Shijiazhuang, the capital and largest city of North China’s Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about 280 kilometers (170 mi) south of Beijing.
Shijiazhuang is a newly industrialized city. It experienced dramatic growth after the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949. Shijiazhuang is one of the advanced cities in vitalizing by technology and education in the county.