| Wenbei Subdistrict 文北街道 | |
|---|---|
| Subdistrict | |
| Chinese transcription(s) | |
| Country | China |
| Province | Hebei |
| Prefecture | Tangshan |
| Time zone | China Standard Time (UTC+8) |
Wenbei Subdistrict (Chinese :文北街道) is a township-level division of Lunan District, Tangshan, 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.
Lunan District is a district of the city of Tangshan, Hebei province, China.
Tangshan is a largely industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It has become known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, flattening much of the city and killing at least 255,000 residents according to official estimates. The city has since been rebuilt, has become a tourist attraction and has among the 10 largest ports in China.
