Pingyuan Province

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former province of the People's Republic of China
平原省
Pingyuan Province
(1949-1952)
Capital Xinxiang

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.

Territory

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

  • Xinxiang, Henan (along with then-separate urban centre Xinxiang City)
  • Puyang, Henan
  • Anyang, Henan (along with then-separate urban centre Anyang City)
  • Heze, Shandong
  • Huxi, Shandong
  • Liaocheng, Shandong

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.

See also

  • History of the political divisions of China
Greater administrative area
  • Huabei Area
  • Dongbei Area
  • Huadong Area
  • Zhongnan Area
  • Xibei Area
  • Xinan Area
Provinces
Municipalities
Administrative territories
  • Chuanbei, Chuandong, Chuannan, & Chuanxi
  • Subei & Sunan
  • Wanbei & Wannan
  • Lüda
Other Provincial divisions

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