The whole area of Shijiazhuang municipality was earlier developed in human civilization with very deep cultural background. The Baifo Kou cultural relics found in the urban area is so far the earliest human remains in plain about 6 000-7 000 years ago，Xinle ancient site“Fu Xi Platform" also proves that China's first ancestor Fu Xi once lived here more than 6 000 years ago. The culture of the Warring States Zhongshan Kindom is another important link in the train of history and culture of Shijiazhuang.

Early in the 20th century，railways from Beijing to Wuhan(today's“Beijing to Guangzhou railway”)and from Zhengding to Taiyuan(today's Shijiazhuang to Taiyuan railway)had been constructed successively and joined here. Shijiazhuang was developing and expanding just along with the construction of the railways. The city started to be called Shijiazhuang in the year of 1925(It was then renamed Shi men City temporarily).