Huabei
Huabei ( Chinese 華北 / 华北 , Pinyin Huáběi , short for: 華北 地區 / 华北 地区 , Huáběi Dìqū - "North China Region") is the Chinese name for the region of North China or North China Region .
It comprises the following administrative units at the provincial level:
- Inner Mongolia (Nèi Měnggǔ)
- Shanxi (Shānxī)
- Beijing (Běijīng)
- Tianjin (Tiānjīn)
- Hebei (Héběi)
The Huabei region must not be confused with the traditional, not precisely defined term “ Northern China ” ( 中國 北方 / 中国 北方 , Zhōngguó Bĕifāng ) as a contrast to “Southern China” ( 中國 南方 / 中国 南方 , Zhōngguó Nánfāng ) - see Northern China and Southern China .