Pingyuan Province

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

Pingyuan (Chinese: 平原; pinyin: Píngyuán) was a former province of the People's Republic of China that existed between 1949 and 1952. Its capital was Xinxiang, now in Henan province.

History

Pingyuan 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

Pan Fusheng was the first Communist Party Chief of the province, and Chao Zhefu was its only governor. In March 1950, a number of peasants and cattle froze to death when transporting grain to government storage in Puyang prefecture. Pan took partial responsibility for the "Puyang Incident" and was demoted to deputy party chief. He was replaced by Wu De.

The province was abolished on November 15, 1952. Its component territories were returned to their original provinces - with the exception of Anyang's Wu'an, Shexian and Linzhang counties, which were transferred to Handan prefecture in Hebei.

Administrative divisions

Name	Administrative Seat	Simplified Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	Subdivisions
Xinxiang	Xinxiang	新乡市	Xīnxiāng Shì	none
Anyang	Anyang	安阳市	Ānyáng Shì	none
Heze Division	Heze County	菏泽专区	Hézé Zhuānqū	8 counties
Huxi Division	Dianxian	湖西专区	Húxī Zhuānqū	2 counties
Liaocheng Division	Liaocheng County	聊城专区	Liáochéng Zhuānqū	11 counties
Puyang Division	Puyang County	濮阳专区	Púyáng Zhuānqū	7 counties
Anyang Division	Anyang County	安阳专区	Ānyáng Zhuānqū	6 counties
Xinxiang Division	Xinxiang County	新乡专区	Xīnxiāng Zhuānqū	13 counties

See also

• History of the political divisions of China