Xingtai, formerly known as xing zhou and Shunde, is located in the center of south-central Hebei in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, with Taihang Mountain adjacent to Shanxi in the west, Weifang Canal facing Shandong in the east, Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north and Handan in the south. It is the northern gateway of the Central Plains Economic Zone. ?
Xingtai city has a history of 3500 years. This used to be the capital of the ancestors of Shang Dynasty. In history, it has built its capital four times and three times. Known as "the hometown of Xing and the ancient capital of Xiang". It is the earliest city in northern China. Human beings lived and multiplied 50,000 to/kloc-0,000 years ago, and it is one of the birthplaces of Yangshao culture. In the long history, Bian Que, a sage of traditional Chinese medicine, and Chai Rong, a monarch of the Five Dynasties, emerged. ?
Xingtai City governs 17 counties and cities (173 townships) and 2 districts (Qiaodong and Qiaoxi), with an area of12,500 square kilometers and a population of 7.3 million (960,000 urban areas). Beijing-Guangzhou Railway, Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway and Daguang Expressway run through the north and south and the Xinghe Railway. ?
Xingtai is also a provincial-level historical and cultural city in Hebei, a national garden city, the first batch of national smart cities, a solar building city in China, the first batch of national demonstration cities for harmonious community construction, the first batch of national demonstration cities for new energy creation, the top 200 charming cities with China characteristics, the national pilot city for water ecological civilization construction and the national demonstration base for new industrialized industries.