Rehe Province

Former province of China ProvinceRehe 熱河JeholProvinceProvince of ReheLocation in the Republic of ChinaLocation in the People's Republic of ChinaCountryRepublic of ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaJehol Special Administrative Region1914Established1923Abolished1955CapitalChengdeArea • Total179,982 km2 (69,491 sq mi)Population (1947) • Total6,106,974 • Density33.9310/km2 (87.8810/sq mi)Preceded byZhiliSucceeded byHebeiLiaoningInner Mongolia Rehe ProvinceChinese nameTraditional Chinese熱河省Simplified Chinese热河省PostalJehol ProvinceLiteral meaningHot River ProvinceTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinRèhé ShěngWade–GilesJê-ho ShengRehe Special AreaTraditional Chinese熱河特別區Simplified Chinese热河特别区PostalJehol Special AreaTranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinRèhé TèbiéqūWade–GilesJê-ho T'e-pieh-ch'üMongolian nameMongolian scriptᠬᠠᠯᠠᠭᠤᠨ ᠭᠣᠣᠯ Rehe, previously romanized as Jehol, was a former Chinese special administrative region and province centered on the city of Rehe, now known as Chengde. Administration Rehe was north of the Great Wall of China and east of Mongolia in southwestern Manchuria. Its capital a