In the thirty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1947), on February 26th, 65438, Shimen People's Government issued an announcement to rename Shimen Shijiazhuang.

In the thirty-sixth year of the Republic of China (1947), 165438+ 10/2, the China People's Liberation Army captured Shimen City and its surrounding counties, and established the first people's political power centered on the city in Shimen City (the first fortified city liberated by the People's Liberation Army).

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Shijiazhuang, referred to as "Stone" for short and called Shimen in ancient times, is the capital of Hebei Province and located in the southwest of Hebei Province. By the end of 20 16, the total area of Shijiazhuang was15,848 square kilometers, of which the urban area was 2,206 square kilometers, and the permanent population of the whole city was10,784,600. It has jurisdiction over 8 districts, 1 1 counties and 3 county-level cities.

Shijiazhuang, which straddles the North China Plain and Taihang Mountain, is one of the main producing areas of grain, vegetables, meat, eggs and fruits in China, with a high level of agricultural intensification and industrialization. Its production scale ranks first among 36 key cities in China, and it has been identified as a high-quality wheat production base by the state, and is known as the "northern granary".

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Shijiazhuang