Xingtai
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Xingtai (simplified Chinese: 邢台; pinyin: Xíngtai) is a prefecture-level city in southern Hebei province, China. In 2004 it had an urban population of 561,400 and a total population of 6.73 million. It borders Shijiazhuang and Hengshui in the north, Handan in the south, and the provinces of Shandong and Shanxi in the east and west respectively.
[edit] Administration
The prefecture-level city of Xingtai, with a total area of 12,486 square kilometers, administers 2 districts, 2 county-level cities and 15 counties.
- Qiaodong District (桥东区)
- Qiaoxi District (桥西区)
- Nangong City (南宫市)
- Shahe City (沙河市)
- Ren County (任县)
- Wei County (威县)
- Xingtai County (邢台县)
- Baixiang County (柏乡)
- Qinghe County (清河)
- Ningjin County (宁晋)
- Longyao County (隆尧)
- Lincheng County (临城)
- Guangzong County (广宗)
- Linxi County (临西)
- Neiqiu County (内丘)
- Pingxiang County (平乡)
- Julu County (巨鹿)
- Xinhe County (新河)
- Nanhe County (南和)
[edit] History
Xingtai is an ancient city in the northern China with a history of 3500 years. It was first built by King Zuyi (祖乙) of Shang Dynasty as its capital.
In the late 1990s Xingtai became the focus of attention for a local blood bank's use of blood contaminated with HIV, causing many residents to develop AIDS.[1]
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