Langfang
(Hebei Online)
Updated: 2004-07-16 13:58

Langfang is located in the middle of Hebei Province and bordered on the north by Beijing, on the east by Tianjin, on the south by Cangzhou and on the west by Baoding, enjoying the title "A Bright Pearl on the Corridor of Beijing and Tianjin" In April 1989, Langfang became a city with 6 counties, 2 cities, 2 districts and a population of 3,800,000, covering 6,429 square kilometers.

Langfang has a long history. As early as 6,000 years ago, people lived here. More than 4,000 years ago, "Emperor Huangdi passed by Anxu (now Langfang urban area) and fought to become a ruler" According to General Records of Langfang, "It was called Jizhou State in the Xia and Shang Dynasties, Jiyan in the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasties, Youzhou in the Jin and Tang Dynasties, and a key location in the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties."People in Langfang are simple and plain.

It is a place propitious for giving birth to great men and also a place for nature's treasures. Emperor Huangdi went via Langfang to fight. Langfang was the south-north border between the Song Dynasty and Liao State. The Yang Generals were stationed here and defended three passes.

Liu the Sixth and Liu the Seventh started an uprising that covered most of China, putting Beijing in a state of siege three times. In the late Qing Dynasty, the Boxer Uprising in Langfang started the first war that the Chinese people fought against the Eight-Power Allied Forces. The boxers used knives and spears to meet invaders"guns, stopping them from occupying Beijing. The boxers"victory in Langfang marked the climax of the Boxer Uprising.

Since the reform and opening up to the outside world, Langfang, with its unique location, convenient transportation and the criteria of "garden, ecology and modernization"that a city needs, has become a lively and prosperous city on this wonderful land. Now Langfang is a city full of great potential, business opportunities, vigor, excitement and hope.

With construction constantly going ahead, it becomes greener, cleaner, brighter and more beautiful. When you stand here, you will feel fresh and cordial. The Development zone is vigorous. New Century Foot Street is blessed with European styles. Oriental University Town is quiet except for some reading. Epoch Plaza will give you much leisure and pleasure. The best place to understand more about Chinese imperial culture is No.1 City, where you may visit the emperor's audience hall, eat imperial food, attend a wedding ceremony, listen to Beijing-accented crying one's goods for sale and watch wonderful Tianqiao variety show. All these can remind you of past dreams.

In recent years, tourism is developing vigorously as a rising industry in Langfang. According to its own condition, Langfang is planning to develop theme tourism like gardens, exploration of historical relics, business and exposition, leisure and holiday, shopping and ecology. The fast growth of tourism has promoted hotels. Now 20 star-level hotels (three 4-star hotels, six 3-star hotels and eleven 2-star hotels) are available to friends and guests who come here for tourism.

Here is convenient transportation. Within Langfang railroads include Beijing-Shanhaiguan Pass, Beijing-Shanghai, Beijing-Kowloon, Datong-Qinhuangdao and Tianjin-Baoding. Expressways are Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu, Beijing-Shenyang and Tianjin-Baoding. National roads include Beijing-Kaifeng, Beijing-Harbin, Beijing-Tianjin, Tianjin-Baoding and others. In addition, there are 10 local roads. You can drive to Capital Airport or Tianjin Port within an hour.

Langfang people have skilful hands. Traditional handicrafts include flower lanterns, zake, zahu, paper-cutting, basketworks, carvings, blankets, kites, color paintings modeled after an antique, silk flower ornament, cattail mat, embroidery, mending embroidery, ping embroidery, nasha, Mongolian ornaments, cloisonne, man-made amber, thin silk flowers and others. They can be as collections or gifts for your friends and relatives.

Langfang is rich in products like red beans, river crabs, preserved eggs, Yaguang pears, beef, mutton and so on. Langfang has a lot of local food like Xianghe meat-stuffed cakes, Sanhe slivers of bean curd, Yongqing smoked chicken, Dacheng donkey meat, Sanhe and Dachang fat beef, which are unique and have been well known for a long time.

When you are in Langfang for sightseeing, you may ask the Langfang Tourist Bureau at 20 Jinguang Road for help if you have anything wrong. The telephone is 86-316-2331962.

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