Dingzhou

Dingzhou was originally known as Lunu in early imperial China. Dingzhou took its present name around 400CE when it became the seat of Ding Prefecture under the Northern Wei, displacing the earlier An Prefecture. In the mid-6th century, its territory held 834,211 people living in 177,500 households. In 1055, under the Song, the city became the home of the Liaodi Pagoda, which is today China's tallest surviving pre-modern pagoda. Under the early Republic, it was known as Dingxian (then romanized "Tingsien" or "Ting Hsien") from its status as the seat of Ding County. From 1926 to 1937, the county was the site of the National Association of Mass Education Movement's Ting Hsien Experiment of the Rural Reconstruction Movement. In the 1990s, the New Rural Reconstruction Movement maintained a training and outreach center. ==Administrative divisions==

Towns: • Qingfengdian (), Dongting (), Liqingu (), Mingyuedian (), Daxinzhuang (), Xingyi (), Zhuanlu (), Liuzao (), Pangcun (), Gaopeng (), Ziwei (), Dingningdian (), Dongwang (), Kaiyuan () Townships: • Dongliuchun Township (), Zhoucun Township (), Daluzhuang Township (), Yangjiazhuang Township (), Zhaocun Township (), Xicheng Township (), Xizhong Township (), Haotouzhuang Hui Ethnic Township () ==Climate==

Dingzhou is one of the transportation hubs in North China. Railroads • Jingguang railway: Dingzhou Railway Station • Jingshi Passenger Railway: Dingzhou East Railway Station • Shuohuang Railway: Dingzhou South Railway Station Highways • Jingshi Expressway • China National Highway 107 ==Places of interest==

• Liaodi Pagoda: The tallest existing pre-modern Chinese pagoda • Dingzhou Confucius Temple: A well-preserved Confucius temple in Hebei ==See also==