county
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
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Hebei Province
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North
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The word ''north ...
China
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, it is under the administration of the
prefecture-level city
A prefecture-level city () or prefectural city is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China (PRC), ranking below a province and above a county in China's administrative structure.
During the Republican era, many of Chi ...
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Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang (; ; Mandarin: ), formerly known as Shimen and romanized as Shihkiachwang, is the capital and most populous city of China’s North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about southwest of Beijin ...
, the capital of the province.
When
King Mu of Zhou
King Mu of Zhou (), personal name Ji Man, was the fifth king of the Zhou dynasty of China. The dates of his reign are 976–922 BC or 956–918 BC.
Life
King Mu came to the throne after his father King Zhao’s death during his tour to the Sout ...
went hunting in the region, he described the terrain as "the surrounding is high while the center is deep, like a well, aking the regionresemble the border of a stove", hence the name of the county.
According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in Dongyuan Village (東元村) during the stone age.
Administrative divisions
There are 10 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.
Towns:
* Weishui (), Shang'an (),
Tianchang
Tianchang () is a sub-prefecture-level city in the east of Anhui province, and is the closest city in the province to the mouth of the Yangtze River. It is bordered by the Jiangsu county-level divisions of Luhe District (Nanjing) to the southwes ...
Cangyanshan
Cangyanshan (), named after Mount Cangyan which rises to its south, is a town of Jingxing County in the Taihang Mountains of southwestern Hebei province, China, located south of the county seat. , it has 19 villages under its administration.
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Ceyu
Ceyu () is a town of Jingxing County in the Taihang Mountains of southwestern Hebei province, China, located less than from the border with Shanxi and south-southwest of the county seat. , it has 19 villages under its administration.
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Townships:
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Wujiayao Township
Wujiayao Township () is a township-level division of Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
See also
*List of township-level divisions of Hebei
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of Ch ...
Nanxing Township
Nanxing Township () is a township-level division of Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
See also
*List of township-level divisions of Hebei
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic of Chi ...
Nanwangzhuang Township
Nanwangzhuang Township () is a township-level division of Jingxing County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
See also
*List of township-level divisions of Hebei
This is a list of township-level divisions of the province of Hebei, People's Republic ...