Handan is located at the southern tip of Hebei Province, at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, west of Taihang Mountain, east of North China Plain, and bordering Shanxi, Hebei, Shandong and Henan provinces. It is the hub of the three provinces of Shanxi and Lu Yu, 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, Hanchang 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. Qinglan Expressway and Handa Expressway cross the east and west, and are connected with 107 National Highway, 106 National Highway, 309 National Highway, 230 National Highway (Qianwei Highway), 234 National Highway, 5 14 National Highway (formerly Hanlin Highway) and 5 15 National Highway (formerly Shasha Highway)