Pingyuan (province)

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Pingyuan was a province of the People's Republic of China between 1949 and 1952. Its capital was Xinxiang, now in Henan province.

The province was established on August 20, 1949, out of parts of the provinces of Hebei, Henan, and Shandong. It controlled six prefectures: Xinxiang, Puyang, Anyang, Heze, Huxi, Liaocheng; and two cities: Xinxiang and Anyang.

The province was abolished on November 15, 1952, and its territory was split into the provinces of Shandong and Henan.

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• History of the political divisions of China