North China

For other uses, see North China (disambiguation).
Northern People's Republic of China region
Broader definition of North China
Another broader definition of North China (in pink)

Northern China or North China (simplified Chinese: 华北; traditional Chinese: 華北; pinyin: Huáběi; literally "China's north") is a geographical region of China. The heartland of North China is the North China Plain, or the Yellow River Plain.

The vast region in China in the Yellow River Valley and north to the Yangtze River was the centre of Chinese empires, and home to Confucian civilization. In prehistory and early history, the plain (Henan in particular) is considered the origin of Chinese civilization in official Chinese history. The region cultivated wheat, and most speak Mandarin as their dialects, a language that today being established as the official language of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The region remains the political, military, and cultural center of the PRC to this day.

Geography

Main article: Geography of China

North China sometimes has sinkholes.[1]

Administrative divisions in the PRC

GB[2] ISO №[3] Province Chinese Name Capital Population¹ Density² Area³ Abbreviation/Symbol
BJ 11 Beijing Municipality 北京市
Běijīng Shì 		Beijing 19,612,368 1,167.40 16,800 京
Jīng
TJ 12 Tianjin Municipality 天津市
Tiānjīn Shì 		Tianjin 12,938,224 1,144.46 11,305 津
Jīn
HE 13 Hebei Province 河北省
Héběi Shěng 		Shijiazhuang 71,854,202 382.81 187,700 冀
Jì
SX 14 Shanxi Province 山西省
Shānxī Shěng 		Taiyuan 35,712,111 228.48 156,300 晋
Jìn
NM 15 Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Nei Mongol Autonomous Region 		內蒙古自治区
Nèi Měnggǔ Zìzhìqū		 Hohhot 24,706,321 20.88 1,183,000 蒙(內蒙古)
Měng (Nèi Měnggǔ)

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