| 河北 | he2 bei3 | Hebei, province in North China surrounding Beijing |
| 山西 | shan1 xi1 | Shanxi, a province in China between Hebei and Shaanxi |
| 临城 | lin2 cheng2 | Lincheng county in Xingtai é‚¢å°[Xing2 tai2], Hebei |
| 北洋 | bei3 yang2 | northern coastal provinces |
| 中原 | zhong1 yuan2 | a plain |
| 大名 | da4 ming2 | great name |
| 大城 | da4 cheng2 | Dacheng county in Langfang 廊åŠ[Lang2 fang2], Hebei |
| 保定 | bao3 ding4 | Baoding prefecture level city in Hebei |
| 唐山 | tang2 shan1 | Tangshan |
| 直隶 | zhi2 li4 | Ming and Qing dynasty province directly administered by Beijing, including Beijing, Tianjin, most of Hebei and Henan and part of Shandong |
| 石家庄 | shi2 jia1 zhuang1 | Shijiazhuang, capital of Hebei province in central China |
| 邯郸 | han2 dan1 | also Handan county |
| 兴隆 | xing1 long2 xing1 long1 | thriving |