Yuanshi County ( simplified Chinese : 元氏县 ; traditional Chinese : 元氏縣 ; pinyin : Yuánshì Xiàn ; lit. ' Yuan's County') is located in the southwest of Hebei Province , North China , 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the south of Shijiazhuang , the provincial capital. Yuanshi County borders Gaoyi County to the south, Zhao County and Luancheng District to the east, Jingxing County to the west and Luquan District to its north.
5-504: The total area of the county is 68 km (26 sq mi). The region is dominated by hills and valleys, with flat plains at the base of the Taihang Mountains . The area has a semi-arid climate , marked by continental monsoons and droughts during the spring. Yuanshi became a county during the Han dynasty and is the birthplace of Emperor Ming of Han , Li Mu and Li Zuoche . Yuanshi
10-584: Is Mount Xiaowutai (2,882 metres (9,455 feet)). The Taihang's eastern peak is Mount Cangyan in Hebei; Baishi Mountain forms its northern tip. The Taihang Mountains were formed during the Jurassic . Brown forest and Cinnamon soils are found here. The name of Shanxi Province , meaning "west of the mountains", derives from its location west of the Taihang Mountains. The name of Shandong Province (east of
15-575: The Taihang Mountains. The Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway crosses under the Taihang Mountains via the Taihang Tunnel , which, at almost 28 kilometres (17 mi), is the third longest railway tunnel in China. Many references to this range in “Fanshen” by William Hinton, with their significance in the Chinese Socialist revolution. This article related to a mountain or hill in China
20-508: The mountains) originally applied to the area east of the Xiao Mountains , but by the Tang dynasty it refers to the area east of the Taihang Mountains; this entity evolved into the modern-day Shandong Province, though the actual border of the province has moved considerably to the east. The Hai River system runs through the Taihang Mountains. The Red Flag Canal is located on the south edge of
25-741: Was the site of the Hebei tractor rampage . Subdistricts: Towns: Townships: This Shijiazhuang location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Taihang Mountains The Taihang Mountains ( Chinese : 太行山 ; pinyin : Tàiháng Shān ) are a Chinese mountain range running down the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau in Shanxi , Henan and Hebei provinces. The range extends over 400 kilometres (250 mi) from north to south and has an average elevation of 1,500 to 2,000 metres (4,900 to 6,600 feet). The principal peak
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