Hubei 湖北

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Húběi 湖北 Other names include: Chǔ 楚; È 鄂 (Abbreviation)

Nearby Locations: Húnán 湖南 province to the south Sìchuān 四川 province to the west Shǎnxī 陜西 province to the northwest Hénán 河南 province to the north Anhuī 安徽 province to the east Jiāngxī 江西 province to the southeast Important Cities: Wǔchāng 武昌 Hànkǒu 漢口 Wǔhàn 武漢 (formed after 1927)

Central China Region

Article editor: Gregory Adam Scott

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Húběi 湖北

Húběi is a province in central China, the location of the ancient Chǔ state and the important cities of Wǔchāng and Hànkou, which after 1927 were merged with Hànyáng to form Wǔhàn.

Important Buddhist Sites

• Guiyuan Temple 歸元寺 in Hànyáng, modern Wǔhàn
• Wuchang Buddhist Seminary 武昌佛學院

Other Notes

• Chísōng 持松, Hú Zǐhù 胡子笏, Yuèxiá 月霞, Xióng Shílì 熊十力 were born in this province

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