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.
The province was established on August 20, 1949, comprising adjoining prefectures in the provinces of Henan and Shandong -
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.