Climate: The province has a temperate continental monsoon
climate, which varies greatly due to its vastness, and most of the territory
has clear-cut seasons. Its annual sunshine time is 2400-3100 hours.
annual frost-free period 120-200 days. annual precipitation 300-800mm,
annual average temperature 0 degree to 13 degree.
provincial capital: Shijiazhuang
Population: 67,44 millions (March 2001)
Ethnic groups:
The population of Han nationality,accounts for 96% of the total;
the rest is composed of people from 53 minority nationalities
including Manchu, Hui Mongolian,Zhuang, Korean, Miao, Tujia, etc,
