{{hatnote|Not to be confused with Chongju in Korea, whose name shares the same Chinese characters as Dingzhou.}}
{{Infobox settlement |name = Dingzhou |native_name = {{lower|0.1em|{{nobold|{{lang|zh|定州市}}}}}} |settlement_type = County-level city |official_name = |postal_code = 073000 |postal_code_type = Postal code |image_skyline = File:Shuozhou-Huanghua Railway in Dingzhou (20170607152759).jpg |image_caption = Dingzhou skyline seen from Shuohuang Railway |image_map = ChinaBaodingDingzhou.png |map_caption = Location in Baoding |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = People's Republic of China |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = Hebei |subdivision_type2 = Prefecture-level city |subdivision_name2 = Baoding |pushpin_map = China Hebei |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Hebei |coordinates = {{coord|38.516|N|114.990|E|format=dms|type:adm3rd_region:CN-13_source:Gaode|display=it}} |elevation_ft = 189 |elevation_m = 58 |area_code = 0312 | area_total_km2 = 1283.7 | area_urban_km2 = 53.00 | area_footnotes = | population_total = 1,095,986 | population_as_of = 2020 | population_urban = 577,440 | population_urban_footnotes = |population_density_km2 = auto |timezone = China Standard |utc_offset = +8 |website = {{url|www.dingzhou.gov.cn}} |blank_name = License Plate Prefix |blank_info = {{lang|zh-cn|冀F}} }} {{Infobox Chinese |c={{linktext|定州}} |psp=Tingchow |p=Dìngzhōu |w=Ting-chou |l=[Seat of] Ding ("Orderly") Prefecture }} {{Infobox Chinese |title=Former names |altname=Lunu |t2={{linktext|廬奴}} |s2={{linktext|庐奴}} |p2=Lúnú |w2=Lu-nu |l2= |altname3=Boling |c3={{linktext|博陵}} |p3=Bólíng |w3=Po-ling |l3= |altname4=Anxi |c4={{linktext|安喜}} |p4=Ānxǐ |w4=An-hsi |l4= |altname5=Dingxian |s5={{linktext|定县}} |t5={{linktext|定縣}} |p5=Dìngxiàn |psp5=Tingsien |w5=Ting-hsien |l5= }} '''Dingzhou''',<!--Chinese in infobox; see WP:MOS-ZH--> formerly romanized '''Tingchow''' and formerly known as '''Ding County''' or '''Dingxian''', is a county-level city in the prefecture-level city of Baoding in Hebei Province, China. As of 2020, Dingzhou had a population of 1.1 million. Dingzhou has 3 subdistricts, 13 towns, 8 townships, and 1 ethnic township.<ref name = "Admin Div">[http://www.xzqh.org/html/list/764.html 定州市-行政区网]</ref> Dingzhou is about halfway between Baoding and Shijiazhuang, {{convert|196|km|sp=us}} southwest of Beijing, and {{convert|68|km|sp=us}} northeast of Shijiazhuang.
==History== Dingzhou was originally known as '''Lunu''' in early imperial China.<ref name=bearman/> A tomb about {{convert|4|km|sp=us}} southwest of Dingzhou from 55–8{{nbsp}}BCE was discovered and excavated in 1973. It contained several fragments of Han literature, including manuscripts of Confucius's ''Analects'', the Taoist ''Wenzi'', and the ''Six Secret Teachings'', a military treatise. Four further manuscripts remain unpublished. The identity of the tomb's occupant is unknown, but Chinese archaeologists have speculated that it belonged to one of two kings of the Zhongshan fiefdom under the Former Han dynasty: either Liu Xiu or Liu Xing.<ref>van Els, Paul (2009) “[https://www.zora.uzh.ch/entities/publication/1b7a5ee0-60b4-4133-baf8-193d9ea59507 Dingzhou: The Story of an Unfortunate Tomb]”, in Asiatische Studien / Études Asiatiques, 63(4), pages 909-941</ref>
