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Which province is Tangshan in?
Tangshan belongs to Hebei province. Tangshan is adjacent to Beijing and Tianjin and enjoys a superior geographical position. The places of interest in Tangshan include the Qingling Mausoleum, Yue Tuo Island and the charming Canal Park. The area of Tangshan is about twice that of Shanghai and seven times that of Shenzhen, which is equivalent to 12 Hongkong and 128 new york. Tangshan Jiaotong University, the first university in China to implement a four-year undergraduate program; Tangshan is also the birthplace of China's earliest stock-"Kaiping Mining Bureau Old Stock". The climate of Tangshan belongs to warm temperate zone and semi-humid continental monsoon climate. It is windy and rainy in spring, with large evaporation, dry air and drought. The temperature rises rapidly, usually in late March. In summer, the temperature is high, the humidity is high, the rain is concentrated, and there are many disastrous weather such as rainstorm, hail, thunderstorm and strong wind. In autumn, the weather is clear, the temperature changes greatly, the temperature drops quickly, the wind speed is small, and the air is fresh. In winter, the weather is cold and dry, with little precipitation and the wind blowing from west to northwest. The underground nonmetallic minerals in Tangshan mainly include limestone, dolomite, seasonal sandstone, refractory clay, bauxite, oilstone, garnet, graphite, oil-bearing foam clay and so on. Tangshan has been engaged in large-scale coal mining for 100 years. 1956 started the general survey of oil and gas, and 1964 conducted the petroleum geological survey. Five oil and gas fields have been discovered. Coal-related natural gas reserves are also large. In addition, there are resources such as wind energy, solar energy and geothermal energy.