Hopei

See also: Ho-pei

English

Proper noun

Hopei

1. Obsolete spelling of Hebei
   • 1936, H. Hessell Tiltman, The Far East Comes Nearer‎^[1], Jarrolds, page 247:

     At vast demonstrations held at Peiping, Canton, Shanghai, and elsewhere, thousands of students denounced the seditious movement in Eastern Hopei.

   • 1946, Lin Yutang, The Vigil of a Nation‎^[2], William Heinemann, page viii:

     I am personally willing to assist in any international group to visit various localities in Hopei to verify the burial alive of hundreds of people who refused to co-operate with the "anti-Japanese" Red regime and were therefore "traitors". Such things do not make Edgar Snow angry.

   • 1980 November 16, “Police of New York town learn martial art from Taiwan champ”, in Free China Weekly‎^[3], volume XXI, number 45, Taipei, page 2:

     Chang, nicknamed the "Flying Butterfly" because of his graceful movements, learned his skill from the age of seven in his native province of Hopei on the China mainland, which is considered the cradle of kung fu.

   • n.d., “Other Names for Shadow Puppet Theater”, in Kaohsiung Museum of History‎^[4], archived from the original on 07 October 2023‎^[5]:

     Different places have different names for shadow puppet theater. […]
     In Hopei Province, it is known as "Luanchou Shadow Theater,"

See also

• Not to be confused with Hupei.

Further reading

• “Hopei”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “Hopei” in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2024.