Jingjinji

Jingjinji
京津冀
Metropolitan region

Map of Jingjinji in Green
Province Hebei
Municipalities Beijing
Tianjin
Major Prefectural Cities Baoding
Shijiazhuang
Tangshan
Cangzhou
Langfang
Zhangjiakou
Chengde
Government
  Mayor of Beijing Wang Anshun
  Mayor of Tianjin Huang Xingguo
  Governor of Hebei Zhang Qingwei
Area
  Metro 215,870 km2 (83,350 sq mi)
Population (2015)
  Metropolitan region 109,564,000
Time zone CST (UTC+8)
Jingjingji
Chinese 京津冀
Hanyu Pinyin Jīngjīnjì

Jingjinji or Jing-Jin-Ji (JJJ), also known as Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, is the national capital region of China. It is the biggest urbanised region in Northern China that includes an economic region surrounding Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei, along the coast of the Bohai Sea.[1] This emerging region is rising as a northern metropolitan region rivaling the Pearl River Delta in the south and the Yangtze River Delta in the east.

Economy

Jingjinji has traditionally been involved in heavy industries and manufacturing. Tianjin's strengths have always been in aviation, logistics and shipping. Beijing complements this with strong petrochemical, education and R&D industries. The area is becoming a significant growth cluster for the automobile, electronics, petrochemical sectors, automotive industry, software and aircraft, also attracting foreign investments in manufacturing and health services.[2][3]

The Chinese central government has made it a priority to integrate all the cities in the Bohai Bay rim and foster economic development. This includes building an advanced communications network, better highways, increased education and scientific resources as well as tapping natural resources off the Bohai rim.[4]

In recent decades, petroleum and natural gas deposits have been discovered in Jingjinji coast Bo Hai.

Major cities

Jingjinji includes Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei province. Major cities in these municipalities and provinces include:

CityPinyinPopulation (2010)ImageInformationCity Map
Beijing
北京
Běijīng 19,612,368 Beijing is a metropolis in northern China and the capital of the People's Republic of China. Governed as a municipality under direct administration of the central government. Beijing is China's second largest city after Shanghai, with more than 17 million people in Beijing's area of jurisdiction.
Tianjin
天津
Tiānjīn 12,938,224 The third largest city of the People's Republic of China in terms of urban population. Administratively it is one of the four municipalities that have provincial-level status, reporting directly to the central government. Also, its urban land area is the third largest in China, ranked only after Beijing and Shanghai.
Baoding
保定
Bǎodìng 10,029,197
Shijiazhuang
石家庄
Shíjiāzhuāng 9,547,869
Tangshan
唐山
Tángshān 7,577,284 Tangshan, a coastal city along the Bohai Bay and neighboring Beijing and Tianjin, is a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, People's Republic of China. Its GDP has surpassed 612.12 billion Yuan in 2013,[5] ranked the 1st of Hebei Province and 19th of Mainland China. It is also known for the 1976 Tangshan earthquake, 7.5 on the Richter scale which flattened the city.
Cangzhou
沧州
Cāngzhōu 7,134,053
Langfang
廊坊
Lángfāng 4,358,839
Zhangjiakou
张家口
Zhāngjiākǒu 4,345,491
Chengde
承德
Chéngdé 3,473,197

Transportation

Air

Major airports


Regional airports

Road

There are many major highways servicing the routes within Jingjinji area. This includes the following expressways:

The following six China National Highways pass through Tianjin:

Planned road

High-speed rail

Intercity high-speed rail lines

Other high-speed rail lines

High-speed rail lines planned or under construction

Suburban railway

Metro systems

Light rail

See also

References

  1. Johnson, Ian (July 19, 2015). "In China, a Supercity Rises Around Beijing". New York Times.
  2. Regional Definition: Bohai Sea Unep.Org Retrieved 2010-01-09
  3. Tianjin at a Glance uschina.org Retrieved 2010-01-09
  4. Gain a strategic advantage in the Bohai Bay region sdic.com.cn 2007-06-11 Retrieved 2010-01-16
  5. 2013年唐山完成地區生產總值6121.2億元 http://ts.yzdsb.com.cn/system/2014/03/10/013620031.shtml

Coordinates: 38°42′N 118°6′E / 38.700°N 118.100°E / 38.700; 118.100

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