 The modern province "Chili Province" was formed in 1911, when the central government dissolved the central governed area of "Chihli", which means "Directly Ruled (by the Imperial Court)" until it was renamed as "Hebei" in 1928.An alternate name for Hebei is Yānzhào (), after the state of Yan and state of Zhao that existed here during the Warring States period of early Chinese history.Beijing and Tianjin Municipalities, which border each other, were carved out of Hebei.