Which of the four sources is the source of Shijiazhuang?
Because Zhengding Railway Station was being built at that time, it was built in Shijiazhuang (to be exact, repairing the door) for fear of affecting Feng Shui. Without the establishment of this railway station, there would be no Shijiazhuang now.
As can be seen from the previous name, it was previously called Shimen. Take one word for the names of the two villages (Shijiazhuang-Xiumen), and you will know that this place is actually very small. The east of the East Second Ring Road belongs to Zhengding County in the 1990s, and does not belong to the urban area of Shijiazhuang (neither a suburb). Therefore, for the real source of Shijiazhuang, it is better to look at Zhengding, which is more valuable for research.
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The whole East Second Ring Road in Shijiazhuang is an ancient road, but the riverbed is thirsty, leaving a road. In ancient times, this road was the only road from the east side of Taihang Mountain to Beijing, that is, the North-South Road (there were traces of this road in the 1990s). Because this road is a dirt road, there are many people walking, and the soil has been circled and blown away for a long time. This road is deeper than the surrounding area. Last time I saw it, it was a ditch two meters deep and twenty meters wide. Now it's gone. Moreover, Zhongshan Road is the only way from ancient Shanxi to Tianjin, so geographically, the development of Shijiazhuang is bound to be inseparable from the smooth traffic, so we know why Zhengding City is an ancient fortress.