Baoding

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Prefecture-level city in Hebei, China

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::summary Prefecture-level city in Hebei, China ::

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4 county-level cities
15 counties
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142 towns
170 townships
3 ethnic townships
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US$ 52.9 billion
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US$4,600
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Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately 150 km southwest of Beijing. As of the 2020 census, Baoding City had 11,544,036 inhabitants, of which 2,549,787 lived in the metropolitan area made of 4 out of 5 urban districts: Lianchi, Jingxiu, Qingyuan, and Mancheng all of which are largely conurbated. Accounting for about one-sixth of the population of Hebei Province. At the end of 2024, the city's resident population is 9,046,200, of which the urban resident population is 5,527,200.Baoding is among 13 Chinese cities with a population of over 10 million, ranking seventh. Zhuozhou City in the northern part has now grown into part of the Beijing metro area.

Baoding was the capital of Zhili Province and the residence of the Viceroy of Zhili in the Qing dynasty. The city was also the capital of Hebei province until 1968, and is now a national historical and cultural city and one of the central cities in the Jing-Jin-Ji cluster, with the Xiong'an new area located within its jurisdiction.

Name

Baoding was known as Shanggu, Baozhou, Shoocheng and Baofu in ancient times. The city's name, Baoding (), dates back to the Song and Yuan dynasties, In 1239, the Yuan Dynasty changed the name of Shuntian Army to Shuntian Road, which means "complying with the destiny of heaven", and Baozhou was renamed Luzhi (). Because Baozhou was the southern gate of the capital in the Yuan Dynasty, Shuntian Road was changed to Baoding Road in 1275, which means "defend the capital and stabilize the world". The name is roughly interpreted as "protecting the capital", referring to the city's proximity to Beijing.

History

Baoding has a history dating back to the Western Han Dynasty.

Prehistory

The Nanzhuangtou site near Baiyang Lake is one of the earliest Neolithic site discovered in North China, dating back approximately 10,500–9,700 years. Other Neolithic sites in Baoding include Diaoyutai and Beifudi.

Early history

During the Warring States period, what is now Baoding was along the dividing line between the Yan and Zhao states.

One of the capitals of Yan during this period, Xiadu, is located in what is now Yi County, and from 400 to 300 BC may have been the largest cities in the world, with an estimated population of over 300,000.

Imperial era

In 960 the Song dynasty established the Bao prefecture ("Baozhou") with the administrative office in Baosai County (modern Baoding). This lasted until 1241, when the Mongol Empire (who conquered the Jin dynasty in 1234) abolished it, incorporating Baozhou into the Central Region.

In the year 1213 the Mongol army invaded and destroyed Baozhou, leaving it in ruins until it was reconstructed in 1227 during the Yuan dynasty. The region acquired the name "Baoding" in 1275.

In 1669, Baoding became the capital of Zhili, ruled over by a Viceroy until the fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912.

In 1902, Yuan Shikai, then Viceroy, established the Baoding Military Academy. Birthplace of many famous ROC and Communist generals in the early 20th century.

Contemporary history

On August 1, 1949, the People's Government of Hebei province was established, Baoding was the capital of the province, and the city of Baoding was a provincial municipality. On August 9, the administrative inspector's office of the Baoding district was established, and it was established as the administrative inspector's office of the county district.

In May 1958, the capital of Hebei was moved to Tianjin, then back to Baoding in January 1966, to Shijiazhuang in February 1968. In December 1994, the Baoding area merged with Baoding to become a provincial city.

In April 2017, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and the State Council announced the decision to transform Baoding's Xiong, Rongcheng, and Anxin counties into Xiong'an New Area, a new development area of national significance, with a focus on innovation, sustainability and quality of life, following the successes of Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and Shanghai's Pudong New Area.

Geography

Baoding is located in the west-central portion of Hebei province and lies on the North China Plain, with the Taihang Mountains to the west. Bordering prefecture-level cities in the province are Zhangjiakou to the north, Langfang and Cangzhou to the east, and Shijiazhuang and Hengshui to the south. Baoding also borders Beijing to the northeast and Shanxi to the west.

The geographical coordinates of Baoding are between 113°40'-116°20' east longitude and 38°10'-40°00' north latitude.

