Handan 1375980 226115494 2008-07-16T21:54:33Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[ca:Handan]] {{For|the mother of the Ottoman Sultan Ahmed I|Handan Sultan}} [[Image:ChinaHebeiHandan.png|120px|right|]] '''Handan''' ({{zh-stp|s=邯郸|t=邯鄲|p=Hándān}}) is a [[prefecture-level city]] located in the southwestern part of [[Hebei]] Province of [[China]]. ==History== [[Image:Handan2.jpg|right|210px|]] Handan was the capital of the [[state of Zhao]] during the [[Warring States]] period, after the changing of its capital from [[Zhongmu]]. The city was conquered by Qin after the virtual annexation of Zhao by [[Qin]] except for the [[Dai Commandry]]. [[Qin Shi Huang]] visited the city once and ordered all enemies of his mother to be buried alive. Handan was still regarded as a commercial centre during the western and eastern Han dynasties, but slowly it declined, perhaps because of the numerous battles ravaging northern China after the Han. Handan is now mainly an industrial city. It still has some attractions, most coming from Zhao folklore, like the road in which [[Lin Xiangru]] backed into in order to let his nemesis, [[Lian Po]], pass first, and the place in which [[Lian Po]] begged for [[Lin Xiangru]]'s forgiveness. . ==Demographics== The population, as of 2004, was estimated at 1,390,000 for the [[Urban area|urban]] city center and 8,499,000 for the entire [[Prefecture-level city]] area of 12,000 km². ==Economy== Industrial growth in the city was due to its communication and transport activities. [[Coal mine]]s at [[Fengfeng]] provide power for Handan's iron, steel and textile mills. Chemical and cement plants along with other industries also benefit. The [[Gross domestic product|GDP]] [[per capita]] in [[Renminbi]] ([[wiktionary:人|人]][[wiktionary:民|民]][[wiktionary:币|币]]), aka yuan ([[wiktionary:元|元]]) was estimated at ¥13,449 in 2005. [[Image:Handan3.jpg|right|180px|]] ==Famous People== *[[Qiaosheng Han]] *[[Luchan Yang]] ==External links== * [http://www.hd.cn/ City of Handan, The Official Site for Handan] * [http://www.handandaily.com/ Handan Daily,HandanDaily] {{Hebei}} {{Hebei-geo-stub}} {{coord|36|36|N|114|29|E|display=title|source:frwiki}} [[Category:Cities in Hebei]] [[Category:Prefecture-level divisions of Hebei]] [[ca:Handan]] [[de:Handan]] [[es:Handan]] [[fa:هاندان]] [[fr:Handan]] [[gl:Handan]] [[id:Handan]] [[it:Handan]] [[lt:Handanas]] [[ja:邯鄲市]] [[no:Handan]] [[pl:Handan]] [[pt:Handan]] [[sv:Handan]] [[vi:Hàm Đan]] [[zh:邯郸市]]