Hejian

Hejian (simplified Chinese: 河间; traditional Chinese: 河間; pinyin: Héjiān; Wade–Giles: Ho Chien; alternative romanizations: Ho Dsien[1], Ho-kien[-fou]) is a county-level city of Cangzhou City, in east-central Hebei province, China. As of 2004, the population was ca. 770,000 inhabitants and the city territory was 1,333 km² (515 sq mi). Hejian is situated along China National Highway 106.

History

"A military station near the city of Chokien", i.e. probably Hejian. (Ca. 1844)

Séraphin Couvreur (1835–1919) and Léon Wieger (1856–1933), two French Jesuit missionaries and renowned Sinologists worked at the Catholic Jesuit mission in Hejian.

Administrative divisions

There are 7 towns (镇) and 13 townships (乡):

Towns: Yingzhou (瀛州镇) Migezhuang (米各庄镇) Jinghe (景和镇) Wofotang (卧佛堂镇) Shucheng (束城镇) Liugusi (留古寺镇) Shaheqiao (沙河桥镇)

Townships: Guxian (故仙乡) Liminju (黎民居乡) Xingcun (兴村乡) Shawa (沙洼乡) Xijiuji (西九吉乡) Beishiliu (北石槽乡) Shijing (诗经村乡) Guojiacun (郭家村乡) Shicun (时村乡) Hangbieying (行别营乡) Zunzuzhuang (尊祖庄乡) Longhuadian (龙华店乡) Guoziwa (果子洼回族乡)

External links

• Official site (Chinese)
• Facts on Hejian (English)
• Old map of Hejian