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  Hebei,Hebei China,Hebei China Tour,Hebei Province,Province Hebei China,Hebei Province Travel Guide, Hebei ...
Holidays in the Hebei province of China takes you to an unusually attractive land that is home to more than 50 ethnic groups, such as Han, Manchu, Hui, Korean and Mongolian who have their distinct identities and at the same time contribute to the colorful and vibrant Hebei lifestyle.
The Hebei province of China is located towards the north of the Yellow River.
Hebei got its name during the reign of the Tang Dynasty.
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During the Spring and Autumn Period (722 BC - 476 BC), Hebei was under the rule of the states of Yan (燕) in the north and Jin (晉) in the south.
Hebei then came under the rule of the Kingdom of Wei (one of the Three Kingdoms), established by the descendants of Cao Cao.
Hebei has a continental monsoon climate, with temperatures of -16 to -3 °C in January and 20 - 27 °C in July, and with annual precipitation of 400 to 800 mm, occurring mostly in summer.
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Tangshan
Cities in Hebei Due to Chinas large population and area, the political divisions of China have always consisted of several levels since ancient times.
Langfang (廊坊), Hebei province, China, is a prefecture-level city located approximately midway between Beijing and Tianjin with a population of 3.
The death toll in Tangshan, an otherwise undistinguished mining town about 50 kilometres north of Tianjin in Hebei province, was so huge that in terms of lives lost, it ranks among the gravest natural disasters in human history.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tangshan   (981 words)

  
 Hebei
The Hebei population is characterized by an increasingly educated population and a decreasing rate of illiteracy.
Hebei experienced a mortality transition from high mortality and low life expectancy before 1949 to low mortality and high life expectancy, close to the levels of developed countries.
In 1964 the second national census found that the proportion of the population 0 - 14 years old was 40.65% in Hebei; in 1982 the third national census found that it was 30.78%; further decreasing to 29.03% in the 1990 fourth national census and 22.82% in the 2000 population census.
www.unescap.org /esid/psis/population/database/chinadata/hebei.htm   (2303 words)

  
 Hebei - HighBeam Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hebei is mountainous in the north and the west, where rich iron and coal deposits are extensively mined.
Hebei is a major cotton-producing province and an important producer of wheat.
AMD powers Hebei Province, China long-distance education project; Over 26,000 AMD processor-based systems implemented in one of the largest education projects of its kind.
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 Hebei province - China cities Directory, tour & trip guide for Hebei
Hebei located in the northern part of Huabei Plain, and in the southeastern part of Nei Menggu Plateau.
The grain crops in Hebei are wheat, corn, Chinese sorghum and cereals.
The traditional specialties are Zhangbei mushroom, Hebei pears, Xuanhua grapes, Shenzhou honey peaches, Tangshan pottery and Zhuzhou blankets.
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 Province View-china.org.cn
Beijing, the capital of China, and Tianjin, the important trading port in north China, are situated at the center of the province, although are not part of it.
In 2005, the province's total grain output was 25.986 million tons, an increase of 4.8% from the previous year.
The province is the only one in the country that boasts highlands, mountainous and hilly areas, plains, lakes and a coastline.
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 Hebei-China City Tours Guide
Hebei Provincewith its beautiful capital, Shijiazhuang, is located to the north of the Yellow River, and to the east of the Taihang Mountains.
Hebei is somewhat overshadowed by its neighbors, Beijing and Tianjin, whose vastness covers an area of 190,000 square kilometers (about 73,363 square miles), and its vibrant population is estimated to be at 67,440,000.
Hebei is one of the provinces with most abundant tourist resources and takes the top place in terms of historical relics.
www.achinatravel.com /china-travel/china-hebei.asp   (370 words)

  
 The Epoch Times :: Beijing and Hebei Battle to Secure Water Rights
Hebei Province officials suggested that Hebei could sell Beijing a certain amount of water every year from the upper stream of the Juma River.
According to the data from the Water Conservancy Department of China, Hebei Province is one of several areas experiencing a water shortage in China with the Juma River seriously low.
Currently, Hebei is experiencing a six billion cubic meter water shortage and is relying on underground water as a supplement.
www.theepochtimes.com /news/4-3-9/20318.html   (513 words)

