Elevation 262 m (860 ft) Postal code 073200 | County seat Fuping Town (阜平镇) Time zone China Standard (UTC+8) Area 2,497 km² | |
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Country People's Republic of China Points of interest Tianshengqiao National Geological Park Forest Park | ||
Fuping (Chinese: 阜平; pinyin: Fùpíng) is a county of west-central Hebei province, China, bordering Wutai County, Shanxi to the west. It is under the jurisdiction of Baoding City, and is 93 km (58 mi) north-northwest of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital. As of 2006, it had a population of 210,000 residing in an area of 2,497 km2 (964 sq mi). During December 29 to 30, 2012 there was a nationally televised visit by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, to the villages of Luotuowan and Gujiatai in Longquanguan township which illustrated rural poverty in China. The residents, corn farmers, have an average per capita annual income of $160. Average income for the county as a whole is 2,400 yuan ($390). Following the telecast there was a generous outpouring of aid by the Chinese public to the village. The government has pledged $40 million to Luotuowan and other villages in Fuping County.
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Map of Fuping, Baoding, Hebei, China
Civil war
Fuping County was a revolutionary base during the Chinese Civil War.
Administrative divisions
There are 5 towns and 8 townships under the county's administration.
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