Editing Hebei (section)

===People's Republic of China===
The founding of the [[People's Republic of China]] saw several changes. The region around [[Chengde]], previously part of [[Rehe (province)|Rehe]] Province (historically part of [[Manchuria]]), and the region around [[Zhangjiakou]], previously part of [[Chahar (province)|Chahar]] Province (historically part of [[Inner Mongolia]]), were merged into Hebei. This extended its borders northwards beyond the Great Wall. Meanwhile, the city of [[Puyang]] was carved away, causing Hebei to lose access to the [[Yellow River]]. The city became part of the short-lived [[Pingyuan Province]] before eventually being annexed into [[Henan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=濮阳地区一直属于河北省，1952年，为何划归给了河南省？|url=https://www.sohu.com/a/205316427_628936|website=[[Sohu]]|access-date=2021-01-10}}</ref>

The capital was also moved from [[Baoding]] to the new city of [[Shijiazhuang]], and, for a short period, to [[Tianjin]]. On July 28, 1976, [[Tangshan]] was struck by the [[Tangshan earthquake]], the deadliest earthquake of the 20th century, killing over 240,000 people. There were a series of smaller earthquakes in the following decade.

Today, Hebei, along with [[Beijing]] and [[Tianjin]] municipalities which it includes, make up the [[Jing-Jin-Ji]] megalopolis region. With a population of 130 million, it is about six times the size of the [[New York metropolitan area]] and is one of the largest megalopolis clusters in China.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/20/world/asia/in-china-a-supercity-rises-around-beijing.html |title=In China, a Supercity Rises Around Beijing |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |first=Ian |last=Johnson |date=July 19, 2015 }}</ref> Beijing had also unloaded some of its non-capital functions to the province with the establishment of the [[Xiong'an]] New Area, which integrates the three municipalities.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.china-briefing.com/news/xiongan-new-area-beijing-tianjin-hebei |title=Xiong'an New Area: President Xi's Dream City |newspaper=China Briefing |first=Frank |last=Wong |date=March 16, 2019 |access-date=April 2, 2020 |archive-date=August 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802060649/https://www.china-briefing.com/news/xiongan-new-area-beijing-tianjin-hebei/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[File:LangYaShan5.jpg|thumb|right|[[Mount Langya (Hebei)|Langyashan]] (Wolf Tooth Mountain), in [[Yi County, Hebei|Yi County]]]]
[[File:Fengning Jing Bei meadow.jpg|thumb|Bashang Meadows in [[Fengning County]]]]