Yuanshi County () is located in the southwest of Hebei Province, North

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, to the south of

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 ...

, the provincial capital. Yuanshi County borders Gaoyi County to the south, Zhao County and Luancheng District to the east, Jingxing County to the west and

Luquan District Luquan (), formerly Huailu CountyThe character has the pronunciation "huái" specific for this place name instead of "huò" in normal cases. () until 1994, is one of the eight districts of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital ...

to its north. The total area of the county is . The region is dominated by hills and valleys, with flat plains at the base of the Taihang Mountains. The area has a semi-arid climate, marked by continental monsoons and droughts during the Spring. Yuanshi became a county during the Han Dynasty and is the birthplace of Emperor Ming of Han, Li Mu and Li Zuoche. Yuanshi was the site of the

Hebei tractor rampage The Hebei tractor rampage was an apparently spontaneous mass murder rampage in August 2010 in which 17 people were killed in Yuanshi County, Hebei, China by an intoxicated man driving a bucket loader. At least 20 others were wounded in the attack. ...

Administrative divisions

Subdistricts: * Chengqu Subdistrict () Towns: * Huaiyang (), Nanyin (),

Nanzuo Nanzuo () is a township-level division of Yuanshi 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 ...

(), Yincun (), Jicun (),

Songcao Songcao () is a township-level division of Yuanshi 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). A ...

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Dongzhang Township Dongzhang Township () is a township of Yuanshi County in southwestern Hebei province, China, located about south-southeast of the county seat, due south of Shijiazhuang, and located to the west of China National Highway 107. , it has 15 villa ...

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Zhaotong Township Zhaotong Township () is a township-level division of Yuanshi 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 ...

(), Macun Township (),

Beichu Township Beichu () is a township of Yuanshi County in southwestern Hebei province, China, located northwest of the county seat. , it had 13 villages under its administration. See also *List of township-level divisions of Hebei This is a list of townshi ...

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Suyang Township Suyang Township () is a township-level division of Yuanshi County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population ...

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Sucun Township Sucun Township () is a township-level division of Yuanshi 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 (P ...

(), Beizheng Township (),

Qianxian Township Qianxian Township () is a township-level division of Yuanshi 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 Chin ...

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Heishuihe Township Heishuihe () is a township of Yuanshi County in southwestern Hebei province, China, located in the foothills of the Taihang Mountains about west-northwest of the county seat. , it has 12 villages under its administration. See also *List of town ...

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