Hejian

Hejian (Chinese: 河間市 / 河间市, pinyin: Héjiān Shì, Wade Giles: Ho Chien, alternative romanization: Ho Dsien[1]) is a county-level city in the Cangzhou prefecture, in Hebei province, China. In 2004, Hejian population was ca. 770.000 inhabitants and the city territory was 1.333 km² (0.515 sq mi). Hejian is situated along China National Highway 106.

History

Séraphin Couvreur (1835-1919) and Léon Wieger (1856-1933), two French Jesuit missionaries have worked at the Catholic Jesuit mission in Hejian.

Administrative divisions

• 7 towns (镇), 12townships (乡), 1 ethnic township (民族乡)：

• • Towns: Yingzhou (瀛州镇), Migezhuang (米各庄镇), Jinghe, Hejian (景和镇), Wofotang (卧佛堂镇), Shucheng (束城镇), Liugusi (留古寺镇), Shaheqiao (沙河桥镇)
  • Townships： Guxian (故仙乡), Liminju (黎民居乡), Xingcun (兴村乡), Shagui (沙洼乡), Xijiuji (西九吉乡), Beishiliu (北石槽乡), Shijingcun (诗经村乡), Guojiacun (郭家村乡), Shicun (时村乡), Xingbieying (行别营乡), Zunzuzhuang (尊祖庄乡), Longhuadian (龙华店乡)
  • Ethnic township: Guoziwa Hui Ethnic Township (果子洼回族乡)

External links

• Official site (Chinese)
• Facts on Hejian (English)
• Old map of Hejian