Shijiazhuang is located in Hebei Province. It is the provincial capital. Also it is one of the most important hubs of the railway and the chief base of the textile industry. It is 3.3 thousand square kilometers in area. The population is 2.9 million.
In the west of Shijiazhuang is the hilly country of Taihang Mountain. This part occupied forty percent of the area. In the east, is Hutuo River Plain. The part occupied sixty percent. Shijiazhuang has a monsoon climate of semi-moist in warm temperate zone. The annual average temperature is 12.9 degree Celsius.
Ihe annual precipitation is 550mm. And the Blackfrost period can last 220 days. The west mountain area, abounds in mineral resources. Mainly, there are coal, iron, lime, marble, spar and asbestos.
Light industries are is major industries. Textile, chemical industry and engineering industry are the three important ones. In China, the output of cotton and cotton yarn are in the first place. Pharmacy and petroleum process are the most important parts in chemical industry. The medicine output value also is one of the bases of supplying high quality cooking coal refining. In agriculture, there is wheat, corn, cotton, meat and fruits. The railway and the highway system here are both well developed.
Cangyan Mountain is one of the places of interest in China. And there are some other famous places too. Such as Fuqing Temple, Zhengding ancient city, Longxing Temple, Hua Tower and so on. Here, the traditional specialties are braised chicken and Fenzhou cooking wine.
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