Elevations in Baoding's administrative area decrease from northwest to southeast. The western parts are dominated by mountains and hills that are generally more than 1000 m tall; this area includes parts of Laishui, Yi, Mancheng, Shunping, Tang, and Fuping Counties as well as the entirety of Laiyuan County, occupying 30.6% of the prefecture's area. The highest peak is Mount Waitou (), with an elevation of 2286 m. Moving southeast from this area, one encounters low-lying mountains and hills, taking up 18.9% of the prefecture's area. Further to the east lies generally flat terrain of 30 to elevation. Here the primary rivers are the Xiaoyi River (孝义河), Fu River (府河), Bao River (瀑河), Ping River (萍河), Juma River (拒马河), Yishui River (易水河), Tang River (唐河), Cao River (漕河), Zhulong River (潴龙河), Qingshui River (清水河), and Sha River (沙河). Baiyangdian Lake, the largest natural lake in northern China, can be found nearby.

Climate

Baoding has a continental, monsoon-influenced humid continental climate/semi-arid climate (Köppen Dwa/BSk), characterised by hot, humid summers due to the East Asian monsoon, and generally cold, windy, very dry winters that reflect the influence of the vast Siberian anticyclone. Spring can bear witness to sandstorms blowing in from the Mongolian steppe, accompanied by rapidly warming, but generally dry, conditions. Autumn is similar to spring in temperature and lack of rainfall. The annual rainfall, about 60% of which falls in July and August alone, is highly variable and not reliable. The average annual runoff is 2.45 billion cubic meters. In the city itself, this amount has averaged to a meagre 496.1 mm per annum. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −2.7 °C in January to 27.1 °C in July, and the annual mean is 13.3 °C. There are 2,500 to 2,900 hours of bright sunshine annually, and the frost-free period lasts 165−210 days.

| width = max | metric first = y | single line = y | collapsed = Y | location = Baoding, elevation 17 m, (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–present) | Jan high C = 2.7 | Feb high C = 6.9 | Mar high C = 14.1 | Apr high C = 21.5 | May high C = 27.4 | Jun high C = 31.7 | Jul high C = 32.2 | Aug high C = 30.6 | Sep high C = 26.7 | Oct high C = 20.0 | Nov high C = 10.7 | Dec high C = 4.1 | Jan mean C = -2.8 | Feb mean C = 0.9 | Mar mean C = 7.8 | Apr mean C = 15.1 | May mean C = 21.1 | Jun mean C = 25.7 | Jul mean C = 27.3 | Aug mean C = 25.8 | Sep mean C = 20.9 | Oct mean C = 13.8 | Nov mean C = 5.2 | Dec mean C = -1.0 | Jan low C = -7.2 | Feb low C = -3.8 | Mar low C = 2.2 | Apr low C = 9.2 | May low C = 15.0 | Jun low C = 20.2 | Jul low C = 23.0 | Aug low C = 21.8 | Sep low C = 16.1 | Oct low C = 8.9 | Nov low C = 1.0 | Dec low C = -4.9 | Jan record high C = 17.5 | Jan record low C = -22.0 | Feb record high C = 23.1 | Feb record low C = -15.7 | Mar record high C = 30.7 | Mar record low C = -14.8 | Apr record high C = 33.8 | Apr record low C = -3.2 | May record high C = 38.1 | May record low C = 5.5 | Jun record high C = 41.9 | Jun record low C = 10.7 | Jul record high C = 41.6 | Jul record low C = 13.4 | Aug record high C = 37.7 | Aug record low C = 12.6 | Sep record high C = 34.3 | Sep record low C = 5.7 | Oct record high C = 31.1 | Oct record low C = -2.3 | Nov record high C = 23.9 | Nov record low C = -11.6 | Dec record high C = 17.4 | Dec record low C = -23.3 | year high C = | year low C = | year high F = | year low F = | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 2.2 | Feb precipitation mm = 5.0 | Mar precipitation mm = 8.9 | Apr precipitation mm = 24.1 | May precipitation mm = 33.8 | Jun precipitation mm = 68.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 153.0 | Aug precipitation mm = 108.5 | Sep precipitation mm = 54.5 | Oct precipitation mm = 24.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 12.2 | Dec precipitation mm = 2.0 | Jan humidity = 55 | Feb humidity = 50 | Mar humidity = 47 | Apr humidity = 51 | May humidity = 55 | Jun humidity = 59 | Jul humidity = 72 | Aug humidity = 77 | Sep humidity = 71 | Oct humidity = 66 | Nov humidity = 65 | Dec humidity = 59 | unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 1.5 | Feb precipitation days = 2.2 | Mar precipitation days = 2.9 | Apr precipitation days = 4.7 | May precipitation days = 6.2 | Jun precipitation days = 8.4 | Jul precipitation days = 11.8 | Aug precipitation days = 11.0 | Sep precipitation days = 6.7 | Oct precipitation days = 4.8 | Nov precipitation days = 3.3 | Dec precipitation days = 1.3 | year precipitation days = | Jan sun = 143.9 | Feb sun = 156.4 | Mar sun = 206.7 | Apr sun = 225.9 | May sun = 251.7 | Jun sun = 209.8 | Jul sun = 174.7 | Aug sun = 179.9 | Sep sun = 183.4 | Oct sun = 171.4 | Nov sun = 140.0 | Dec sun = 137.3 | year sun = | Jan percentsun = 47 | Feb percentsun = 51 | Mar percentsun = 55 | Apr percentsun = 57 | May percentsun = 57 | Jun percentsun = 47 | Jul percentsun = 39 | Aug percentsun = 43 | Sep percentsun = 50 | Oct percentsun = 50 | Nov percentsun = 47 | Dec percentsun = 47 | year percentsun = | Jan snow days = 3.0 | Feb snow days = 2.3 | Mar snow days = 0.9 | Apr snow days = 0.2 | May snow days = 0 | Jun snow days = 0 | Jul snow days = 0 | Aug snow days = 0 | Sep snow days = 0 | Oct snow days = 0 | Nov snow days = 1.6 | Dec snow days = 2.9 | year snow days = | source 1 = China Meteorological Administration all-time extreme temperature{{cite web |url= http://www.mherrera.org/temp.htm |title= Extreme Temperatures Around the World |access-date= 2024-09-22 | source 2 = Weather China{{cite web | url = http://www.weather.com.cn/cityintro/101090201.shtml? | script-title=zh:保定 - 气象数据 -中国天气网 | publisher = Weather China | language = zh | access-date = 29 November 2022}} | source =

