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5 Sept 2011
Shijiazhuang ( Hebei ) City Information

Major Economic Indicators (2010)

Land Area (km2) 15,722
Population (million) 9.77
GDP (RMB billion) 340.1
GDP Composition
Primary Industry 10.9%
Secondary Industry
(Industry & Contruction)		 48.6%
Tertiary Industry (Service) 40.5%
GDP Per Capita (RMB) 34,810
Unemployment Rate 3.87%
Fixed Asset Investment (RMB billion) 295.8
Utilized FDI (USD million) 240
Total Import & Export (USD million) 10,970
Export (USD million) 5,790
Import (USD million) 5,180
Sales of Consumer Goods (RMB billion) 139.1
Source Source: Shijiazhuang Economic and Social Development Report 2010

 
Introduction
 
Shijiazhuang is the capital city of Hebei Province. It covers a land area of 15,722 sq km and has a population of 9.77 million. Shijiazhuang is situated in the south-west of Hebei and borders Hengshui to the east, Baoding to the north-west, Xingtai to the south, and Shanxi Province to the west. It is a distance of 300 km from Tianjin and 260 km from Beijing.

Shijiazhuang is one of the major transportation hubs of northern China. Five expressways intersect in Shijiazhuang, leading to Beijing, Tianjin, Qingdao, Zhengzhou and Taiyuan. Additionally, the Shijiazhuang Train Station is one of China's major marshalling yards. Shijiazhuang is also close to the Zhengding Airport, which is 20 km from the downtown area. In 2009, the volume of cargo throughput of this airport ranked 38th in China.
 
Economic Features
 
In 2010, Shijiazhuang's GDP reached RMB 340.1 billion, up 12.2% over 2009, ranking second after Tangshan in Hebei Province. In the same year, the value-added industrial output grew by 16.5% to RMB 134.01 billion. Biopharmaceuticals, chemicals, electronics and information technology, equipment manufacturing, and textiles and garments are the pillar industries of Shijiazhuang.

Shijiazhuang is one of the nation's biological industrial bases. North China Pharmaceutical Huasheng Corp is the largest player, with its output of streptomycin taking over 65% market share of the world's total. Another company of the same group, North China Pharmaceutical Beta Corp, is Asia's largest semisynthetic antibiotics producer. It is jointly invested in by North China Pharmaceutical Group and Japan's Nichiei Corp, involving an investment value of over US$60 million.

The chemicals industry is another pillar industry of Shijiazhuang. Shijiao Group, which was built in 1914, was the first coke manufacturer of China, with its annual output of coke reaching one million tons. Additionally, Shijiazhuang is also a petrochemicals base in Hebei. China National Petroleum Corp, the country's major refiner, has launched its eight-million-ton refining project in Shijiazhuang.

Because of the high presence of industrial enterprises and low afforestation rate, Shijiazhuang suffers significantly from both air and water pollution.

In 2010, Shijiazhuang's foreign trade up 99.3% year on year to US$10.97 billion. Foreign-invested companies were the major exporters in Shijiazhuang, and their export contributed for 24% of the total export. In the same year, the utilized FDI reached US$240 million.
 
Cultural Highlights
 

In the Han Dynasty (202 BC- 220 AD), the western area of Shijiazhuang was the nation's major metallurgy base, and produced weapons, armor and tools. One of its rivers, Ye River, was named for its association with metallurgy; Ye River means "River for Metallurgy" in Chinese. The real establishment of Shijiazhuang occurred during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), when it was still a village. In 1902, a railway was built through Shijiazhuang, which was jointly invested in by France and Belgium, and a station was constructed there. One year later, another railway was also built by the Chinese through Shijiazhuang. Being the intersection point of two railways, Shijiazhuang saw rapid development afterwards.
 
Tourist Attraction
 

As a young industrial city, Shijiazhuang city is generally considered to have relatively few sights of historical or cultural interest. However, there are still some places of interest, such as the Martyrs' Memorial and Hebei Museum. In its surrounding areas, more attractions can be found, including Longxing Monastery in Zhengding County, Cangyan Mountain, Zhaozhou Bridge, and Bailin Temple, all of which are located approximately 40 km from the down-town area.

The most famous dish in Shijiazhuang is the Ganglu Shaobing, and is made from wheat flour, oil and sesame seeds. The wheat flour dough is rolled into a flat square and then lightly brushed with water and sprinkled with sesame seeds. The roll is stuck on the inside wall of the 'Ganglu' (clay oven) for about ten minutes. When baked, it boasts a crispy crust and soft inside with a strong fragrance of wheat and sesame.
 
Major Development Zones
 

By the end of 2010, Shijiazhuang had one state-level development zone, namely Shijiazhuang High-tech Industrial Development Zone.
 

Name
Area (km²)
Pillar Industries
GDP in 2010
(RMB billion)
Shijiazhuang High-tech Industrial Development Zone
18
 Information technology, bio-pharmaceuticals, machinery, automobiles, fine chemicals, logistics
19.9 (2008)

Source: National Development and Reform Commission
 
Honors
 

National Garden City (2007)
-Ministry of Construction

National Clean City (1992)
-Ministry of Health

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