From 1958 to 1962, as for today's Xingtai City , there were actually three major changes in administrative divisions at that time. First, in 1958, it merged into 5 major counties ( Xingtai major counties, Julu major counties, Neiqiu major counties, Nangong major counties, and Ningjin major counties), second, it was restored to 1 city and 11 counties in 1961, and third, it was restored to 1 city and 16 counties in 1962.
1958-1960 administrative divisions were obviously the product of the Great Leap Forward era. I wanted to kill two birds with one stone. On the one hand, I responded to the insufficient supply of cities caused by three years of natural disasters through a special zone joint operation. On the other hand, I also wanted to show that it could still be built in a big city in extremely difficult times, but the steps taken were too big. This method obviously could only be a temporary measure. However, when it was restored later, it was restored too thoroughly, which resulted in the fact that this zoning reform in Hebei Province actually gained nothing.
Considering that there are too many small counties and too many counties in various cities in Hebei Province now, taking Xingtai City as an example, it has 18 counties, cities and districts under its jurisdiction, ranking among the top among prefecture-level cities in the country, but its actual area is not large. By May 1961, Xingtai's districts had 12 counties and cities. If they could be preserved to this day, the number of counties and cities under Xingtai would have decreased by 4-5.
1961 Hebei district division:
9 districts, 1 prefecture-level city, 11 county-level city, 105 counties, 7 city districts
districts, prefecture-level city | districts, prefecture-level city | county-level districts |
Tianjin (provincial capital) | 7 city districts | |
10 County1 City | ||
Xingtai Special Zone (Xingtai City) | 11 County1 City | |
Shijiazhuang Special Zone (Shijiazhuang City) | 13 County1 City | |
Baoding Special Zone (Baoding City ) | 15 County1 City | |
Zhangjiakou Special Zone (Zhangjiakou City ) | 13 County2 City | |
chengde Special Zone (Chengde City ) | 8 County1 City | |
Tianjin Special Zone (Tianjin City) | 8 County | |
8 County | ||
Tangshan Special Zone ( Tangshan City ) | 12 counties 3 cities | |
Cangzhou Special Zone ( Cangzhou City ) | 15 counties 1 city |
Shijiazhuang (1 city 13 counties), Handan (1 city 10 counties), Xingtai (1 city 11 counties), Baoding (1 city 15 counties).
1961 Xingtai
Xingtai Special Zone (Xingtai City)
1 city and 11 counties:
Xingtai City
Xingtai County, Shahe County, Neiqiu County (including Lincheng ), Ningjin County , Longyao County (including Baixiang ), Renxian County (including Nanhe ), Julu County , l1 Guangzong County (including Pingxiang ), Nangong County , Weixian , Qinghe County
Xingtai Special Zone (Xingtai City)—1961 | ||
County | ||
Area | ||
County | Area | Notes |
Xingtai City | 132 square kilometers | |
Xingtai County | 1908 square kilometers | |
Shahe County | 999 square kilometers | |
Neiqiu County | 1585 square kilometers | Contain Lincheng County |
Ningjin County | 1032 square kilometers | |
Longyao County | ||
Longyao County | ||
Longyao County | ||
Longyao County | 1017 square kilometers | contains Baixiang County |
Ren County | 836 square kilometers | Hannanhe County |
Julu County | 631 square kilometers | |
Guangzong County | 910 square kilometers | contains Pingxiang County |
Nangong County | 1101 square kilometers | contains new Hexian |
weixian | 994 square kilometers | |
Qinghe County | 626 square kilometers | Contains 6 communes in Nangong County |
htt ml1html When the original Xingtai District was restored in 181961, it was not simply restored according to the original system. It was obviously considered carefully. For example, in 1961, it was only restored into 11 counties. Among them, Xinhe County was originally merged with Ningjin County, but when it was restored, Xinhe County was merged into Nangong County, and part of Nangong County (6 communes including Duan Lutou and Dongjiamiao totaled 126 square kilometers) was included in Qinghe County. These are some reasonable adjustments in details. If it could be retained, I think it would be more reasonable. Unfortunately, in a short year, all of them were restored according to the original system in 1962.
Xingtai Special Zone (Xingtai City)—1961 | |||
County | |||
Township units | Notes | ||
Xingtai City | 4 Street Office 4 Commune | ||
Remarks | |||
Xingtai City | 4 Street Office 4 Commune | ||
| htt ml0 Xingtai County | 33 Commune | ||
Shahe County | 5 Working Committee 24 Commune | ||
Neiqiu County | 4 Working Committee 29 Commune | Including Lincheng County | |
Ningjin County | 8 Working Committee 41 Commune | ||
Longyao County | |||
Longyao County | 7 Working Committee 22 Commune | Hanbaixiang County | |
Renxian County | 6 Working Committee 27 Commune | Hannanhe County | |
Julu County | 6 Working Committee 26 Commune | 631 square kilometers | |
Guangzong County | 1 Working Committee 26 Commune | html l0 Hanpingxiang County | |
Nangong County | 6 Working Committee40 Commune | Hanxinhe County | |
Wei County | 5 Working Committee32 Commune | ||
Qinghe County | |||
26 Commune | Hanning 6 Commune |
