Hebei

Also known as Hopeh, Hebei Province

Hebei is a province in North China. It is China's sixth-most populous province, with a population of over 75 million people. Shijiazhuang is the capital city. It borders Shanxi to the west, Henan to the south, Shandong and Liaoning to the east, and Inner Mongolia to the north; in addition, Hebei entirely surrounds the direct-administered municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin on land. Its population is 96% Han Chinese, 3% Manchu, 0.8% Hui, and 0.3% Mongol. Varieties of Chinese spoken include Jilu Mandarin, the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, and Jin Chinese.

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Hebei is a large province in North China with over 75 million people, making it the country's sixth-most populous region, and it is notable for entirely surrounding the major cities of Beijing and Tianjin. The province, governed from its capital Shijiazhuang, borders several regions including Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Liaoning, and Inner Mongolia, and is home to a predominantly Han Chinese population alongside smaller communities of Manchu, Hui, and Mongol people.

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Settlement.name: Hebei
Settlement.native_name_lang: zh-Hant
Settlement.other_name: Hopeh, Ho-pei
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.translit_lang1: Name
Settlement.translit_lang1_info: ()
Settlement.image_map: Hebei in China (+all claims hatched).svg
Settlement.mapsize: 275px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Hebei in China
Settlement.named_for: Yellow River
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: China
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Shijiazhuang
Settlement.seat1_type: Largest city
Settlement.seat1: Baoding
Settlement.parts_type: Divisions
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Official website

河北省人民政府

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 河北省
Population: 74610235
Area: 187240
Official website: www.hebei.gov.cn
Image: Snow in China.jpg
Nominal GDP: 4039130000000

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Etymology
History
Pre and early history
Qin and Han dynasties
Jin through the Three Kingdoms
Tang and Five dynasties
Song through Yuan dynasties
Ming and Qing dynasties
Republic of China
People's Republic of China
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During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods (771–226 BC), the region was ruled by the states of Yan and Zhao. During the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), the region was called Zhongshu. It was called North Zhili during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644), and simply Zhili during the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). The modern province of Hebei was created in 1928. Five UNESCO World Heritage Sites can be found in the province: the Great Wall of China, Chengde Mountain Resort, Grand Canal, Eastern Qing tombs, and Western Qing tombs. It is also home to five National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities: Handan, Baoding, Chengde, Zhengding and Shanhaiguan.