Dingzhou took its present name around 400{{nbsp}}CE when it became the seat of '''Ding Prefecture'''<!--linked here pending future article--> under the Northern Wei, displacing the earlier An Prefecture.<ref name=bearman>{{harvp|Xiong|2009|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=fCdCDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA137 137]}}.</ref> In the mid-6th century, its territory held 834,211 people living in 177,500 households.<ref name=bearman/> Under the Sui, the seat of Boling Commandery at present-day Anping was renamed "Gaoyang". In 607, Dingzhou then became the eponymous seat of a new '''Boling''' commandery and retained that name and status under the Tang{{sfnp|Xiong|2009|p=[https://books.google.com/books?id=fCdCDgAAQBAJ&pg=PA69 69]}} until it returned to the name Dingzhou between 621 and 742 and again after 758.<ref name=bearman/> Its territory held only 86,869 people in 25,637 households in 639 but recovered to 496,676 people in 78,090 households by 742.<ref name=bearman/> As the seat of the often {{lang|la|de facto}} independent {{translit|zh|jiedushi}} of Yiding Province, it was also known as '''Anxi''' and controlled three prefectures with only 27,401 households during the 813 census.<ref name=yiding>{{harvp|Xiong|2009|p=[https://books.google.lv/books?hl=lv&id=fCdCDgAAQBAJ&newbks=0&pg=PA760 760]}}.</ref>
In 1055, under the Song, the city became the home of the {{convert|84|m|ft|sp=us|adj=mid|-tall}} 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== <ref name = "Admin Div"/> Towns: *Qingfengdian ({{lang|zh-hans|清风店镇}}), Dongting ({{lang|zh-hans|东亭镇}}), Liqingu ({{lang|zh-hans|李亲顾镇}}), Mingyuedian ({{lang|zh-hans|明月店镇}}), Daxinzhuang ({{lang|zh-hans|大辛庄镇}}), Xingyi ({{lang|zh-hans|邢邑镇}}), Zhuanlu ({{lang|zh-hans|砖路镇}}), Liuzao ({{lang|zh-hans|留早镇}}), Pangcun ({{lang|zh-hans|庞村镇}}), Gaopeng ({{lang|zh-hans|高蓬镇}}), Ziwei ({{lang|zh-hans|子位镇}}), Dingningdian ({{lang|zh-hans|叮咛店镇}}), Dongwang ({{lang|zh-hans|东旺镇}}), Kaiyuan ({{lang|zh-hans|开元镇}})
Townships: *Dongliuchun Township ({{lang|zh-hans|东留春乡}}), Zhoucun Township ({{lang|zh-hans|周村乡}}), Daluzhuang Township ({{lang|zh-hans|大鹿庄乡}}), Yangjiazhuang Township ({{lang|zh-hans|杨家庄乡}}), Zhaocun Township ({{lang|zh-hans|赵村乡}}), Xicheng Township ({{lang|zh-hans|西城乡}}), Xizhong Township ({{lang|zh-hans|息塚乡}}), Haotouzhuang Hui Ethnic Township ({{lang|zh-hans|号头庄回族乡}})
==Climate==
{{Weather box|width=auto |metric first=y |single line=y |collapsed = Y |location = Dingzhou, elevation {{convert|42|m|ft|abbr=on}}, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–2010) |Jan high C = 2.9 |Feb high C = 7.0 |Mar high C = 14.2 |Apr high C = 21.4 |May high C = 27.2 |Jun high C = 31.6 |Jul high C = 31.9 |Aug high C = 30.3 |Sep high C = 26.5 |Oct high C = 20.0 |Nov high C = 10.9 |Dec high C = 4.3 |Jan mean C = -2.8 |Feb mean C = 1.0 |Mar mean C = 7.8 |Apr mean C = 15.1 |May mean C = 21.0 |Jun mean C = 25.5 |Jul mean C = 27.0 |Aug mean C = 25.5 |Sep mean C = 20.6 |Oct mean C = 13.7 |Nov mean C = 5.2 |Dec mean C = -0.9 |Jan low C = -7.4 |Feb low C = -3.8 |Mar low C = 2.2 |Apr low C = 9.1 |May low C = 14.9 |Jun low C = 19.8 |Jul low C = 22.5 |Aug low C = 21.4 |Sep low C = 15.9 |Oct low C = 8.8 |Nov low C = 0.9 |Dec low C = -5.0 |Jan record high C = 17.0 |Jan record low C = -18.6 |Feb record high C = 23.1 |Feb record low C = -17.3 |Mar record high C = 30.5 |Mar record low C = -8.5 |Apr record high C = 34.0 |Apr record low C = -1.5 |May record high C = 38.3 |May record low C = 4.3 |Jun record high C = 41.0 |Jun record low C = 10.8 |Jul record high C = 42.0 |Jul record low C = 16.1 |Aug record high C = 37.8 |Aug record low C = 13.0 |Sep record high C = 35.2 |Sep record low C = 5.4 |Oct record high C = 32.1 |Oct record low C = -3.1 |Nov record high C = 24.9 |Nov record low C = -11.2 |Dec record high C = 21.0 |Dec record low C = -19.5 |year high C = |year low C = |year high F = |year low F = |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 2.2 |Feb precipitation mm = 4.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 9.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 23.5 |May precipitation mm = 33.0 |Jun precipitation mm = 57.8 |Jul precipitation mm = 142.6 |Aug precipitation mm = 113.