap is still very big! If compared with political status, Shijiazhuang is the provincial capital city and Handan is a prefecture-level city. The gap is not small. , in a sense, if Shijiazhuang is a prince, Handan is also a prince with a little status! In short, the cities in Hebei are not too strong in comparison, and comparisons have no practical significance. If we talk about the future, Shijiazhuang is still good, better than Handan, and has many resources that Handan does not have! It is recommended that questions like this with unclear topics be discussed less in the future!

The gap between Handan and Shijiazhuang seems to be a direct question. It is completely incorrect to think that Handan is inferior to Shijiazhuang in all aspects. Each city should have its own strengths.

Handan is the earliest city established in China. It should have a history of 3,500 years. But actually looking at it, except for one Congtai, most of them have disappeared in the long river of history. However, the Martyrs Cemetery is in the city center. Build monuments for fallen heroes.

Handan is a city with a lot of personality. It is hospitable, addicted to alcohol, likes the game of dice, and likes to use countless tricks to make you drunk. It also specializes in beauties, making it the city with the most beauties in the country.

Although Shijiazhuang has no history, it is not a barbaric land. Both Zhengding and Huolu had jurisdiction over it, and both have a history of more than a thousand years. Moreover, the Shijiazhuang-Taiwan Railway, which was supposed to pass through Zhengding, was built in Shijiazhuang due to the difficulty of crossing the river bridge. Obviously, Shijiazhuang and Zhengding are an inseparable part.

Shijiazhuang is now more like a city than Handan. If you often stay in hotels in the two places, you will find that the hotels in Shijiazhuang are mainly business people, while the hotels in Handan are all business people. Mainly government departments. If you go to a shopping mall, you will find that the shopping malls in Shijiazhuang are more internationalized and have more customer needs. The shopping malls must be more careful to meet the needs of consumers. This is because after many international brands enter Shijiazhuang, through unannounced visits, Hacking and other models impose mandatory requirements on sales consultants’ speaking skills and reception process. There are strict requirements for the steps to receive customers, clothing, speaking skills, and product introduction and display.

The dialect in the Handan area is heavier. Friendships with fellow villagers are very important. You must consider the relationship between the other party and yourself before making a decision. Shijiazhuang basically does not consider the relationship between fellow villagers, because there are many other relationships that need to be considered and are more important. Therefore, Shijiazhuang does not pay too much attention to drinking. Most people like to drink wine together, but they are limited to using a wine measuring device to drink a few large ones.

From the perspective of industrialization, Handan's state-owned enterprises are more powerful, while Shijiazhuang is in a situation where state-owned enterprises and private enterprises are divided equally.

From a human perspective, it is easier for Handan to produce officials because they have closer relationships with their fellow villagers.

In terms of urban greening, Handan has towering trees that have not been touched for decades, and the greening is very good.

In fact, every city has its advantages and disadvantages. This is my understanding of these two cities.

I feel that the gap is quite big. Shijiazhuang is the provincial capital and Handan is a million-level city. Shijiazhuang is better than Handan economically and politically. There are many railways in the Shijiazhuang area and the transportation is very convenient. However, Shijiazhuang is very important to the province. Its radiation power is limited, and its cultural heritage is far less than that of Handan. Handan is the hometown of idioms and allusions and the capital of Zhao State during the Warring States Period. Daming Mansion is also in the Handan area, and Yecheng Santai is also in the Handan area, so each has its own characteristics. It’s special. I personally feel that Handan has more potential and can surpass Shijiazhuang in no time!

This topic is interesting. As the provincial capital city, Shijiazhuang’s influence could only radiate to central and southern Hebei (Hengshui, Xingtai, Handan) due to Beijing and Tianjin, but now it has actually been reduced to the point where it can compete with Handan.

Historically speaking, Handan is definitely older than Shijiazhuang. Cishan culture was born 8,000 years ago. It was the capital of the State of Zhao during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. A toddler from Handan made people all over the country know that this place produces beauties (and this is still the case today). Shijiazhuang used to be a village. In the past, Shijiazhuang was called Shimen. Shi was Shijiazhuang and the gate was Xiumen. They were the two major villages in Luquan area. Because of the Shitai-Taiwan Railway, the city was merged and established.

Shijiazhuang is the capital of Hebei Province and the political and cultural center. No matter how far away the cities are from Shijiazhuang, Shijiazhuang’s influence will be weak. It is also the political center. I usually go here to hold a meeting and get a seal.

Economically, both are dominated by highly polluting enterprises. Handan is steel, and Shijiazhuang's pillar industries are steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and textiles. It turns out that when Sanlu was still there, there were a few companies in Shijiazhuang that were ready to take action. Now under the policies to control smog, all companies are having a hard time.

Not to mention the number of colleges and universities. Shijiazhuang has a lot of colleges and universities, although they are not good schools. But the number is still much larger than that in Handan.

In terms of urban construction, Shijiazhuang was built with the efforts of the whole province.

After three years of major changes, there are high-rise buildings everywhere. The subway is also open. Handan also needs to build a subway, but it is too late after all.

Due to historical reasons, almost all cities in Hebei’s jurisdiction have served as provincial capitals or even national capitals. Many cities are aggrieved that Shijiazhuang is the provincial capital (such as Baoding).

But for now, in all aspects, Shijiazhuang's development is still better than other cities.

I only talked about buses. There are express buses in Shijiazhuang, but not in Handan. The bus parking spots in Shijiazhuang are the same as those on the stop signs. Handan is not an option. For example, bus No. 28 stops at the entrance of Gangcai Market, but there is no parking sign. There is a parking booth at the entrance of the traffic police team, but it does not stop. Instead, it stops at the Linzhang intersection, but there is no parking sign. There are many questions like these, even for outsiders, and they are confused.

The gap is relatively large, but there should be no comparison between Handan and provincial capital cities! In addition to city-scale population GDP, if you want to compare, you should compare the civilized behavior of the two cities! Look at which city’s citizens are more qualified! This has more positive energy! Of course, the premise is that there is no regional bias. Just like when people talk about which city is good or not, it is more about their feelings about a city than how tall the buildings are or how beautiful the scenery is. The human factor is very important! Maybe if you go to Hainan once and get slaughtered, I'm afraid it won't happen again. Maybe if you go to Yunnan and get beaten once, I'm afraid you won't have any contact with each other until death! Although being uncivilized is a small part, the probability is that you will win the lottery if you meet it. I hope that everyone will not have too many chances of winning the lottery, except for the two-color ball!

The biggest difference between Handan and Shijiazhuang is that Shijiazhuang can control the province to get the best resources, and all the province's finances go to Shijiazhuang. Handan will get nothing, and it will have to give the money to the province, which will then give it to Shijiazhuang.

It cannot compare with the historical Shijiazhuang, nor can it compare with the industrial and mining Shijiazhuang. Compared with the geographical location of Shijiazhuang, it is not good, but compared with the transportation, Shijiazhuang and Handan are even.