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Ji is short for Hebei Province. It lies in the southern
part in China (Map Hebei), 190 thousand square kilometers in area, and with a population
is 62.5 million.
Hebei located in the northern part of Huabei Plain, and in the
southeastern part of Nei Menggu Plateau. In the southeastern part of Hebei,
there are plains. They occupy 40 percent in area, with plateaus and hilly
lands occupy 60 percent. They are mainly formed by Zhangbei Plateau, Jibei
Hilly land and Jixi Hilly land. Bohai is to the East of Hebei. The rivers
here belong to the Hai River. Amongst the lakes, Baiyangdian is the largest.
It has a semi-dry continental monsoon climate in temperate zone.
It abounds in mineral resources, there are coal, petroleum, iron, lime
stone, asbestos, phosphorus, vanadium, platinum and lead. And the reserves
of them are the most abundant in China. The grain crops in Hebei are wheat,
corn, Chinese sorghum and cereals. The output of wheat, cotton, iron and
steel, coal, petroleum and textile goods is in the important place in China.
And also, there are electric power, machinery, chemical industry and
building materials. The communications here are very convenient. Mainly,
there is railway. Also, there is highway, water transport and aviation.
Qinhuangdao is the important port of the ocean shipping. The development of
piping petroleum is at a high speed.
In Hebei, the history cultural resources is abound. There are some
beautiful hills and waters. The places of interest are Chengde Summer Resort
Manor, Waiba Temple, Qinhuangdao, Beidaihe, Laishui Yesanpo, Cangyan
Mountain in Jingjing and so on. The traditional specialties are Zhangbei
mushroom, Hebei pears, Xuanhua grapes, Shenzhou honey peaches, Tangshan
pottery and Zhuzhou blankets.
Hongkong Airlines Launches Line Between Hebei and Hong Kong Hongkong Airlines have formally entered the aviation market of Hebei province with the launch of Shijiangzhuang-Hong Kong line.
The Shijiazhuang-Hong Kong line is the only line that connects Hebei Province with Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and the ...
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