HEBEI

Location: Lying on the North China Plain
Area: 187,700 sq km
Capital: Shijiazhuang
Coastline: 500 kilometers

Population: 67.44 million (March 2001)
Urban Population: 20.1 million

Ethnic groups: The population of Han nationality,accounts for 96% of the total; the rest is composed of people from 53 minority nationalities including Manchu, Hui Mongolian,Zhuang, Korean, Miao, Tujia, etc,

Tourist Attractions: Shanhaiguan, the eastern pass of the Great Wall, the Imperial summer residence in Chengde, the seaside resort of Beidaihe

Climate: The province has a temperate continental monsoon climate, which varies greatly due to its vastness, and most of the territory has clear-cut seasons. Its annual sunshine time is 2400-3100 hours. annual frost-free period 120-200 days. annual precipitation 300-800mm, annual average temperature 0-13Cº.