| Wangxizhang Township 王西章乡 | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture | Shijiazhuang |
| District | Zhao County |
| Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
Wangxizhang Township (Chinese :王西章乡) is a township-level division of Zhao County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China. [1]
Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters prescribed in the Table of General Standard Chinese Characters for use in mainland China. Along with traditional Chinese characters, they are one of the two standard character sets of the contemporary Chinese written language. The government of the People's Republic of China in mainland China has promoted them for use in printing since the 1950s and 1960s to encourage literacy. They are officially used in the People's Republic of China and Singapore.
Zhao County (Zhaoxian), a historic town called Zhaozhou (赵州) in the past, is located in the southwest of Hebei province 40 km (25 mi) southeast of the provincial capital Shijiazhuang, and 280 km (170 mi) south of Beijing. Its total land area is 675 km2 (261 sq mi) and total population is around 550,000. There are many historical sites in Zhao County, including the Zhaozhou (Anji) bridge (赵州桥), Yongtong Bridge (永通桥), Tuoluonijing Tower (陀罗尼经幢), and Bailin Temple (柏林寺). The county is also famous for its agricultural products: snowflake pears, asparagus，and high-quality wheat.
Shijiazhuang is the capital and largest city of North China's Hebei Province. Administratively a prefecture-level city, it is about 266 kilometres (165 mi) southwest of Beijing, and it administers eight districts, two county-level cities, and 12 counties.