Administrative divisions

Bǎodìng prefecture-level city consists of 5 municipal districts, 4 county-level cities, 15 counties:

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MapDivision codeEnglish nameSimp. ChinesePinyinArea in km2SeatPostal codeDivisionsSubdistrictsTownsTownshipsEthnic townshipsResidential communities (居委会)Villages (村委会)130600Baoding130602Jingxiu District130603Lianchi District130605Mancheng District130606Qingyuan District130607Xushui District130633Yi County130630Laiyuan County130626Dingxing County130636Shunping County130627Tang County130631Wangdu County130623Laishui County130628Gaoyang County130632Anxin County130638Xiong County130629Rongcheng County130634Quyang County130624Fuping County130637Boye County130635Li County130682Dingzhou City130681Zhuozhou City130683Anguo City130684Gaobeidian CityXiong'an New Area
保定市Bǎodìng Shì22185Jingxiu District0710003120710525146184
竞秀区Jìngxiù Qū149Xianfeng Subdistrict (先锋街道)0710005248171
莲池区Liánchí Qū82Wusi Road Subdistrict (五四路街道)0710001025151120
满城区Mǎnchéng Qū658Mancheng Town (满城镇)07210016616183
清苑区Qīngyuàn Qū856Qingyuan (清苑镇)07110013514266
徐水区Xúshuǐ Qū723Ansu (安肃镇)07250010428304
易县Yì Xiàn2535Yizhou (易州镇)0742001116110469
涞源县Láiyuán Xiàn2431Laiyuan (涞源镇)0743001078283
定兴县Dìngxīng Xiàn714Dingxing (定兴镇)0726009723274
顺平县Shùnpíng Xiàn712Puyang (蒲阳镇)072200644237
唐县Táng Xiàn1414Renhou (仁厚镇)0723001198345
望都县Wàngdū Xiàn358Wangdu (望都镇)0724007110142
涞水县Láishuǐ Xiàn1662Laishui (涞水镇)0741001236284
高阳县Gāoyáng Xiàn496Gaoyang (高阳镇)0715001711149
安新县Ānxīn Xiàn728Anxin (安新镇)071600945223
雄县Xióng Xiàn513Xiongzhou (雄州镇)071800847287
容城县Róngchéng Xiàn311Rongcheng (容城镇)071700534127
曲阳县Qūyáng Xiàn1076Hengzhou (恒州镇)073100111610367
阜平县Fùpíng Xiàn2494Fuping (阜平镇)073200855209
博野县Bóyě Xiàn331Boye (博野镇)071300711133
蠡县Lǐ Xiàn653Liwu (蠡吾镇)0714001127232
定州市Dìngzhōu Shì1284Nanchengqu Subdistrict (南城区街道)0730004165131470
涿州市Zhuōzhōu Shì751Shuangta Subdistrict (双塔街道)072700310139402
安国市Ānguó Shì485Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict (祁州药市街道)0712002636198
高碑店市Gāobēidiàn Shì674Xinghua Road Subdistrict (兴华路街道)07400051019409
雄安新区Xióng'ān Xīnqū106.46Rongcheng (容城镇)
Note: Baoding New High Technology Product Development Zone (保定高新技术产业开发区) includes Damafang Township (大马坊乡) of Jingxiu District and Jiantai Township (贤台乡) of Mancheng District; the Baigou New City (白沟新城) includes Baigou Town (白沟镇) of Gaobeidian City.
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  • Dissolved districts: Beishi District and Nanshi District ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566_g-9b.jpg" caption="NIMA]], 1998)"] ::

