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Brief introcution of Hebei province（see the Chinese version here）

Lying on the North china Plain, Hebei Province has an area of 187,700 sq km and a population of a little over 80 million. The provincial capital is Shijiazhuang, a railway hub and rising center located about 270 km south of Beijing.
On the province’s long coastline are many ports, the most important one being Qinhuangdao, the world’s largest coal terminal, from which 61 million tons of the fossil fuel were shipped to the southern part of China and to many other countries. The bulk of the coal was carried  directly to Qinhuangdao Harbor by a double-track, electrified railroad from Shanxi Province.

Eastern Hebei Province is a flat, alluvial plain on which grow luxuriant crops of wheat, cotton, corn, paddy, tobacco, peanut and sesame. In the western part is the rugged Taihang Mountain Area which, besides producing wheat and other cereal crops, also grows walnut, persimmon, date and a wide variety of fruit.
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. Sizable reserves of oil, iron and other deposits have also been found in the province. Petroleum are tapped on quite a scale in the Renqiu Area in southeastern Hebei Province.
Climate: The province has a temperate continental monsoon climate, which varies greatly due to its vastness, and most of the territory has clear-cut seasons. Its annual sunshine time is 2400-3100 hours. annual frost-free period 120-200 days. annual precipitation 300-800mm, annual average temperature 0 degree to 13 degree.
Population: 67,44 millions (March 2001) 69,432millions (Dec 2007)

Ethnic groups: The population of Han nationality,accounts for 96% of the total; the rest is composed of people from 53 minority nationalities including Manchu, Hui Mongolian,Zhuang, Korean, Miao, Tujia, etc,
Major Cities: Cangzhou; Chengde; Qinhuangdao(Including Beidaihe and Shanhaiguan); Tangshan; Baoding; Zhangjiakou
    Agriculture: Eastern Hebei Province is a flat, alluvial plain on which grow luxuriant crops of wheat, cotton, corn, paddy, tobacco, peanut and sesame. In the western part is the rugged Taihang Mountain Area which, besides producing wheat and other cereal crops, also grows walnut, persimmon, date and a wide variety of fruit.
    Industry: 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. Sizable reserves of oil, iron and other deposits have also been found in the province. Petroleum are tapped on quite a scale in the Renqiu Area in southeastern Hebei Province.

There are lots sight seeing in Hebei province,you can enjoy some pictures here.  and it is common every place has a long history in China. especially Hebei province. there is a long post on Baidu.com called there is a long histroy in Hebei. You can see it if you can read Chinese or not.

yeah,And the corn. it is fall, the harvesat time. the corns here and there.  but what you can see is only the 1/8 of all of it. the rest still in the fields,waiting for our labour.

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