Get to know Fuxing District
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- Administrative area
- District · 市辖区
- Part of
- Handan
- Chinese name
- 复兴区
- Local areas
- District guide
Area & population
- Area in the source
- 37.00 km²
Source: cited geographic source, as of the dates shown.
History
The district takes its name from a remark Mao Zedong made on a visit to Handan in September 1959, that the city had to revive (邯郸是要复兴的). Industry then grew fast: a steel and chemical zone was built west of the railway and Fuxing Road was laid out. The district itself was created in October 1980, together with Congtai (丛台区) and Hanshan (邯山区). Handan Iron and Steel (邯钢) still anchors a base of metallurgy, building materials and equipment makers.
The district government counts more than a hundred protected heritage points, among them Longshan and Yangshao culture remains, the Eastern Han Dingguo Chan Temple (定国禅寺) and the Shengjinggang Dragon God Temple (圣井岗龙神庙).
What to see
The Zhao Handan city site (赵邯郸故城), capital of the Warring States kingdom of Zhao (赵), has been on the first national list of key protected monuments since 1961; the district government calls the Zhao Royal City (赵王城遗址) the most complete surviving Zhao capital. The Jiangou site (涧沟遗址) in Jiangou village, Hucun town (户村镇), joined the national list in 2013; a local saying holds that Jiangou village came before Handan city. In its Longshan culture layer, excavators found a house floor with six human skulls bearing blows and scalping marks, and abandoned wells holding five layers of skeletons.
For open space, the Garden Expo Park (园博园) is rated a national 4A scenic area, and the Qinhe Country Park (沁河郊野公园) and the Kanghu (康湖) eco area are holiday leisure spots for city residents. The Ganghua themed street (钢花风情街), the Xinshishang night market (馨食尚不夜城) and the Dacheng food street (大乘美食街) are the featured streets of the western main urban area.
Getting oriented
The Beijing–Guangzhou and Handan–Changzhi railways cross the district, as do the Qingdao–Lanzhou and ring expressways and National Highways 107 and 309. Fuxing sits right next to Handan railway station, and Handan airport and Handan East high-speed station are both within 10 kilometres.
Highlights
- Zhao Handan city site 赵邯郸故城: Warring States capital of Zhao; on the first national list of key protected monuments in 1961.
- Jiangou site 涧沟遗址: Neolithic to Han site in Hucun town; national key protected monument since 2013.
- Garden Expo Park 园博园: Rated a national 4A scenic area.
Sources for this guide
复兴区概况 -走进复兴- 邯郸市复兴区人民政府 · Fuxing District People's Government, Handan
复兴区各级文物保护单位列表 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
涧沟遗址 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书 · Chinese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-24.
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Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Some facts checked against 复兴区各级文物保护单位列表 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Some facts checked against 涧沟遗址 — Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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