History
North China is known for its well-documented history in official Chinese history. It is from here that Chinese Empires expanded southward beyond the Yangtze River since the Qin Dynasty on.
Currently, the region is defined by the PRC government to include the municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin, the provinces of Hebei and Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
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