Jingxing County

Jingxing County 井陉县
County
Historic architecture in the village of Daliangjiang (大梁江村), a National Historical and Cultural Village
Jingxing County Location in Hebei
Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 114°08′43″E / 38.0321°N 114.1452°E / 38.0321; 114.1452Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 114°08′43″E / 38.0321°N 114.1452°E / 38.0321; 114.1452
Country	People's Republic of China
Province	Hebei
Prefecture-level city	Shijiazhuang
Time zone	UTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code	050300
Area code(s)	0311
Website	www.sjzjx.gov.cn

Jingxing County (simplified Chinese: 井陉县; traditional Chinese: 井陘縣; pinyin: Jǐngxíng Xiàn; lit. 'Well Border')^[1] is a county of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province.

When King Mu of Zhou went hunting in the region, he described the terrain as "the surrounding is high while the center is deep, like a well, [making the region] resemble the border of a stove", hence the name of the county.^[1]

Administrative divisions[]

There are 10 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.

Towns:

• Weishui (微水镇), Shang'an (上安镇), Tianchang (天长镇), Xiulin (秀林镇), Nanyu (南峪镇), Weizhou (威州镇), Xiaozuo (小作镇), Nanzhangcheng (南障城镇), Cangyanshan (苍岩山镇), Ceyu (测鱼镇)

Townships:

• Wujiayao Township (吴家窑乡), Beizheng Township (北正乡), Yujia Township (于家乡), Sunzhuang Township (孙庄乡), Nanxing Township (南陉乡), Xinzhuang Township (辛庄乡), Nanwangzhuang Township (南王庄乡)

Films[]

The 2018 film An Elephant Sitting Still was filmed in Jingxing County.

References[]

External links[]

• Official website of Jingxing County Government

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