Hebei
geographical name
He·bei ˈhə-ˈbā 
variants or Hopeh or Hopei
ˈhō-ˈbā
or formerly Chihli ˈchē-ˈlē
ˈjir-ˈlē
province of northeastern China surrounding but not including the municipality of Beijing; capital Shijiazhuang area 77,079 square miles (199,635 square kilometers), population 71,854,210