  
 Hebei Travel Guide: Hebei Tour, Map, Hotel, Tips, Hebei China
Hebei Province, with its beautiful Capital, Shijiazhuang, is located to the north of the Yellow River, and to the east of the Taihang Mountains.
Hebei is somewhat overshadowed by its neighbors, Beijing and Tianjin, whose vastness covers an area of 190,000 square kilometers (about 73,363 square miles), and its vibrant population is estimated to be at 67,440,000.
The Mulan Paddock in Hebei Province was used as the hunting place for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
www.travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/hebei/index.htm   (0 words)

  
 Iowa Sister States
A Sister State relationship was established between the State of Iowa and the Hebei Province of China, during a visit from a Hebei delegation in 1983.
Hebei is a coastal province on the Bohai Bay.
Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province, is the sister city of Des Moines.
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 China Travel Service - China Travel Guide
The province has built up a comparatively complete educational system involving fundamental education, vocational and technical education, general higher education, and higher learning courses for adults and secondary education as its principal constituents in addition to kindergartens.
The topography of the province declines from the northwest to the southeast.
The popularization rate of telephone use in the province is 14.91 percent, of which, the urban rate is 54.61 percent; in rural areas, 93.4 percent of villages can be reached by telephone.
www.landingchina.com /city_guide/Hebei_Province.htm   (1143 words)

  
 Hebei Province   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hebei province consists of the northern part of the north China's plain, encircling the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin.
Hebei is a major producer of coal, petroleum and iron.
Hebei is China's top producer of pears and its wheat, grapes, and walnuts rank in the top three, Important animal produce include goat's wool, yarn, eggs and beef.
www.paulnoll.com /China/Provinces/Province-Hebei.html   (102 words)

  
 Hebei Summary
Hebei (Hopei, Hopeh) Province in northern China covers an area of 187,700 square kilometers, borders in the west on Shanxi, in the north on Inner Mongolia and Liaoning, in the east on the Bohai Gulf—part of the Yellow Sea—and Shandong, and to the south on Henan.
Hebei is divided into 10 regions, 142 counties, and 2 autonomous counties between Beijing and Tianjin that are inhabited by the Hui Muslims, who are the largest minority group in the province.
In general, the dialects of Hebei are quite similar to and readily intelligible with the Beijing dialect, which forms the basis for Standard Mandarin, the official language of the nation.
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 Invest in Hebei,China
Hebei is one of the provinces with most abundant tourist resources and takes the third place in terms of historical relics.
Hebei Province situated in the area as a hub of communications through which Beijing connects itself with other parts of the country.
Hebei province has so far established economic and trade relations with more than 160 countries and regions and formed friendly ties with 49 cities, states and provinces in the world.
english.hebiic.gov.cn /survey_of_hebei/02.htm   (1589 words)

  
 Hebei - Article about Hebei   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Plains in Hebei were the home of Peking man, a group of Homo erectus that lived in the area around 200,000 to 700,000 years ago.
During the Spring and Autumn Period (722 BC - 476 BC), Hebei was under the rule of the states of Yan (燕) in the north and Jin (晉) in the south.
Hebei has a continental monsoon climate, with temperatures of -16 to -3 °C in January and 20 - 27 °C in July, and with annual precipitation of 400 to 800 mm, occurring mostly in summer.
www.yawiki.org /proc/He_Bei   (2201 words)

  
 Hebei China : General Information and Travel Map of Hebei Province of China   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hebei located in the northern part of Huabei Plain, and in the southeastern part of Nei Menggu Plateau.
The grain crops in Hebei Province are wheat, corn, Chinese sorghum and cereals.
The traditional specialties of Hebei Province are Zhangbei mushroom, Hebei pears, Xuanhua grapes, Shenzhou honey peaches, Tangshan pottery and Zhuzhou blankets.
www.muztagh.com /china-information/hebei   (268 words)

  
 Hebei Travel Guide: Hebei Tour, Map, Hotel, Tips, Hebei China   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Hebei Province, with its beautiful Capital, Shijiazhuang, is located to the north of the Yellow River, and to the east of the Taihang Mountains.
Hebei is somewhat overshadowed by its neighbors, Beijing and Tianjin, whose vastness covers an area of 190,000 square kilometers (about 73,363 square miles), and its vibrant population is estimated to be at 67,440,000.
The Mulan Paddock in Hebei Province was used as the hunting place for the emperors of the Qing Dynasty.
travelchinaguide.com /cityguides/hebei/index.htm   (608 words)

