Zhao County (Zhaoxian) (), a historic town called Zhaozhou () in the past, is located in the southwest of
Hebei province southeast of the provincial capital
Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijin ...
, and south of
Beijing. Its total land area is and total population is around 550,000. There are many historical sites in Zhao County, including the
Anji Bridge
The Anji Bridge () is the world's oldest open-spandrel segmental arch bridge of stone construction.This title strictly applies only to the ''sum of attributes given'' (O’Connor, Colin: ''Roman Bridges'', Cambridge University Press 1993, , p.171) ...
,
Yongtong Bridge, Tuoluonijing Tower (), and Bailin (Cypress Grove) Temple (). The county is also famous for its agricultural products: snowflake
pears (xuehua pear),
asparagus, and
wheat.
Geography
Zhao Xian is located in the middle of
North China Plain
The North China Plain or Huang-Huai-Hai Plain () is a large-scale downfaulted rift basin formed in the late Paleogene and Neogene and then modified by the deposits of the Yellow River. It is the largest alluvial plain of China. The plain is bord ...
; its elevation is fairly low and topography fairly flat.
Administrative Divisions
Towns:
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Zhaozhou (),
Fanzhuang
Fanzhuang () is a town of Zhao County, Hebei province, China, located east of the county seat. , it has 36 villages under its administration.
Notable people
* Daniel C. Tsui, Chinese-American physicist
See also
*List of township-level divisions ...
(),
Beiwangli
Beiwangli () is a town in Zhao County in southwestern Hebei, China, located west of the county seat. , it had 27 villages under its administration:
*Gou'an Village ()
*Hezhuang Village ()
*Jialü Village ()
*Xiwangjiazhuang Village ()
*Fujiazhua ...
(),
Xinzhaidian
Xinzhaidian () is a township-level division of Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
See also
*List of township-level divisions of Hebei
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China (PRC). ...
(),
Hancun (),
Nanbaishe
Nanbaishe () is a township-level division of Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
See also
*List of township-level divisions of Hebei
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China (PRC). Aft ...
(),
Shahedian ()
Townships:
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Qiandazhang Township
Qiandazhang Township () is a township-level division of Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
See also
*List of township-level divisions of Hebei
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China ...
(),
Xiezhuang Township (),
Gaocun Township
Gaocun Town () is a town and the county seat of Mayang Miao Autonomous County in Hunan, China. The town is located in the mid-northern region of the county, it was reformed to merge ''Luxikou Township'' (), Liping Township (), ''Gudapo Township' ...
(),
Wangxizhang Township
Wangxizhang Township () is a township-level division of Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
See also
*List of township-level divisions of Hebei
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of China ...
()
Climate
Notable residents
*
Li Qi (Tang Dynasty poet)
Li Qi (, 690–751) was a Chinese poet of the Tang dynasty, with seven of his poems being included in the famous anthology Three Hundred Tang Poems. As translated by Witter Bynner, these are:
* "An Old Air"
* "A Farewell to my Friend Chen Zhangfu ...
*
Li Yangbing
Li Yangbing (; courtesy name: Shaowen) was a Chinese calligrapher, poet, and politician during the medieval Tang dynasty. A high-ranking Tang Dynasty Chinese government official (imperial magistrate), literary figure, noted calligrapher, and relat ...
, Tang Dynasty man of letters
*
Tie Ning
References
External links
County government websiteZhaoxian Online
County-level divisions of Hebei
Shijiazhuang
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