Jingxing County (simplified Chinese: 井陉县; traditional Chinese: 井陘縣; pinyin: Jǐngxíng Xiàn; lit. 'Well Border')[1] is a county of Hebei Province, North China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province.
Jingxing County
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Historic architecture in the village of Daliangjiang (大梁江村), a National Historical and Cultural Village | |
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Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 114°08′43″E | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Province | Hebei |
Prefecture-level city | Shijiazhuang |
Time zone | UTC+8 (China Standard) |
Postal code | 050300 |
Area code(s) | 0311 |
Website | www |
When King Mu of Zhou went hunting in the region, he described the terrain as "the surrounding is high while the center is deep, like a well, [making the region] resemble the border of a stove", hence the name of the county.[1]
There are 10 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.
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The 2018 film An Elephant Sitting Still was filmed in Jingxing County.
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