Huguang

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Fragment of a 1682 Italian map of China with Huguang (Huquang) in its center

Huguang (simplified Chinese: 湖广; traditional Chinese: 湖廣; pinyin: Húguǎng) was a province of China during the Yuan and Ming Dynasty. It was partitioned in the Qing Dynasty to become the provinces of Hubei and Hunan.

After its partition, the Qing Dynasty continued to have a viceroy of Huguang oversee the two provinces of Hubei and Hunan.

• Li Hongzhang was viceroy of Huguang from 1867 to 1870.