Changzhi

Changzhi () is a prefecture-level city in the southeast of Shanxi Province, China, bordering the provinces of Hebei and Henan to the northeast and east, respectively. Historically, the city was one of the 36 administrative areas (see Administrative Divisions of Qin Dynasty) extant under the reign of Qin Shi Huang.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Changzhi
Settlement.other_name: Ch'ang-chih
Settlement.native_name: 长治市
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hans
Settlement.settlement_type: Prefecture-level city
Settlement.image_skyline: Changzhi bayi square rostrum.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Changzhi Bayi Square rostrum
Settlement.image_map: Location of Changzhi Prefecture within Shanxi (China).png
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Changzhi City jurisdiction in Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_map: Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of the city center in Shanxi
Settlement.pushpin_label_position

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History
Geography
Climate
Pollution
Education
Higher education
High schools
Transportation
Expressways
Railway
Airport
Notable people
External links
Notes and references

Changzhi is a transportation centre in Shanxi. Transportation is facilitated by four controlled-access highways (Taiyuan-Changzhi, Changzhi-Jincheng, Changzhi-Linfen, and Changzhi-Handan); two railways (Taiyuan–Jiaozuo Railway and Handan–Changzhi Railway); three national highways (China National Highway 207, 208 and 309); and Changzhi Wangcun Airport (ITAT Code: CIH, ICAO Code: ZBCZ). Internal transportation also includes a bus and taxi network.