Jingxing County ()井陉概览 is a county of Hebei Province, North China, under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Shijiazhuang, the capital of the province.
When King Mu of Zhou went hunting in the region, he described the terrain as "the surrounding is high while the center is deep, like a well, [making the region] resemble the border of a stove", hence the name of the county.
According to archeological discoveries, there were inhabitants settled in Dongyuan Village (東元村) during the Stone Age.
Administrative divisions There are 10 towns and 7 townships under the county's administration.
Towns: Weishui (), Shang'an (), Tianchang (), Xiulin (), Nanyu (), Weizhou (), Xiaozuo (), Nanzhangcheng (), Cangyanshan (), Ceyu ()
Townships: Wujiayao Township (), Beizheng Township (), Yujia Township (), Sunzhuang Township (), Nanxing Township (), Xinzhuang Township (), Nanwangzhuang Township ()
Climate
Films The 2018 film An Elephant Sitting Still was filmed in Jingxing County.
References
External links Official website of Jingxing County Government