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'''Hebei''' is a province of northern [[China]] which encloses the capital city of Peking ([[Beijing]]) and the coastal city of Tianjin.<ref>HeBei Province only fame is that it completely surrounds 2 of China’s powerful Municipalities - BeiJing and TianJin – with a little bit of HeBei Province wedged “floating” between them both. [http://www.zhongguolu.com/hebei/]</ref>
'''Hebei''' is a province of northern [[China]] which encloses the capital city of Peking ([[Beijing]]) and the coastal city of Tianjin.<ref>HeBei Province only fame is that it completely surrounds 2 of China’s powerful Municipalities - BeiJing and TianJin – with a little bit of HeBei Province wedged “floating” between them both. [http://www.zhongguolu.com/hebei/]</ref>
It was formerly known as Zhili {Chihli, meaning 'direct rule'), and was directly controlled by the Central Government, but was renamed after the fall in 1911 of the [[Qing]] dynasty. Following the [[Communist]] takeover of China in 1949, the cities of [[Beijing]] and [[Tianjin]], which lie within the outer boundaries of Hebei, were removed from its jurisdiction and designated seperate metropolitan areas. Therefore the capital of Hebei is the undistinguished railway town of [[Shijiazhuang]]. Other urban centres include Tangshan, which was very badly damaged by an earthquake in 1976, and the resort area of Qinhuangdao/Shahaiguan.
Hebei has a population of 68 million and a land area of 187,700 square kilometres.
Hebei has a population of 68 million and a land area of 187,700 square kilometres.