Shijiazhuang 4K HDR - Driving Downtown - "International Village" & "Rocksville" in China

Shijiazhuang（Chinese: 石家庄）
The Capital and most populous City of China's Hebei Province.
Located about 266 km southwest of Beijing.
At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,235,086, It is the 12th most populous city in China.

Name:
The city's present name, Shijiazhuang, first appeared during the Ming dynasty.
Its literal meaning is "Shi family's village".
The word Shijiazhuang was generally used after construction of the Shijiazhuang station of the Zhengtai Railway in 1907.

At first, the settlement was officially known only as "Shijia", as the "zhuang" was solely used to denote the nature of the settlement being a village, instead of being part of its name.
Between 1925 and 1947, the city's name was changed between "Shijia", "Shimen" and "Shijiazhuang".
On December 26, 1947, the city was officially named "Shijiazhuang", which is still in use today.
Since then, many terms regarding the city have been stemmed from the "zhuang" suffix, including its nickname "international village" (国际庄), and the colloquial demonym, "villagers" . Jokingly, people also call it "Sky Home Town" or "Rocksville" from its Chinese translating into English.


Route:
In this video, we start from the northeast of Shijiazhuang.
Starting at the Yingxumen Tunnel, near the Hutuo River in the northern section of Fuxing Street.
Entering the city after crossing Shijiazhuang's landmark "Hutuo River Bridge";
We cross the downtown area westward along Zhongshan Road, where most of Shijiazhuang's busiest districts are located on both sides of the road;
Afterwards we pass by Shengli Street, Shijiazhuang Railway Station and turn into Zhonghua Street;
Then we traveled around the city by the North 2nd Ring, Jianshe Street, and Huai'an Road.
Finally, by the Yuhua Road to the east out of the city, the end of this trip ~


Chapters:
00:00 Preview
00:57 路线示意
01:19 Start：Fuxing Street - Yingxumen Tunnel
03:10 Hutuo River Bridge
06:23 Shijiazhuang East 2nd Ring
10:39 Zhongshan Road
21:38 Beiguo - Commercial Area
26:13 Shijiazhuang CBD
28:24 Xinbai Plazt - Commercial Area
54:36 Shijiazhuang Railway Station
57:30 Zhonghua Ave
1:10:39 North 2nd Ring
1:18:11 Jianshe Ave
1:24:49 Huai'an E Road
1:35:17 Yuhua E Road
1:39:33 Finish: Shimen

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