Overview
Chinese Name: 沧州
English Name: Cangzhou
Other Name: Shicheng 狮城；Wushuzhixiang 武术之乡
Abbreviation: Cang 沧
Zip Code: 061000
Population:7.301 million
Brief Introduction
Cangzhou 沧州, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is one of the economic open zones and coastal open cities determined by The State Council. It is also a petrochemical base and an important land and sea transportation hub in the north, and an important part of the Bohai Rim economic zone环渤海经济区 and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan area 京津冀都市圈.
Cangzhou is located in the Heilongjiang Basin 黑龙港流域 in the southeast of Hebei Province and the east of Hebei Plain. It borders the Bohai Sea in the east, Tianjin and Langfang in the north, Baoding, and Hengshui in the west and southwest, and Binzhou and Dezhou in Shandong Province across the Zhangweixin River in the south. Cangzhou has two oil fields, Huabei and Dagang, with considerable development potential. Cangzhou is one of the four major salt production bases in China, with an area of 450,000 mu and an annual output of 2 million tons.
Cangzhou has jurisdiction over 2 municipal districts, 4 county-level cities, and 10 counties, and Cangzhou Bohai New Area, Cangzhou Economic Development Zone, and Cangzhou High-tech Industrial Development Zone, with a total area of 14304.26 square kilometers. As of midnight on November 1, 2020, the permanent population of Cangzhou city is 7300,783. In 2021, Cangzhou’s GDP was 416.34 billion yuan.
Famous Attractions in Cangzhou
Cangzhou has 7 national key cultural relics protection units, 26 provincial key cultural relics protection units, 16 municipal key cultural relics protection units, 2 national 4A level scenic spots, 4 national 2A level scenic spots, 2 4A levels above scenic spots, and 31 A level tourist attractions in the city.
Some special scenic spots in Cangzhou
- Cangzhou Iron Lion 沧州铁狮子
- Han Tombs in Xianxian County 献县汉墓群
- Botou Mosque 泊头清真寺
- Haifeng Town ruins 海丰镇遗址
- Ji Xiaolan cemetery 纪晓岚墓地
- Xian single bridge 献县单桥
- Huanghua ancient Tribute Jujube Garden 黄骅古贡枣园
- Nam Pi Stone Diamond 南皮石金刚
- Dongguang Iron Buddha Temple 东光铁佛寺
- Wuqiao Acrobatics World 吴桥杂技大世界
- Qian Tong Temple of Salt Mountain 盐山千童祠
- Halal Beida Temple 清真北大寺
- Taishan palace 泰山行宫
Famous Universities in Cangzhou
By the end of 2020, Cangzhou had 3,539 schools of all kinds and levels, with 1,587,000 students (excluding part-time students of secondary vocational schools), including 3,499 basic education schools, with 1,53,000 students. There are 1,809 kindergartens in The city, with 273,000 students. There are 1,341 primary schools with 796,000 students; 276 junior high schools with 320,000 students; 56 senior high schools with 138,400 students; There are 17 special education schools with an enrollment of 0.2,200 students. There are 40 full-time secondary vocational schools with 57,000 students.
List of universities and colleges in Cangzhou
- Hebei Institute of Water Conservancy and Electric Power 河北水利电力学院
- Cangzhou Normal University 沧州师范学院
- Cangzhou Transportation Institute 沧州交通学院
- Agricultural University of Hebei Bohai Campus 河北农业大学渤海校区
- Bohai Campus of Oriental College of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine 北京中医药大学东方学院渤海校区
- Cangzhou Medical College 沧州医学高等专科学校
- Cangzhou Polytechnic 沧州职业技术学院
- Cangzhou Preschool Teachers College 沧州幼儿师范高等专科学校
- Bohai Petroleum Vocational College 渤海石油职业学院
- Bohai Polytechnic Vocational College 渤海理工职业学院
Diet of Cangzhou
Cangzhou people love food, food culture has a long history. Cangzhou cuisine is rich in variety and countless, and the inherited cuisine is even more memorable. Some delicacies are well made and used, and their production techniques have been listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage protection list of Hebei Province.
Some specialty snacks in Cangzhou
- Gold thread jujube 金丝小枣
- Potow pears 泊头鸭梨
- Cangzhou spiced cabbage 沧州冬菜
- Narrow soup 羊肠汤
- Baiyangdian preserved egg 白洋淀皮蛋
- Cangzhou Feng’s sausage 沧州冯氏香肠
- Iron Lion King white wine “铁狮王”白酒
- Yuhechun white wine “御河春”白酒
Cangzhou Transportation
Port: Cangzhou city has long been known as the port of water and drought, and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the whole territory. Huanghua Port 黄骅港 has built and put into use 30 berths over 10,000 tons, with navigation capacity of 100,000 tons.
Railway: Cangzhou city has five main lines of Han Huang railway 邯黄线under construction, and eight expressways of Beijing-Shanghai railway, Jin-Shan Railway, Da-Guang Railway, Coastal railway, Canglang Railway, Shi-Huang Railway, Bao-Cang railway, and Han Gang Railway.