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 47.5 |Oct precipitation mm = 24.2 |Nov precipitation mm = 12.0 |Dec precipitation mm = 2.0 |Jan humidity = 55 |Feb humidity = 51 |Mar humidity = 49 |Apr humidity = 53 |May humidity = 57 |Jun humidity = 61 |Jul humidity = 75 |Aug humidity = 79 |Sep humidity = 74 |Oct humidity = 68 |Nov humidity = 65 |Dec humidity = 58 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm |Jan precipitation days = 1.6 |Feb precipitation days = 2.4 |Mar precipitation days = 2.8 |Apr precipitation days = 4.7 |May precipitation days = 6.1 |Jun precipitation days = 8.3 |Jul precipitation days = 11.4 |Aug precipitation days = 10.3 |Sep precipitation days = 6.9 |Oct precipitation days = 4.8 |Nov precipitation days = 3.3 |Dec precipitation days = 1.7 |year precipitation days = |Jan sun = 160.4 |Feb sun = 172.0 |Mar sun = 219.4 |Apr sun = 235.2 |May sun = 264.9 |Jun sun = 229.7 |Jul sun = 190.5 |Aug sun = 194.5 |Sep sun = 195.9 |Oct sun = 181.1 |Nov sun = 156.8 |Dec sun = 155.2 |year sun = | Jan percentsun = 53 | Feb percentsun = 56 | Mar percentsun = 59 | Apr percentsun = 59 | May percentsun = 60 | Jun percentsun = 52 | Jul percentsun = 42 | Aug percentsun = 47 | Sep percentsun = 53 | Oct percentsun = 53 | Nov percentsun = 53 | Dec percentsun = 53 | year percentsun = |Jan snow days = 2.3 |Feb snow days = 2.8 |Mar snow days = 1.1 |Apr snow days = 0.2 |May snow days = 0 |Jun snow days = 0 |Jul snow days = 0 |Aug snow days = 0 |Sep snow days = 0 |Oct snow days = 0 |Nov snow days = 1.6 |Dec snow days = 2.7 |year snow days = |source 1 = China Meteorological Administration<ref name="cma graphical">{{cite web |url=http://data.cma.cn/data/weatherBk.html |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data |publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans |access-date=25 August 2023}}</ref><ref> {{cite web|title=Experience Template |url=https://experience.arcgis.com/template/e724038fda394e9d9b7921f10fd1aa55/page/%E7%BA%AF%E8%A1%A8%E6%A0%BC%E7%BB%9F%E8%AE%A1-(%E5%AF%B9%E6%AF%948110%E5%8F%98%E5%8C%96)/?org=UQmaps |script-title=zh:中国气象数据网|publisher=China Meteorological Administration |language = zh-hans | access-date =25 August 2023}}</ref> }}
==Transportation== 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== thumb|left|Dingzhou Gongyuan * Liaodi Pagoda: The tallest existing pre-modern Chinese pagoda * Dingzhou Confucius Temple: A well-preserved Confucius temple in Hebei
==See also== * Shengyou, a village in Dingzhou
==References== ===Citations=== {{Reflist|30em}}
===Bibliography=== * {{citation|last = Xiong |first= Victor Cunrui |year = 2009 |title = Historical Dictionary of Medieval China |publisher = Scarecrow Press |location = Lanham |isbn = 978-0810860537 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fCdCDgAAQBAJ }}
==Further reading== * {{citation |author-link=Sidney D. Gamble |last=Gamble |first=Sidney D. |author2=Y.C. James Yen |author3=Franklin Ching-han Lee |display-authors=1 |ref={{harvid|Gamble & al.|1954}} |title=Ting Hsien, a North China Rural Community |location=New York |publisher=International Secretariat Institute of Pacific Relations |date=1954 }}, reprinted by Stanford: Stanford University Press in 1968.
== External links == {{Commons category|Dingzhou}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20061217143909/http://www.dingzhou.gov.cn/ Dingzhou City Government Website] * [https://www.zora.uzh.ch/31868/ Report on excavation of Dingzhou tombs]
{{Geographic Location |Centre = Dingzhou |North = Tang County |Northeast = Wangdu County |Northwest = Quyang County |East = Anguo City |Southeast = Shenze County |South = Wuji County |Southwest = Xinle City }} {{County-level divisions of Hebei}} {{Authority control}}
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