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'''Tangshan''' ({{zh|c=[[wikt:唐山|唐山]]|p=Tángshān shì}}) is a largely industrial [[prefecture-level city]] in [[Hebei]] province, [[People's Republic of China]]. It has become known for the [[1976 Tangshan earthquake]] which measured 7.5 on the [[Richter magnitude scale|Richter scale]] and was responsible for the death of approximately 250,000 residents. The city has since been rebuilt and has become a tourist attraction.
'''Tangshan''' ({{zh|c=[[wikt:唐山|唐山]]|p=Tángshān shì}}) is a largely industrial [[prefecture-level city]] in [[Hebei]] province, [[People's Republic of China]]. It has become known for the [[1976 Tangshan earthquake]] which measured 7.5 on the [[Richter magnitude scale|Richter scale]] and killed at least 255,000 residents. The city has since been rebuilt and has become a tourist attraction.


==Geography==
==Geography==

Revision as of 23:16, 13 August 2010

"唐山" redirects here. For an alternative name of China, see Names of China § Tang.
Tangshan
唐山
Prefecture-level city
唐山市
Skyline of Tangshan
Skyline of Tangshan
Location in Hebei
Location in Hebei
CountryChina
ProvinceHebei
Government
 • Party SecretaryZhao Yong (赵勇)
 • MayorZhang Guodong (张国栋)
Area
 • Prefecture-level city13,472 km2 (5,202 sq mi)
 • Urban
3,874 km2 (1,496 sq mi)
Population
 (2003)
 • Prefecture-level city7,100,000
 • Density530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
 • Urban
2,960,000
 • Urban density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+8 (China Standard)
Postal code
063000
Area code315
GDP¥356.1 billion (2008)
GDP per capita¥48,190 (2008)
License Plate Prefix冀B
Websitehttp://www.tangshan.gov.cn/

Tangshan (Chinese: 唐山; pinyin: Tángshān shì) is a largely industrial prefecture-level city in Hebei province, People's Republic of China. It has become known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which measured 7.5 on the Richter scale and killed at least 255,000 residents. The city has since been rebuilt and has become a tourist attraction.

Geography

Tangshan is located in the central section of the circum-Bohai Sea Gulf region, facing the Bohai Sea to the south. Tangshan is adjacet to Yanshan mountains to the north, borders Luanhe with Qinhuangdao to the east, and to the west adjoins with Beijing and Tianjin. It is a strategic area and a corridor linking two major regions of North China and Northeast China.

Tangshan is part of the North China Plain, with Yanshan Mountains lying to the north. The largest river in Tangshan is the Luan.

Administration

The prefecture-level city of Tangshan administers 14 county-level divisions including 6 districts, 6 counties and 2 county-level cities.

Map
# Name Hanzi Hanyu Pinyin Population (2004 est.) Area (km²) Density (/km²)
1 Lubei District 路北区 Lùběi Qū 620,000 113 5,487
2 Lunan District 路南区 Lùnán Qū 240,000 65 3,692
3 Guye District 古冶区 Gǔyě Qū 360,000 263 1,369
4 Kaiping District 开平区 Kāipíng Qū 330,000 253 1,304
5 Fengrun District 丰润区 Fēngrùn Qū 890,000 1,334 667
6 Fengnan District 丰南区 Fēngnán Qū 520,000 1,568 332
7 Zunhua City 遵化市 Zūnhuà Shì 690,000 1,521 454
8 Qian'an City 迁安市 Qiān'ān Shì 680,000 1,208 563
9 Luan County 滦县 Luán Xiàn 540,000 999 541
10 Luannan County 滦南县 Luánnán Xiàn 570,000 1,270 449
11 Leting County 乐亭县 làoting Xiàn 490,000 1,308 375
12 Qianxi County 迁西县 Qiānxī Xiàn 360,000 1,439 250
13 Yutian County 玉田县 Yùtián Xiàn 660,000 1,165 567
14 Tanghai County 唐海县 Tánghǎi Xiàn 140,000 700 200

History

Tangshan city has a history of over one hundred years. Its name derives from Dachengshan Mountain in the urban city.

Tangshan suffered an earthquake of moment magnitude 8.2 (7.8 from official report) at 3:42 a.m. on July 28, 1976, the Tangshan earthquake, which resulted in many casualties. The official death toll was 255,000, but many experts believe that the actual number of fatalities was two to three times that number, making it the most destructive earthquake in modern history. As a result of the earthquake, most of the town had to be rebuilt.

Economy and Industry

Tangshan is an important heavy industrial city in North China. Its output include machinery, motor vehicles, chemicals, textiles, glass, petroleum products, and cement. It has been a coal-mining center since late Qing Dynasty, as Guangdong merchant Tong King-sing opened the first coal mine using modern techniques in Kaiping in 1877.[1] Since the construction of the Caofeidian Project, it has hosted large iron and steel plants, chemical projects, and electricity plants. Tangshan is also called the "porcelain capital of North China."[citation needed]

Historically, modern industry in China first arose in Tangshan. The first railway in China was built from Xugezhuang （胥各庄) to Tangshan in 1877 and the first fire-resistant material manufactory, and the first and largest cement manufactory were constructed in Tangshan as well.

In 2008, the GDP of Tangshan was ¥356.119 billion, ranked No. 1 among all the prefecture-level cities in Hebei Province, and No. 19 in China. GDP per capita reached ¥48,190 ($6,817).[citation needed]

Industrial zone

Traditional Arts

Education

  • Tangshan No. 1 Middle School (founded 1902), one of the most famous high schools in China[1]

Sights

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in China

Twin towns — Sister cities

Tangshan is twinned with:

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Ellsworth C.Carlson, The Kaiping Mines, 1877-1912 2d ed (Cambridge, MA: East Asian Research Center, Harvard University, 1971.
  2. ^ "Malmö stads vänortssamarbete" (in Swedish). © 2004-2009 Malmö stad, 205 80 Malmö, Organisationsnummer: 212000-1124. Retrieved 2009-06-27. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
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