Pingyuan Province
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Pingyuan (Chinese: 平原省; pinyin: Píngyuán Shěng) was a province of the People's Republic of China between 1949 and 1952. Its capital was Xinxiang City, now in Xinxiang, Henan.
[edit] Territory
The province was established on August 20, 1949, comprising adjoining prefectures in the provinces of Henan and Shandong -
- Xinxiang, HeN (along with then-separate urban centre Xinxiang City)
- Puyang, HeN
- Anyang, HeN (along with then-separate urban centre Anyang City)
- Heze, SD
- Huxi, SD
- Liaocheng, SD
[edit] Termination
Pingyuan province was abolished on November 15, 1952. Its component territories returned to their original Provincial governments - with the exception of Anyang's Wu'an, Shexian and Linzhang counties, which were transferred to Handan prefecture in Hebei.
[edit] See also
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