City: Hebei
Name transcription(s)
• Chinese: 河北省 (Héběi Shěng)
• Abbreviation: HE / HEB / 冀 (pinyin: Jì)
Named for: 河 hé—"(Yellow) River"
北 běi—"north"
"north of the Yellow River"
Capital: Baoding (1928-58, 1966) Tianjin (1958-65)
Shijiazhuang (1967-present)
Largest city: Baoding
Divisions: 12 prefectures, 172 counties, 2207 townships
Government• Secretary: Wang Dongfeng
• Governor: Xu Qin
Area• Total: 188,800 km (72,900 sq mi)
Area rank: 12th
Population (2016)• Total: 74,700,500
• Rank: 6th
• Density: 400/km (1,000/sq mi)
• Density rank: 11th
Demographics• Ethnic composition: Han: 96%
Manchu: 3%
Hui: 0.8%
Mongol: 0.3%
• Languages and dialects: Jilu Mandarin, Beijing Mandarin, Jin
ISO 3166 code: CN-13
GDP (2016): CNY 3.18 trillion
USD 479 billion (6th)
• per capita: CNY 42,886
USD 6,458 (14th)
HDI (2010): 0.691 (medium) (16th)
Website: www.hebei.gov.cn
(Simplified Chinese)
english.hebei.gov.cn (English)
Top Things to do in Hebei
Top Hotels in Hebei
- 1. Khos Langfang
- 2. Hilton Shijiazhuang
- 3. Sheraton Langfang Chaobai River Hotel
- 4. InterContinental Shijiazhuang
- 5. Holiday Inn Express Shijiazhuang Heping, an IHG hotel
- 6. Pullman Tangshan
- 7. Holiday Inn Express Zhangjiakou Park View, an IHG hotel
- 8. Holiday Inn Express Shijiazhuang High-tech Zone, an IHG hotel
- 9. Yun-Zen Jinling World Trade Plaza Hotel
- 10. InterContinental Tangshan
Top 6 Cemeteries in Hebei, China
January 18, 2022 Kelli Reichel
Baoding (1928-58, 1966) Tianjin (1958-65)
Restaurants in Hebei
1. Eastern Royal Tombs of the Qing Dynasty
2. Western Qing Tombs
3. Emperor Mausoleum
4. Jin-Cha-Ji Martyrs Cemetery
Nanguan Village, Juncheng Town, Tang County 072358 China +86 312 641 6918
5. Jinnan Martyrs cemetery
In Nangong, Nangong 051800 China
6. Jin-Ji-Lu-Yu Martyrs Cemetery
No.60 Lingyuan Road, Hanshan District, Handan 056001 China +86 310 312 5985 http://www.jjlylsly.com
