Hebei province vs Hebei

Hebei province and Hebei both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Hebei province	Yes	No	No	No
Hebei	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Hebei province and Hebei are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of Hebei province include Hopeh, Hopei.

Hebei province (noun)	Hebei (noun)
a populous province in northeastern China	a populous province in northeastern China