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Shijiazhuang is the capital of Hebei Province 280 km (174 miles) southwest of Beijing. It is a major railroad junction for northern China, and home of China's largest pharmaceutical factor and a center for the study of traditional Chinese medicine. It has the area of 15,848 sq km with a population of 950,000.
Shijiazhuang was little more than a village until the beginning of the 20th century, when it became a transit point on the railway from Beijing to Wuhan in the south. Construction of a second rail line between nearby Zhengding and the northern city of Taiyuan in 1907 led to further expansion of the city. Since the founding of the People's Republic in 1949, Shijiazhuang has become a political and economic center of Hebei Province, and a center of the pharmaceutical industry.
Shijiazhuang's Climatic Features are located in the temperate zone, enjoying the continental climate; four seasons clearly demarcated with cold winter and hot summer; with frost-free period of 200 days. Its average temperature is 13 C annually; annual average sunshine more than 2400 hours.
Main tourist attractions include the Mausoleum of Revolution Martyrs along with the Tomb of Dr. Norman Bethune, Tomb of Dr. D.S.Kotnis, the famous Zengding Longxing Temple ten kilometres north of Shijiazhuang, and Zhaozhou Bridge 40 kilometres southeast of the city. Traditionsl arts and crafts from Shijiazhuang are famed, including New Year Pictures, papercuts, stone carving and bottles with decoration painted inside.
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