Demographics

::data[format=table title="'''Baoding City Demographics'''"] | Division name | Residence population (November 2010) | Hukou population (end of 2010) | Total | Ratio (%) | Population density (persons/km2) | Baoding City | Xinshi District | Beishi District | Nanshi District | Mancheng District | Qingyuan District | Laishui County | Fuping County | Xushui County | Dingxing County | Tang County | Gaoyang County | Rongcheng County | Laiyuan County | Wangdu County | Anxin County | Yi County | Quyang County | Li County | Shunping County | Boye County | Xiong County | Zhuozhou City | Dingzhou City | Anguo City | Gaobeidian City | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 11,194,379 | 100 | 504.55 | 11610199 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 482,768 | 4.31 | 2540.88 | 459038 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 387,339 | 3.46 | 5164.52 | 322205 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 287,784 | 2.57 | 2877.84 | 279725 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 387,307 | 3.46 | 615.75 | 411417 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 631,659 | 5.64 | 728.56 | 648645 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 339,063 | 3.03 | 204.50 | 352993 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 205,299 | 1.83 | 82.28 | 223846 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 563,030 | 5.03 | 778.74 | 586104 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 517,873 | 4.63 | 725.31 | 585913 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 529,066 | 4.73 | 373.37 | 590575 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 345,160 | 3.08 | 695.89 | 340163 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 258,179 | 2.31 | 822.23 | 265389 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 260,678 | 2.33 | 106.49 | 283537 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 250,014 | 2.23 | 781.29 | 265525 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 437,378 | 3.91 | 604.11 | 440817 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 537,564 | 4.80 | 212.14 | 570806 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 588,559 | 5.26 | 542.95 | 610065 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 505,574 | 4.52 | 775.42 | 532322 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 295,764 | 2.64 | 417.75 | 317484 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 245,504 | 2.19 | 741.70 | 268941 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 359,506 | 3.21 | 686.08 | 375470 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 603,535 | 5.39 | 813.39 | 645542 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,165,182 | 10.41 | 914.59 | 1214852 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 370,314 | 3.31 | 761.96 | 409834 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 640,280 | 5.72 | 938.83 | 608991 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Note: The 58,709 people residing in Baoding High Technology Product Development Zone and the 124,274 in the Baigou New City are not listed separately. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

According to the 2010 Census, the residence population stood at 11,194,382, an increase of 605,100 (5.71%) from 2000. The male-female ratio was 101.94:100. Children aged up to 14 numbered 1,915,800 (17.11% of the population), citizens 15 to 64 numbered 8,370,600 (74.78%), and 65+ numbered 908,000 (8.11%). The urban area of Baoding made of 5 urban Districts had a population of around 2,739,887 (2010 census). The overwhelming majority of the population is Han Chinese. The language of Baoding is Mandarin Chinese — specifically, the Baoding dialect of Ji-Lu Mandarin. Despite Baoding's proximity to Beijing, the Chinese spoken in Baoding is not particularly close to the Beijing dialect — rather, it is more closely related to Tianjin dialect.

Economy

Baoding is located in the centre of the Bohai Rim economic area which includes Beijing, Tianjin, and Shijiazhuang. One of the largest employers in Baoding is China Lucky Film, the largest photosensitive materials and magnetic recording media manufacturer in China. And, Yingli group, 2010 World Cup sponsor, has its headquarters in Baoding, who is the Global Top 10 solar panel manufacturer. More renowned companies include ZhongHang HuiTeng Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd (Wind Turbine), Baoding Tianwei Group Co., Ltd (Transformer), and Great Wall Motor.

