Hebei

:Not to be confused with the unrelated province of Hubei

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Header = 河北省Héběi Shěng

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Hebei ({{zh-cpw |c=河北 |p=Hébĕi |w=Ho-pei}}; Postal System Pinyin: Hopeh) is a northern province of the People's Republic of China. Its one-character abbreviation is 冀 (pinyin: jì), named after Ji Province (冀州 Jì Zhōu), a Han Dynasty province (zhou) that included southern Hebei. The name Hebei means "north of the (Yellow) River".

Related Topics:
Postal System Pinyin - Province - People's Republic of China - Character - Pinyin - Ji Province - Han Dynasty - Zhou - The (Yellow) River

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Zhili (Traditional Chinese: 直隸, Simplified Chinese: 直隶, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhílì, Wade-Giles: Chih-li), meaning "Directly Ruled (by the Imperial Court)", was the name of Hebei before 1928.

Related Topics:
Traditional Chinese - Simplified Chinese - Hanyu Pinyin - Wade-Giles - 1928

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Hebei completely surrounds Beijing and Tianjin municipalities (which also border each other). It borders Liaoning to the northeast, Inner Mongolia to the north, Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south, and Shandong to the southeast. Bohai Bay of the Yellow Sea is to the east. A small part of Hebei, an exclave disjointed from the rest of the province, is wedged between the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin.

Related Topics:
Beijing - Tianjin - Liaoning - Inner Mongolia - Shanxi - Henan - Shandong - Bohai Bay - Yellow Sea - Exclave

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A common alternate name for Hebei is Yānzhào (燕赵), after the state of Yan and state of Zhao that existed here during the Warring States Period.

Related Topics:
State of Yan - State of Zhao - Warring States Period

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