Xuanhua District
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Xuanhua is a district in Zhangjiakou
prefecture-level city
in Hebei
Province, China
.
Xuanhua is 180 km North-West of Beijing
. It has a population of 274,000 people. Xuanhua is a very old city with a rich military and agricultural history. In modern times it has also become an industrial area, and now contains a high-tech development zone where new developments are being promoted by the government of Hebei province
.
, was the Prince of Yan, ruling in Xuanhua.
Xuanhua is home to a Liao Dynasty (960-1127) tomb with a colored star atlas painted with 268 stars including the sun, the moon and five planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
," a city with a large garrison that was close enough to the capital to be strategically vital.
Xuanhua was also the garrison headquarters for the soldiers on the Xuanda-Shanxi Military Area, commanding Xuanfu Zhen, Datong Zhen and ShanxiZhen of the Great Wall, one of the three military governorships of the great wall in the Ming Dynasty.
Xuanhua has a set of city walls built in the Ming Dynasty which are still partly intact.
and other mineral resources.
Its key industries are
and
The only town is Pangjiabao
(庞家堡镇)
Townships:
Zhangjiakou
Zhangjiakou, also known also by several other names, is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hebei province of North China, adjacent to Beijing to the southeast. Its administrative area has a population of 4.35 million, and covers...
prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city
A prefectural level city , prefectural city or prefectural level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure. Prefectural level cities form the second level of the administrative...
in Hebei
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
Province, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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Xuanhua is 180 km North-West of Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. It has a population of 274,000 people. Xuanhua is a very old city with a rich military and agricultural history. In modern times it has also become an industrial area, and now contains a high-tech development zone where new developments are being promoted by the government of Hebei province
Hebei
' is a province of the People's Republic of China in the North China region. Its one-character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province, a Han Dynasty province that included what is now southern Hebei...
.
History
Zhu Di, prior to becoming the Yongle EmperorYongle Emperor
The Yongle Emperor , born Zhu Di , was the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty of China from 1402 to 1424. His Chinese era name Yongle means "Perpetual Happiness".He was the Prince of Yan , possessing a heavy military base in Beiping...
, was the Prince of Yan, ruling in Xuanhua.
Xuanhua is home to a Liao Dynasty (960-1127) tomb with a colored star atlas painted with 268 stars including the sun, the moon and five planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn.
Military
Historically, Xuanhua has been the "Gateway to BeijingBeijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
," a city with a large garrison that was close enough to the capital to be strategically vital.
Xuanhua was also the garrison headquarters for the soldiers on the Xuanda-Shanxi Military Area, commanding Xuanfu Zhen, Datong Zhen and ShanxiZhen of the Great Wall, one of the three military governorships of the great wall in the Ming Dynasty.
Xuanhua has a set of city walls built in the Ming Dynasty which are still partly intact.
Agriculture
Known in ancient times as "The Grape Town," Xuanhua farmers grow a wide variety of grapes. Some grapes are used for wine production, but much of the crop is sold as fruit. In autumn, a large number of farmers sell grapes on streetsides out of hand-carts or trucks.Industry
Xuanhua contains- coalCoalCoal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
- ironIronIron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26. It is a metal in the first transition series. It is the most common element forming the planet Earth as a whole, forming much of Earth's outer and inner core. It is the fourth most common element in the Earth's crust...
- goldGoldGold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
- amargosite
- rich shale
- dolomiteDolomiteDolomite is a carbonate mineral composed of calcium magnesium carbonate CaMg2. The term is also used to describe the sedimentary carbonate rock dolostone....
- bentoniteBentoniteBentonite is an absorbent aluminium phyllosilicate, essentially impure clay consisting mostly of montmorillonite. There are different types of bentonite, each named after the respective dominant element, such as potassium , sodium , calcium , and aluminum . Experts debate a number of nomenclatorial...
- Xuanhua has one of the largest deposits of bentonite in China.
and other mineral resources.
Its key industries are
- metallurgyMetallurgyMetallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...
- machinery manufacturing
- chemical production
- electrical power generation
- papermakingPapermakingPapermaking is the process of making paper, a substance which is used universally today for writing and packaging.In papermaking a dilute suspension of fibres in water is drained through a screen, so that a mat of randomly interwoven fibres is laid down. Water is removed from this mat of fibres by...
and
- brewingBrewingBrewing is the production of beer through steeping a starch source in water and then fermenting with yeast. Brewing has taken place since around the 6th millennium BCE, and archeological evidence suggests that this technique was used in ancient Egypt...
- the locally produced beer is "Zhōnglóu Píjiǔ" (钟楼 啤酒）or Bell-tower Beer.
Administrative Divisions
Subdistricts:- Tianqinsi SubdistrictTianqinsi SubdistrictTianqinsi Subdistrict is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(天泰寺街道), Huangcheng SubdistrictHuangcheng Subdistrict, ZhangjiakouHuangcheng Subdistrict, Zhangjiakou is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(皇城街道), Nanguan SubdistrictNanguan Subdistrict, ZhangjiakouNanguan Subdistrict, Zhangjiakou is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(南关街道), Nanda Avenue Subdistrict (南大街街道), Dabei Avenue SubdistrictDabei Avenue SubdistrictDabei Avenue Subdistrict is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(大北街街道), Gongye Avenue SubdistrictGongye Avenue SubdistrictGongye Avenue Subdistrict is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(工业街街道), Jianguo Avenue SubdistrictJianguo Avenue SubdistrictJianguo Avenue Subdistrict is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(建国街街道)
The only town is Pangjiabao
Pangjiabao
Pangjiabao is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(庞家堡镇)
Townships:
- Hezixi Township (河子西乡), Chunguang TownshipChunguang TownshipChunguang Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(春光乡), Houjiamiao TownshipHoujiamiao TownshipHoujiamiao Township is a township-level division situated in Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China....
(侯家庙乡)