In April 2017, an area in Baoding was designated as a Xiong'an New Area, a development zone of initially 100 km2 and up to 2000 km2, the site of what will eventually be a new city and the hub of the Beijing-Tinajin-Hebei development area.

  • Baoding High-tech Industrial Development Zone

Great Wall Motors Company Limited is a Chinese automobile manufacturer headquartered in Baoding, Hebei, China. The company is named after the Great Wall of China and was formed in 1984. It is China's largest sport utility vehicle (SUV) and pick-up truck producer. It sells passenger cars and trucks under the Great Wall brand and SUVs under the Haval and WEY brands.

In 2016, Great Wall Motors set a historical sales record of 1,074,471 cars worldwide, increased by 26% compared to 2015.

Renewable energy

Baoding City has one of China's biggest plants which manufactures blades used in wind turbine generators, catering mainly to the domestic market. Tianwei Wind Power Technology is one of the three main plants in Baoding that produces wind turbine generators. It wheeled out its first 20 turbines in 2008, and it will produce 150 units in 2009 and another 500 in 2010. Nevertheless, Baoding is currently listed as the most polluted city in China.{{cite web |url = http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2015-02/02/content_19466412.htm |title = China names 10 most polluted cities |language = en |access-date = 2016-10-08}}

Transport

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Baoding has good connections to other cities, being located on one of the main routes in and out of Beijing. The Jingshi Expressway connects the two cities, and Baoding is also the western terminus of the Baojin Expressway linking Baoding with Tianjin, which is one out of two nearest ports (Huanghua is the other one). The Jingguang Railway provides frequent services to Beijing West railway station. On 30 December 2012, a new Baoding station was opened, while the old train station was closed for passengers.{{cite web |url = http://itsoknoproblem.com/china/baodin/novyiy-zheleznodorozhnyiy-vokzal-v-baodine |title = Baoding new railway station |date = 3 January 2013 |language = en |access-date = 2013-01-03}} Baoding East railway station lies 9.5 km to the east on the Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong high-speed railway. On October 1, 2018, the east square of Baoding Railway Station was officially put into use, and the east station building of the railway station was also opened at the same time.

Military

Baoding is headquarters of the 38th Mechanized Group Army of the People's Liberation Army, one of the three group armies that comprise the Beijing Military Region responsible for defending the PRC capital.

Culture

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Perhaps the best-known item to supposedly originate in Baoding are Baoding balls, which can be used to relax one's keyboard hand and strengthen one's wrist.

The most famous local specialty food is the donkey burger. ()

Anxin County is home to the Quantou Village Music Association (), a well-known traditional music group performing on guan (oboes), sheng (mouth organs), and percussion. The village of Quantou is located on an island in Lake Baiyangdian.

The city's streets follow a rough grid pattern, although this is less obvious in the older part of the city. The traditional main street of old Baoding is Yuhua Road, running from the city's centre to its eastern edge. Most of Baoding's historic buildings are located in this area, along with some of its larger shopping centres. Other major streets include Dongfeng Road and Chaoyang Avenue. There is a ring road around the city.

Baoding is home to Hebei University, North China Electric Power University, three other universities and twelve colleges.

Historic sites

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Baoding contains a number of notable historic sites. In the city proper, there can be found a historic provincial governor's mansion and an ancient lotus garden. In the hills to the northwest of the city, near the suburb of Mancheng, there are the Mancheng Han Tombs, where Prince Liu Sheng and his wife Dou Wan were buried.

The greater Baoding administrative area has 16 designated state-level cultural relics:

  1. Yan State Capital Relics (475BC-221BC, Yixian County)
  2. Great Wall at Zijinguan Pass (1368–1644, Yixian County and Laiyuan County)
  3. Stele of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching (618-907, Yixian County)
  4. Western Qing Tombs (1730–1915, Yixian County)
  5. Geyuan Temple (916-1125, Laiyuan County)
  6. Ciyun Pavilion (1306, Dingxing County)
  7. Yicihui Stone Pillar (550-577, Dingxing County)
  8. Kaiyuan Temple (960-1127, Dingzhou County)
  9. Kaishan Temple (618-907, Gaobeidian County)
  10. Dingzhou Porcelain Kiln Relic (960-1127, Quyang County)
  11. Beiyue Temple (386-543, Quyang County)
  12. Jin-cha-ji Border Region Headquarters Ruins (1938, Fuping County)
  13. Ranzhuang Underground Tunnel (1937–1945, Qingyuan County)
  14. Mancheng Han Tombs (154BC-113BC, Mancheng County)
  15. Zhili Provincial Governor Office (1730–1911, Baoding)
  16. Historical Site of the Baoding Military Academy (1902–1923)

