Handan is located at the southern tip of Hebei Province, at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, bordering Taihang Mountain in the west, North China Plain in the east and Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces in the east. It is the hub of Shanxi, Shandong and Henan provinces, the center of the Central Plains Economic Zone and an important transportation hub in North China. Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway run through the north and south, Han-Chang Railway and Han Ji Railway run through the east and west, and Huang Han Railway runs directly to Huanghua Port, Beijing-Shenzhen Expressway, Daguang Expressway and Taihang Mountain. The east-west intersection of Qinglan Expressway and Handa Expressway, 107 National Highway, 106 National Highway, 309 National Highway, 230 National Highway (Yuanwei Highway), 234 National Highway, 5 14 National Highway (formerly Hanlin Highway) and 5 15 National Highway (formerly Shacao Highway)