Hello everyone, I'm Mr. Roaming. The emergence of cities is a sign of human maturity and civilization, and it is also a high-level form of human life, and cities have also led to the rapid development of tourism. China currently has 337 cities at the prefecture level and above, from first-class cities to fifth-level cities, through the five unique ratings. And through the series of articles in "Chinese City Biography", I will understand the unique charm and connotation of each city with you.
<h1>Xingtai City, Hebei Province</h1>
Xingtai, referred to as "Xing", was called Xingzhou and Shunde Province in ancient times, and there was also an elegant name "Woniu City". Hebei Province prefecture-level city, located in the south of Hebei Province, is the northern gateway city of the Central Plains Urban Agglomeration, an important node city of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration, the territory of the high-speed through the north and south, the railway traverses the east and west, and Xingtai International Inland Port, Xingtai Airport constitutes a transportation hub of "east out of the west, south and north". In addition, Xingtai has a long history, being the first city in the history of North China, one of the ten oldest cities in China and one of the earliest ancient capitals in China. In history, it has been founded four times and the capital has been fixed five times, and from ancient times to the present, the administrative structure has not been interrupted for more than 3,000 years, and the city site has not been moved, which is known as the "first city of Yanzhao", while the ancient city of Xingtai has the reputation of "the first city in southern Beijing". In 2017, Xingtai ranked ninth in the country in the ranking of government-business relations among Chinese cities.
<h1>Population and economy</h1>
Xingtai has jurisdiction over 2 districts, 2 cities and 15 counties, with a total area of 12,500 square kilometers; in 2018, the permanent population of Xingtai City was 7.3744 million people, the urbanization rate of the permanent population was 52.91%, and the regional GDP was 215.076 billion yuan, an increase of 7.0% year-on-year, and it was listed as one of the top 100 prefecture-level citizens in China.
<h1>Culture and attractions</h1>
Xingtai has a history of more than 3,500 years of city building, more than 600 years of history of capital construction, 50,000 to 100,000 years ago there were human beings living and breeding, Xingtai history emerged Guo Shoujing, Li Mu, Wei Zheng, Song Jing, Liu Bingzhong and other sages; out of Guo Wei, Chai Rong, Meng Zhixiang, Meng Chang and other emperors; there have been Yao Shun Zen Concession, Hufu riding archery, giant deer battle, Yellow Turban Uprising and other events that affected the course of Chinese history; there are also nearly 100 idioms and allusions such as broken cauldrons, deer dead hands, people's fat people's ointment, belly and back enemies, etc., Xingtai is also the ancestral home of the Tang Dynasty royal family. In addition, Xingtai's white porcelain and iron smelting are also famous in ancient and modern times, Xingyao is the first of the four famous kilns in Hebei, the birthplace of Chinese white porcelain, with the saying "Xingzhou white porcelain Jia Tianxia", and China is one of the earliest countries in the world to use iron, and Xingtai iron smelting industry is also the earliest in the country. Xingtai West 800 Li Taihang, tourism resources are complete, outstanding characteristics, natural scenery is beautiful and colorful, known as the greenest, most beautiful and strangest place in Taihang Mountain, the number of excellent level tourism resources is 55, including 9 national AAAA-level tourist attractions, 17 national AAA-level tourist attractions, and a total of 83 developed scenic spots. Kunshan Baiyun Cave, Xingtai Grand Canyon, Tianhe Mountain, Tianti Mountain, Bian Que Temple, Xingtai Ancient Town, Xingxiang Ancient Town, Queshan Lake, etc. condensed Danyan, Bishui, Lakes, Waterfalls, Canyons, Forests and well-preserved ancient houses of various types of tourist attractions, forming a landscape scenery tour, leisure agriculture tour, historical and cultural tour, ancient villages and towns tour and other four characteristic routes, in addition, Xingtai is also an old revolutionary area, is the center of the two major base areas of Taihang and Ji'nan, the Anti-Japanese Military and Political University, The Ji'nan Martyrs' Cemetery, the Eighth Route Army 129th Division Headquarters Station, Lü Yulan Memorial Hall and other Red Revolution sites Yongbiao Monument. In 2018, Xingtai received 30.5485 million domestic tourists throughout the year.
In ancient times, cattle were a symbol of good harvest auspiciousness, and the ancestors of the Xing people named the city with cattle and took the spirit of hard work and prosperity of cattle to encourage themselves. And Xingtai this lying cow city, with its rich history and culture, colorful scenery type attracted countless people to come, "lying cow lying cow, experience thousands of autumns, this is the prosperity of the world, ambition to pay" This is also the charm of the city, interested you will definitely go to understand it in depth, go to Xingtai to see it, Woniu City to see the historical situation.