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With a convenient location, long history and varied culture, cities in Hebei province are now hot tourism destinations attracting visitors from home and abroad.
Langfang and Zhuozhou
With a total population of 3.957 million and a total area of 6,429 sq km, the city of Langfang is in the east-central part of Hebei bordering Beijing in the north, Tianjin on the east, Cangzhou in the south and Baoding in the west, part the nexus linking Beijing and Tianjin.
According to historical records, ancestors of Langfang's people inhabited the area as far back as thousands of years ago.
It was just a small village in the eighteenth century and gradually became a town in the late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
The terrain of the city is mostly low and flat, with hills and mountains in its northern sector.
Langfang enjoys a temperate climate with four distinct seasons. The weather in spring is dry and windy and hot and rainy in summer.
Autumn is cool and comfortable, while winter is chilly. January is the coldest month with an average temperature of 4.7 C and July the hottest with an average temperature of 26.2 C. Autumn is the best season to visit Langfang.
Grand Epoch City, one of Langfang's attractions, is an authentic replica of old Beijing during the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties as well as a large multifunctional center for international conventions, exhibitions, sightseeing, entertaining, catering, shopping and filmmaking, sprawling over 200 hectares.
The style of the attraction brings together traditional and modern Chinese culture that each year attracts large numbers of tourists from home and abroad.
Langfang's numerous golf courses offer a scenic and enjoyable respite from city stress. The city has a total of 198 holes, including Oriental University City Golf Club, the largest golf course in north China.
Hot springs are another attraction in Langfang. Mingtang Hot Spring Resort in the Hebei Bazhou Development Zone covers about 333,333 sq m and has more than 100 hot spring pools.
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