Gaobeidian () is a
county-level city
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in central
Hebei
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province, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of
Baoding
Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately southwest of Beijing. As of the 2020 census, Baoding City had 11,544,036 inhabitants, of which 2,549,787 lived in the metropolitan area made of 4 out of 5 urban distri ...
Prefecture-level city
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. Gaobeidian has 4
subdistricts, 6
towns
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The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...
, and 4
townships, and a total of 442
villages
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.
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and north of Baoding.
Gaobeidian City was long known as Xincheng County (). In 1993, its name was changed to Gaobeidian City.
Administrative divisions
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Climate
Transportation
* Jingguang railway: Gaobeidian Railway Station
* Jingshi Expressway
* Jingkun Expressway
* China National Highway 107
Architecture and environment
Gaobeidian is known for its leadership in energy efficient building, and hosted the 23rd International Passive House Conference in 2019. The Gaobeidian Railway City apartment complex is the world's largest passive house
Passive house () is a voluntary standard for energy efficiency in a building that reduces the building's carbon footprint. Conforming to these standards results in ultra-low energy buildings that require less energy for space heating or co ...
project.
See also
* Kaishan Temple
External links
Gaobeidian City Government Website
County-level cities in Hebei
Sustainable architecture
Geography of Baoding
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