Xingtai
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Xingtai 邢台市 |
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| Prefecture-level city | |
Guo Shoujing Memorial Hall
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.png) Location of Xingtai City jurisdiction in Hebei |
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 Xingtai
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| Coordinates: 37°04′N 114°29′E / 37.067°N 114.483°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Area | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 12,432 km2 (4,800 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 7,104,103 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 670,154 |
| • Metro | 1,461,809 |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| Postal code | 054000 |
| Area code(s) | 0319 |
| Licence plate prefixes | 冀E |
| Website | xingtai |
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| Simplified Chinese | 邢台 | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 邢臺/邢台 | ||||||||
| Postal | Singtai | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Xíngtái |
| Wade–Giles | Hsing2-tai2 |
Xingtai (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: 邢臺 or 邢台; pinyin: Xíngtái; Wade–Giles: Hsing2-tai2) is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has a total area of 12,486 square kilometres (4,821 sq mi) and administers 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 15 counties. At the 2010 census, its population was 7,104,103 inhabitants whom 1,461,809 lived in the built-up (or metro) area made of 2 urban districts and Xingtai and Nanhe Counties largely being conurbated now. It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
Xingtai is the oldest city in North China. The history of Xingtai can be traced back 3500 years ago. During the Shang Dynasty, Xingtai functioned as a capital city. During the Zhou Dynasty, the State of Xing – from which the present name derives – was founded in the city. During the Warring States period, the state of Zhao made Xingtai its provisional capital. The city was known as Xindu for most of the Qin Dynasty, but after the 207 BC Battle of Julu (within modern Xingtai), it became known as Xiangguo. During the Sixteen Kingdoms Period, when the Later Zhao was founded by Shi Le of the Jie, the capital was again at Xiangguo. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the city was known as Xingzhou. During the Yuan Dynasty, Ming, and Qing dynasties, Xingtai was called Shunteh (Shundefu) and functioned as a prefecture in China.
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