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What kind of city is Shijiazhuang?

Shijiazhuang, referred to as "Stone" for short, is the capital of Hebei Province, located in the southwest of Hebei Province, formerly known as Shimen. The total area of Shijiazhuang is 15848 square kilometers, and the urban area is 2206 square kilometers. Shijiazhuang has 8 districts, 1 1 counties and 3 county-level cities. It is the political, economic and cultural center of Hebei Province.

Shijiazhuang is located in the south-central part of Hebei Province, in the economic zone around Bohai Bay. Hengshui in the east, Xingtai in the south, Shanxi in the west and Baoding in the north, 273 kilometers away from the capital Beijing. Beijing-Shijiazhuang, Shitai, Shihuang and Shi 'an expressways, 107, 207, 307 and 308 national highways, 2 provincial highways and 42 county roads crisscross Shijiazhuang, with a total mileage of 6,379 kilometers. Shijiazhuang is the main hub of national railway transportation, where four railway trunk lines, namely Beijing-Guangzhou, Shitai, Shide and Huang Shuo, meet.

Shijiazhuang, which straddles the North China Plain and Taihang Mountain, is one of the main producing areas of grain, vegetables, meat, eggs and fruits in China, with a high level of agricultural intensification and industrialization. Its production scale ranks first among 36 key cities in China, and it has been identified as a high-quality wheat production base by the state, and is known as the "northern granary".

Because President Mao Zedong commanded three major battles that shocked China and foreign countries in Xibaipo, Pingshan County, Shijiazhuang City, it is also called "the cradle of new China".

2065 438+06. 2. 23 Among the top ten most happy provincial capital cities in China's Economic Life Survey published by CCTV on 20 15, Shijiazhuang ranked eighth.

Since 1980s, the tourism industry in Shijiazhuang has experienced more than 20 years of development and made great progress. It has become a tourist city with very broad prospects in Hebei Province and even in North China, and it is also a resort for domestic and foreign tourists to spend their holidays. ?

There are abundant tourism resources and a vast tourism market. Shijiazhuang is rich in tourism resources, including cultural resources such as historical and cultural cities, memorial sites of modern revolution, natural resources such as mountains, lakes and hot springs, and unique resources such as customs, business shopping and city sightseeing, which are not only diverse and complete, but also of high development value. ?

There are 18 national key cultural relics protection units, 105 provincial key cultural relics protection units, more than 240 municipal and county key cultural relics protection units, and more than 200 various cultural relics attractions. There are 2 national-level scenic spots (Cangyan Mountain and Zhangshiyan) and 2 provincial-level scenic spots (Fenglongshan and Tianguishan); Also has a national historical and cultural city-Zhengding, a provincial historical and cultural town-Zhao County; There are 4 provincial tourist resorts (Beaulieu Lake, Cangyanshan, Wentang and Jieshiyan), 1 national forest park (Wuyuezhai), 7 provincial forest parks (Xiantai Mountain, Tuoliang, Nansizhang, Chizhi, Longzhou Lake and Xibaipo) and 6 national and provincial patriotism education bases. The unique provincial capital status and prosperous business provide good conditions for the development of trade, exhibitions and tourism.