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I don't know at what point a frequent confusion becomes grounds for a mention in the {{also| template at the top of the page (I did this- see diff.) or in a usage notes section, but I'd like to use ths thread to document instances of confusion of Hebei and Hubei. (See also Citations:Yunnan for the frequent typo 'Yunan' appearing in all high-level English language media or Shanxi-Shaanxi confusion.) In my experience, it is super super common for foreigners to confuse these two English language terms. Here's an example from The New York Times: (I will add any further examples at Citations:Hebei.)
2017 August 21 , Kiki Zhao, “A Chinese Poet’s Unusual Path From Isolated Farm Life to Celebrity”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2017-09-07, Asia Pacific:Correction: August 21, 2017
An earlier version of this article misstated the location of Wuhan. It is in Hubei Province, not Hebei.
2013 December 17, “Evidence of 'missing link' in domestication of cats found in China”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2013-12-21, World:A cat show in Wuhan, Hebei province. A key stage in the domestication of cats has now been traced back to China.
2009 May 1, Daohen Huang, “Generation of jockeys waits to race”, in Beijing Today, number 413, →ISSN, →OCLC, Feature, page 4:But the first officially sanctioned bets in more than half a century may soon be placed in Wuhan, Hebei Province, which held a trial run on its new racetrack last November.
--Geographyinitiative (talk) 08:34, 12 April 2023 (UTC) (Modified)Reply