Xindu District (simplified Chinese: 信都区; traditional Chinese: 信都區; pinyin: Xìndū Qū) is one of two core districts of the city of Xingtai, Hebei province, China, the other being Xiangdu District.
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The 1937 Heze earthquakes struck the Mudan District in Shandong Province, China on July 31 and August 1 respectively. The moment magnitude 7.0 and 6.7 earthquakes were centered near the city of Heze. Although the total number of casualties has never been finalized, at least 3,252 people died and 12,701 were injured. The earthquakes also killed more than 6,000 livestock and destroyed 470,000 homes. Due to the outbreak of the Second Sino-Japanese War, rescue operations by the Chinese government were ineffective.
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The Xingtai earthquake was a sequence of major earthquakes that took place between March 8 and March 29, 1966, in the area administered by the prefecture-level city of Xingtai in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China.
The first earthquake with magnitude 6.0 on the moment magnitude scale and epicenter in Longyao County occurred in the early morning of March 8, 1966. It was followed by a sequence of five earthquakes above magnitude 6 that lasted until March 29, 1966. The strongest of these quakes had a magnitude of 6.8 and took place in the southeastern part of Ningjin County on March 22. The earthquake damage included 8,064 dead, 38,000 injured and more than 5 million destroyed houses.
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The Battle of Julu was fought in Julu in 207 BC primarily between forces of the Qin dynasty and the insurgent state of Chu. The Qin commander was Zhang Han, while the Chu leader was Xiang Yu. The battle concluded with a decisive victory for the rebels over the larger Qin army. The battle marked the decline of Qin military power as the bulk of the Qin armies were destroyed in this battle.
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Xingtai railway station is a station on Beijing–Guangzhou railway in Xingtai, Hebei.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Shunde/Shunteh/Xingtai, Chinese: 順得, 邢台) is a diocese located in the city of Xingtai in the ecclesiastical province of Beijing in China.
Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
Gangtie Road Subdistrict (钢铁路街道), Zhongxing Road Subdistrict (中兴路街道), Dahuoquan Subdistrict (达活泉街道), Zhangkuan Subdistrict (张宽街道), Zhangcun Subdistrict (章村街道) Townships:
Nandaguo Township (南大郭乡), Licun Township (李村乡)
