Sanhe () is a

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administered by the

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in eastern

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province,

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with around one million people. Sanhe city, Dachang Hui Autonomous County, and Xianghe County form the " Northern Three Counties of Langfang", an

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province surrounded by the

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municipalities. The name of the city literally means "Three Rivers".

Administrative divisions

Sanhe has 5 subdistricts and 10

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. There are 395 villages within those subdistricts/towns.

Subdistricts

* Dingshengdongdajie Subdistrict (), Juyangxidajie Subdistrict (), Kejilu Subdistrict (), Yingbinbeilu Subdistrict (), Xinggongdongdajie Subdistrict ()

Towns

* Juyang (), Liqizhuang (), Yangzhuang (), Huangzhuang (), Xinji (), Duanjialing (), Huangtuzhuang (), Gaolou (), Qixinzhuang (), Yanjiao ()

Development zones

* Yanjiao Economic and Technological Development Zone (national level) () * Sanhe Agricultural High-tech Zone ()

Climate

Transportation

Expressway & Highway

* G0121 Beijing–Qinhuangdao Expressway, G95 Capital Area Loop Expressway * China National Highway 102 * Provincial Highway: S204, S206, S274

Railway

* Beijing-Qinhuangdao railway * Beijing-Tangshan intercity railway (Under construction) * Beijing-Binhai intercity railway (Under construction)

Subway

* Pinggu line (Line 22) of

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have 5 stations in Sanhe. The line is under planning.

History

Sanhe was virtually destroyed by a major earthquake that occurred on September 2, 1679.

Attack on ARD film crew

In February 2013, German television crew from ARD was attacked by a group of men in at least 4 vehicles. The ARD crew including correspondent Christine Adelhardt had been filming in the village of Da Yan Ge Zhuang () in Juyang, Sanhe city. A group of men in two vehicles drove to the ARD crew and intimidated them. Two other vehicles joined the group of men and pursued the fleeing ARD van on the highway. The ARD van was forced to a halt and 5 to 6 of the men got out to smash the windshield of the van with

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. The ARD van was able to get away and sought help on passing two motorcycle policemen, who tried stopping the men from once again attacking the ARD crew. However, only after police reinforcements arrived was the situation brought under control. According to statement from the Foreign Correspondents Club of China condemning the attack, a witness identified one of the vehicles involved in the attack as belonging to the "Da Yan Ge Zhuang village communist party secretary". The ARD crew was taken into police custody and questioned for 16 hours then released. A police officer told an ARD reporter that the attackers had been "offended" because the crew did not ask for permission to film in the village.

Notable people

* Jing Ulrich - Chinese businesswoman who spent a considerable amount of her childhood in this city. * Rafał Sznajder - Polish Olympic fencer who famously visited the city during the 2008 Beijing Olympics, despite not competing. * Xian Da (Joseph) Huang - Resident of Yanda Golden Age Health Nursing Center who ignited a bin, causing damage to the building. * Philippus Zhao Huaiyi - Chinese Roman Catholic Bishop often visited the local church for sermons.

References

External links

Sanhe City Government Website
County-level cities in Hebei Enclaves in China Langfang {{Langfang-geo-stub