County seat Baixiang Town (柏乡镇) Elevation 39 m Local time Wednesday 12:27 AM | Township-level divisions 3 towns3 townships Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 268 km² Postal code 55450 Area code 0319 | |
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Country People's Republic of China Weather 5°C, Wind W at 8 km/h, 50% Humidity | ||
Baixiang County (simplified Chinese: 柏乡县; traditional Chinese: 柏鄉縣; pinyin: Bǎixiāng Xiàn) is a county of southwestern Hebei province, China. It is under the administration of Xingtai City, with a population of 180,000 residing in an area of 268 km2 (103 sq mi). It lies generally to the east of G4 Beijing–Hong Kong–Macau Expressway and China National Highway 107. The Baixiang County is known as being the former capital of the state of Xiang (襄國) of the Southern Huns state Later Zhao, described in the Fang Xuanling Book of Jin Chapter 104, was located in the territory of the county. It was a place of the 351 CE Battle of Xiangguo between Ran Min's army and Shi Zhi of Later Zhao. After the battle, the Later Zhao general Liu Xian (劉顯) killed Shi Zhi in Xiangguo, the Xiangguo city was burned, and its population moved to Yecheng.
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Map of Baixiang, Xingtai, Hebei, China
Administrative divisions
The county administers 3 towns and 3 townships.
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