Tangshan
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Tangshan 唐山市 |
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| Nickname(s): Phoenix City | |
.png) Location of Tangshan City jurisdiction in Hebei |
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 Tangshan
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| Coordinates: 39°37′23″N 118°10′34″E / 39.62306°N 118.17611°ECoordinates: 39°37′23″N 118°10′34″E / 39.62306°N 118.17611°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Government | |
| • Party Secretary | Jiao Yanlong (焦彦龙) |
| • Mayor | Ding Xiufeng (丁绣峰) |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 13,472 km2 (5,202 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,874 km2 (1,496 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,874 km2 (1,496 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,536,521 |
| • Density | 560/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 3,187,171 |
| • Urban density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 3,187,171 |
| • Metro density | 820/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 063000 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| GDP | ¥605.383 billion (2016) |
| GDP per capita | ¥80458 (2016) |
| License Plate Prefix | 冀B |
| Website | tangshan |
Tangshan (Chinese: 唐山; pinyin: Tángshān) is a largely industrial prefecture-level city in northeastern Hebei province, China. It has become known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and killed at least 255,000 residents. The city has since been rebuilt and has become a tourist attraction.
The city of Tangshan is approximately 149 kilometers, 92 miles or 80 nautical miles east by south east of the country's capital city of Beijing. It takes roughly 2 hours by road to get from Tangshan to Beijing.
Tangshan's prefecture population was 7,577,289 at the 2010 census, with 3,187,171 in the built-up (or metro) area made of the 6 urban core districts.
Tangshan is named after Dacheng Mountain (which is also named Mountain Tang[Tangshan in Chinese]) in the middle of Tangshan city.
In A.D. 645, Li Shimin-emperor of Tang Dynasty and his army stationed at Dacheng Mountain on his way back from Korean Peninsula. Unfortunately, Caofei, his beloved concubine, died here. In order to commemorate his Caofei, he named the mountain with the name of the state—Tang. Later, the name of the mountain became the name of the city.
Tangshan has a long history, with ancient humans living in the area as early as 4,000 years ago. It fell within the territory of the Guzhu Kingdom (1600 BC) at the time of the Shang Dynasty and later became a part of the State of Yan, one of the seven Warring States (403 – 221 BC). During the Han Dynasty (206 BC – 220 AD) it became part of the ancient province of Youzhou. It was under the jurisdiction of Yongping Province and Zunhua State successively during the Qing dynasty (1644–1911).
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