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Hebei

(Encyclopedia) Hebei or Hopei Hebei both: h&oobreve;-bā [key], province, 78,900 sq mi (204,404 sq km), NE China,…

Chihli

(Encyclopedia) Chihli: see Hebei, China.

Hopeh

(Encyclopedia) Hopeh: see Hebei, China.

Hopei

(Encyclopedia) Hopei: see Hebei, China.

Baoding

(Encyclopedia) Baoding or Paoting Paoting both: bou-dĭng [key], city, central Hebei prov., China. It is a port on the…

Pingquan

(Encyclopedia) Pingquan or PingchüanPingchüanboth: pĭng-chwän [key], town, NE Hebei prov., China. It is a trade center. Gold and silver are mined nearby. The town was formerly called Bakou (Pakow).

Yangquan

(Encyclopedia) YangquanYangquanyängˈchüänˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 402,300), E central Shanxi prov., China, on the highway and railroad linking Taiyuan with Hebei prov. The center of an important…

Handan

(Encyclopedia) Handan or Hantan Handan both: hän-dän [key], city, SW Hebei prov., China. Its position as a…

Wutai Shan

(Encyclopedia) Wutai ShanWutai Shanw&oomacr;-tī shän [key], mountain range, extending c.150 mi (240 km) across NE Shanxi and NW Hebei prov., NE China. The mountains, rising to c.10,035 ft (3,058…

Qinhuangdao

(Encyclopedia) Qinhuangdao or ChinwangtaoChinwangtaoboth: chĭnˈhwängˈdouˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 412,500), NE Hebei prov., China, on the Bohai, an arm of the Yellow Sea. It is an ice-free port…