Yuanshi County

Yuanshi County is located in the southwest of Hebei Province, North China, 40 km to the south of Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital. Yuanshi County borders Gaoyi County to the south, Zhao County and Luancheng District to the east, Jingxing County to the west and Luquan District to its north.

The total area of the county is 68 km2. The region is dominated by hills and valleys, with flat plains at the base of the Taihang Mountains. The area has a semi-arid climate, marked by continental monsoons and droughts during the spring.

Yuanshi became a county during the Han dynasty and is the birthplace of Emperor Ming of Han, Li Mu and Li Zuoche.

Yuanshi was the site of the Hebei tractor rampage.

Administrative divisions
Subdistricts:
 * Chengqu Subdistrict (城区街道)

Towns:
 * Huaiyang (槐阳镇), Nanyin (南因镇), Nanzuo (南佐镇), Yincun (殷村镇), Jicun (姬村镇), Songcao (宋曹镇)

Townships:
 * Dongzhang Township (东张乡), Zhaotong Township (赵同乡), Macun Township (马村乡), Beichu Township (北褚乡), Suyang Township (苏阳乡), Sucun Township (苏村乡), Beizheng Township (北正乡), Qianxian Township (前仙乡), Heishuihe Township (黑水河乡)