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Langfang , Hebei
Hebei

For the people of Hebei, see Hebei people is a North China province of China of the People's Republic of China. Its one-Chinese character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province , a Han Dynasty province that included southern Hebei....
 province, China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, is a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 located approximately midway between Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 and Tianjin
Tianjin

is the third largest city of the People's Republic of China in terms of urban population. Administratively it is one of the four municipality that have Political divisions of China status, reporting directly to the central government....
 with a total population of 3.85 million and an urban area population of 763,700. Its total area is around 6,429 km².

Considering Langfang’s position between these two prominent cities, Langfang is a relatively green city. Every 300 to 500 meters along the city's major streets are parks where local people stroll and take exercise.






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Langfang , Hebei
Hebei

For the people of Hebei, see Hebei people is a North China province of China of the People's Republic of China. Its one-Chinese character abbreviation is "" , named after Ji Province , a Han Dynasty province that included southern Hebei....
 province, China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, is a prefecture-level city
Prefecture-level city

A prefecture-level city or prefecture-level municipality is an administrative division of the People's Republic of China, ranking below a province of China and above a county of China in China's administrative structure....
 located approximately midway between Beijing
Beijing

is a metropolis in northern China and the Capital of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the four municipality of China, which are equivalent to province in China's Political divisions of China....
 and Tianjin
Tianjin

is the third largest city of the People's Republic of China in terms of urban population. Administratively it is one of the four municipality that have Political divisions of China status, reporting directly to the central government....
 with a total population of 3.85 million and an urban area population of 763,700. Its total area is around 6,429 km².

Considering Langfang’s position between these two prominent cities, Langfang is a relatively green city. Every 300 to 500 meters along the city's major streets are parks where local people stroll and take exercise. Langfang's five-kilometer long pedestrian street is now the longest in China.

Langfang's economy is developing with an emphasis on computers and technology, such that some have dubbed it "China’s Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley is the South Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California, United States. The term originally referred to the region's large number of Integrated circuit innovators and manufacturers, but eventually came to refer to all the high-tech businesses in the area; it is now generally used as a metonym for the high-tech s...
." One recent development is the Oriental University City
Oriental University City

Oriental University City is an area of 30 universities near Langfang, Hebei in the People's Republic of China. It was built in less than three years with four billion yuan ....
. Having begun construction in October 1999, the complex was built in less than 3 years at a 4-billion yuan
Renminbi

The renminbi is the currency of the People's Republic of China, whose principal unit is the Chinese yuan , subdivided into 10 jiao , each of 10 fen ....
 investment, and some 30 universities have been established here with a combined enrollment of about 50,000 students.

Langfang does not have a land port or airport
Airport

An airport is a location where aircraft such as Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and Non-rigid airship take off and land. Aircraft may also be stored or maintained at an airport....
, but is only a one-hour drive from Beijing Capital International Airport and the Tianjin New Port.