Jingxing County
井陉县 | |
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Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 114°08′43″E / 38.0321°N 114.1452°E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Shijiazhuang |
Area | |
• Total | 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi) |
Population (2020 census) | |
• Total | 250,989 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 050300 |
Area code | 0311 |
Website | www |
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.[2]
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]
According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in Dongyuan Village (東元村) during the stone age.