  
 Hebei Province travel guide - China travel guide, Hebei China travel services, Hebei tours
In the center of North China Plain, Hebei Province embraces Beijing and Tianjin, with a total area of 187,700 square kilometers and a population of 63 million.
With a history of 5,000 years, Hebei Province is one of the birthplaces of the nation of China, and has been the political, economic and cultural center of North China for ages.
Hebei Province consists of Central Hebei Plain, the Taihang Mountains with peaks rising one higher than another, the Yanshan Mountains and other weird mountains and ridges in various sizes, presenting an extraordinary landscape painting.
www.chinaplanner.com /hebei/index.htm   (350 words)

  
 Hebei - TvWiki, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Not to be confused with the unrelated province of Hubei
During the Warring States Period (403 BC - 221 BC), Hebei was under the rule of the states of Yan (燕; yān) in the north and Zhao (赵; zhào) in the south, before both succumbed to the Qin Dynasty.
The province is bordered by the Yan Mountains (Yan Shan) in the north and Taihang Mountains (Taihang Shan) in the west, while the southeast forms part of the North China Plain.
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 Hebei Province
Education: By the end of 1997, there were 46 higher education institutions in Hebei Province, with number of student enrolment 135,974 and teachers 16,656; 5,076 secondary schools with number of student enrolment 3,893,500 and teachers 210,600; 46,243 primary schools with number of student enrolment 9,011,200 and teachers 289,800.
The features of education distribution of Hebei population are the increase of educated population and decrease of illiterate and half-illiterate population annually.
Hebei is a province with mainly agricultural population, and the urbanization level is relatively low.
www.cpirc.org.cn /en/30Province1999-hebei.htm   (2221 words)

  
 Country Profile:Gansu Province--People's Daily Online
Eastern Hebei Province is a flat, alluvial plain on which grow luxuriant crops of wheat, cotton, corn, paddy, tobacco, peanut and sesame.
Located in northeastern Hebei Province not far northeast of the great port of Tianjin is the Kailuan Coal Mines, one of the major coal producers in China.
Petroleum are tapped on quite a scale in the Renqiu Area in southeastern Hebei Province.
english.peopledaily.com.cn /data/province/hebei.html   (187 words)

  
 Hebei Province / Hotel / Travel / Shijiazhuang / Handan / Chengde
Hebei Province has a temperate continental climate, with dry and windy springs, hot and rainy summers and dry-cold winters.
With mountains in the west and the sea in the east, Hebei is high in the northwest and low in the southeast.
Hebei Province has the most representative architectural structures of it, including sections of the Ming Great Wall, more than 2,000km long, 286 passes and fortifications, and 20 or so of the wall's best sections.
www.chinatravelhub.com /REGIONS/051hebei.htm   (1237 words)

  
 Hebei: China`s Environment In A Nutshell
An Embassy EST officer traveled to Shijiazhuang (pop 1.3 million), capital of Hebei Province, in late October and met with officials from the provincial and municipal environmental protection bureaus (EPBs).
Hebei, which surrounds Beijing and Tianjin municipalities, is home to 65 million people (more than France) crammed into 190,000 square kilometers (smaller than Nebraska).
She said per-capita fresh water resources in Hebei were one-eighth the national average, which in turn is one-fourth the world average.
www.usembassy-china.org.cn /sandt/Hebeiweb.htm   (1910 words)

  
 Hebei Province China - China tourist & travel guide for Hebei Province, China
Hebei located in the northern part of Huabei Plain, and in the southeastern part of Nei Menggu Plateau.
The grain crops in Hebei are wheat, corn, Chinese sorghum and cereals.
The traditional specialties are Zhangbei mushroom, Hebei pears, Xuanhua grapes, Shenzhou honey peaches, Tangshan pottery and Zhuzhou blankets.
www.orientaltravel.com /province/Hebei.htm   (255 words)

  
 Hebei, China
Hebei province lies on the Gulf of Bo Hai in northern China, between 113°27' and 119°53'E and 36°04' and 42°37'N. Beijing and Tientsin lie within this province.
From an historical aspect, until the 11th C Hebei was of importance only because it was a border region.
Since ancient times flooding had been an ever-present problem in Hebei, but after 1949 this danger was removed as a result of a program involving deforestation of the mountain region together with the building of water reservoirs and irrigation and drainage systems.
www.planetware.com /china/hebei-chn-he-he.htm   (292 words)

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