Hengshui
| Hengshui 衡水 |
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 Hengshui
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| Coordinates: 37°44′N 115°42′E / 37.733°N 115.7°E | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
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| • Prefecture-level city | 8,815 km2 (3,403 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 590 km2 (230 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 590 km2 (230 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 census) | |
| • Prefecture-level city | 4,340,773 |
| • Urban | 460,240 |
| • Urban density | 800/km2 (2,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro density | 460,240/km2 (1,192,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | China Standard (UTC+8) |
| License Plate Prefix | 冀T |
Hengshui (Chinese: 衡水) is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, China. It has an urban population of 460,240 in the built up area and a population of 4,340,373 at the 2010 census in its administrative area. It is on the Jingjiu Railway.
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[edit] Administrative divisions
Hengshui comprises
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| # | Name | Hanzi | Hanyu Pinyin | Population (2004 est.) | Area (km²) | Density (/km²) |
| 1 | Taocheng District | 桃城区 | Táochéng Qū | 440,000 | 590 | 746 |
| 2 | Jizhou City | 冀州市 | Jìzhōu Shì | 360,000 | 918 | 392 |
| 3 | Shenzhou City | 深州市 | Shēnzhōu Shì | 560,000 | 1,244 | 450 |
| 4 | Zaoqiang County | 枣强县 | Zǎoqiáng Xiàn | 380,000 | 903 | 421 |
| 5 | Wuyi County | 武邑县 | Wǔyì Xiàn | 310,000 | 830 | 373 |
| 6 | Wuqiang County | 武强县 | Wǔqiáng Xiàn | 210,000 | 442 | 475 |
| 7 | Raoyang County | 饶阳县 | Ráoyáng Xiàn | 290,000 | 573 | 506 |
| 8 | Anping County | 安平县 | Ānpíng Xiàn | 310,000 | 493 | 629 |
| 9 | Gucheng County | 故城县 | Gùchéng Xiàn | 470,000 | 941 | 499 |
| 10 | Jing County | 景县 | Jǐng Xiàn | 500,000 | 1,183 | 423 |
| 11 | Fucheng County | 阜城县 | Fùchéng Xiàn | 320,000 | 698 | 458 |
[edit] Education
Hengshui High School [1] is located in Hengshui.
Hengshui is also the home of Hengshui University.
[edit] Sights
The Harrison International Peace Hospital is located in Hengshui. This comprehensive teaching and research hospital was named after Dr. Tillson Harrison, a martyr to the Chinese revolution. Dr. Harrison, a Canadian, died in 1947 while transporting medical equipment and supplies. Some of this equipment is on display in an exhibition room in the hospital. The hospital uses both traditional Chinese medicine and modern western diagnostic and therapeutic technology.
The city is renowned as the centre for inside painting, mainly of small snuff bottles. Zhang Rucai was born in Hebei Province and since 1972, he started to learn the art of inside painting. In April 1996, he was conferred the title Master of Chinese Folk Arts & Crafts by UNESCO. The city has a fascinating museum and exhibition of the art of the inside painter - many complex paintings done on the inside of small snuff bottles as well as special larger pieces of glassware. See [1]
There is a Buddhist Temple on the outskirts of the city which is well worth a visit, as is the bridge in the old part of the city - one of the few remnants of the old town.
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Hengshui Old Town Bridge
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Hengshui Buddhist Temple
[edit] Religion
Hengshui is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Hengshui.
[edit] References
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Eric Liddell served as a missionary for decades in Xiaozhang, Zaoqiang County, Hengshui.
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Coordinates: 37°44′N 115°42′E / 37.733°N 115.7°E
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