Why do other cities in Hebei Province have no sense of identity with Shijiazhuang?

This is a topic that will continue until Shijiazhuang can bring its friends together like a big brother to realize the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. Unfortunately, in a short time, we still can't see such a warm picture. Little brothers should rely on their own efforts, and maybe even help big brother.

Let's analyze why these little brothers are so entangled in the provincial capital Shijiazhuang. Of course, every city will have its own considerations, and even everyone will have different views. Then we will try our best to find something that everyone agrees with.

To be a boss, you must have points, one is sealed by others and the other is made by yourself. Shijiazhuang definitely belongs to the first kind. In China, the influence, cohesion and centripetal force of political status are undoubtedly the strongest. Shijiazhuang, as the provincial capital, has such resources, and other small partners are jealous. Envy, jealousy and hatred are normal.

People always like to compare with others, and so does this city. After all, people live in cities and people manage cities. Look around Shijiazhuang. Hebei is surrounded by Beijing and Tianjin, one is the capital and the other is the municipality directly under the central government. Shijiazhuang was formed by the merger of several villages at the beginning of last century, and its political influence and cultural appeal cannot be compared with Beijing and Tianjin.

When it comes to birthright, there are both modern and historical. Historically, Hebei was ruled by many minority regimes such as Yan State and Zhao State, and its cultural customs were quite different. Baoding, Handan, Zhangjiakou and Chengde in Hebei were once provincial capitals, even national capitals, with a longer history than Shijiazhuang. It is natural for these cities to have a strong sense of historical and cultural identity with their own cities.

Before liberation, the capital of Hebei was vacillating and wandering around. For example, Zhangjiakou 1949 in northern Hebei used to be the capital of Chahar Province, which governed Zhangjiakou, Datong, Xuanhua and 32 counties of Yanbei, Chanan and Chabei. Chengde was once one of the old chinese administrative division provinces, one of the four northern provinces and the capital of Jehol Province. Tangshan and Qinhuangdao have port advantages and various resources development. Baoding, once the capital of Hebei Province, has obvious advantages in Beijing and Tianjin, but it is limited by the development of Shijiazhuang.

In addition, one side of the soil and water raises one side. Geographically, Hebei is actually divided into eastern Hebei, northern Hebei and central and southern Hebei by Beijing and Tianjin. Moreover, every city is bordered by other provinces and cities, resulting in the connection between the north and the south of Hebei and between the east and the west, which is far less extensive than that with Beijing, Tianjin and even the surrounding areas. A provincial capital city that is not surrounded by other cities! There are still several kilometers away from the provincial capital!

Hebei Province is a special province in China, with sub-temperate zone in the south, sub-frigid zone in the north, maritime monsoon climate in the east and continental monsoon climate in the west. The mountains and plateaus in the west and the hills and lakes in the east are all coastal! This complex and diverse terrain ranks first in the country! In addition, all prefecture-level cities are adjacent to other provinces, which directly leads to different dialect customs and is definitely more diverse in culture!

Let's start with thinking, transportation and other factors. Hebei is a big agricultural province with a weak sense of modern market economy and a weak business atmosphere. Some people prefer to go their own way and build cars behind closed doors. In addition, the traffic in North China is radial with Beijing as the center, which leads to poor traffic between cities in Hebei, and there is no direct railway between many cities. It is more convenient for people to go to Beijing and Tianjin for shopping, medical care, tourism and education.

Finally, the economic factor is also the most important factor. Hebei's economic development is relatively slow, there is a big difference between urban and rural areas, and the urbanization rate is low. Facing the siphon effect of Beijing's huge talents and resources, economic activities are more centered on Beijing, and there are fewer horizontal economic activities between cities. Moreover, other cities also complained about the practice of building provincial capitals in the province in previous years.

We might as well ask, Zhangjiakou, Chengde, Qinhuangdao, Tangshan, Langfang and Baoding, who wants to make money to go to Beijing, Tianjin or Shijiazhuang? Ask the children in these areas whether they want to take the exam, whether they want to go to Shijiazhuang for university or Tsinghua Peking University Nankai. I also asked whether the elderly in these areas went to Beijing and Tianjin to see more when they were sick, or to Shijiazhuang? Ask people in these areas if they want to travel more to Beijing, Tianjin or Shijiazhuang. Anything else to say?

The common people have no sense of identity, and only those officials can't change the status quo, because they are too mobile, have no sense of belonging, and go when necessary, resulting in a weak sense of identity in Hebei cities.

This can still be compared with Zhejiang. Maybe people in our village will feel better. Similar to the relationship between Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, and Ningbo and Wenzhou, Ningbo and Wenzhou people basically have nothing to do with Hangzhou, but go their own ways. Although the economic environment in Hangzhou is very good, they basically don't go to Hangzhou, but go directly to Shanghai if they want. Ordinary officials seldom go to Hangzhou. The only people who have more contacts are provincial, prefectural and municipal leaders, because without the provincial party committee and government, they can't be promoted. The other one has no sense of identity because Hangzhou escaped from the Song Dynasty, so he talks and eats.