Hubei 湖北

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

Nearby Locations: Húnán 湖南 province Sìchuān 四川 province Shǎnxī 陜西 province Hénán 河南 province Anhuī 安徽 province Jiāngxī 江西 province Important Cities: Wǔchāng 武昌 Hànkǒu 漢口 Wǔhàn 武漢 (formed after 1927)

Central China Region

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Húběi 湖北 is a province in central China, the location of the ancient Chǔ 楚 state and of Wǔchāng 武昌 and Hànkou 漢口, two important cites that in 1927 were merged with Hànyáng 漢陽 to form Wǔhàn 武漢.

Important Buddhist Sites

• Guiyuan Temple 歸元寺 in Hànyáng 漢陽, modern-day Wǔhàn 武漢
• 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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