Notable people

Sister cities

Baoding is twinned with:{{cite web |url = https://wsb.baoding.gov.cn/gjyc/list_24.html |title = Sister cities 友好城市 |language = zh |website=baoding.gov.cn |publisher= Baoding Municipal People's Government Foreign Affairs Office |access-date = 2023-02-22}}

  • United States, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1987-09-29{{cite web |title=International Relations |url=https://charlottenc.gov/international-relations/intlgovtrelations/Pages/Sister-Cities.aspx |website=charlottenc.gov |publisher=City of Charlotte |access-date=2023-02-22 |archive-date=2022-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927182959/https://charlottenc.gov/international-relations/intlgovtrelations/Pages/Sister-Cities.aspx |url-status=dead
  • Japan, Yonago, Tottori, 1991-10-13{{cite web |url = http://www.city.yonago.lg.jp/16711.htm |title = Sister cities 友好都市・姉妹都市 |language=Japanese |website=city.yonago.lg.jp |publisher=City of Yonago |access-date = 2023-02-22}}
  • Japan, Saijō, Ehime, 1994-9-21{{cite web |url =http://www.pref.ehime.jp/h30100/global/industry/grobal.html |title =International exchange activated with globalization |website=pref.ehime.jp |publisher=Ehime Prefecture |access-date = 2023-02-22}}
  • Iceland, Hafnarfjörður, 1994-10-09{{cite web |title=Vinabærinn |url=https://www.hafnarfjordur.is/mannlif/menningararfur/vinabaerinn/ |website=hafnarfjordur.is |date=28 June 2022 |publisher=Hafnarfjörður |language=is |access-date=2023-02-22}}
  • Japan, Kushima, Miyazaki, 2000-11-20{{cite web |title=Sister Cities/Friendship Cities姉妹都市・友好都市 |url=https://www.city.kushima.lg.jp/main/info/cat/cat8/ |website=city.kushima.lg.jp |publisher=Kushima City Hall |language=Japanese |access-date=2023-02-22}}
  • South Korea, Dongdaemun District, Seoul, 2001-02-19{{cite web |title=Sisterhood Cities Anguo Hebei Province China |url=https://www.ddm.go.kr/eng/contents.do?key=1025 |website=ddm.go.kr |publisher=Dongdaemun-gu |access-date=2023-02-22}}
  • Canada, Gravenhurst, Ontario, 2002-12-5{{cite web |title=Relationship between China and the Province of Ontario |url=http://toronto.china-consulate.gov.cn/eng/topics/200311/t20031110_7186753.htm |website=toronto.china-consulate.gov.cn |publisher=Consulate-General Of The People's Republic Of China in Toronto |access-date=2023-02-22}}
  • Panama, Santiago de Veraguas, 2006-12-15{{cite web |title=Santiago圣地亚哥市 |url=http://hebwb.hebei.gov.cn/single/355/1907.html |website=hebwb.hebei.gov.cn |publisher= Hebei People's Association For Friendship With Foreign Countries |language=Chinese |access-date=2023-02-22}}
  • Denmark, Sønderborg Municipality, 2012-04-23{{cite web |title= Green Urban Denmark |url= https://ens.dk/sites/ens.dk/files/Globalcooperation/green_urban_denmark_eng.pdf |website=ens.dk |publisher=The Danish Energy Agency and Danish Ministry of Housing, Urban and Rural Affairs |language= |access-date=2023-02-25}}{{cite web |title=驻丹麦大使李瑞宇会见森讷堡市长Aase Nyegaard女士 |url= http://dk.china-embassy.gov.cn/zjsg/sgxw/201305/t20130509_3154079.htm |website=China-embassy.gov.cn |publisher=Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Denmark |language=Chinese |access-date=2023-02-25}} |title=International Exchange City국제교류도시 |url=https://www.chuncheon.go.kr/cityhall/about-chuncheon/introduction/international-exchange/ |website=chuncheon.go.kr |publisher=Chuncheon City Hall |language=Korean |access-date=2023-02-22}}--

Gallery

File:BaodingTemple.jpg|Temple in the centre of old Baoding File:Baoding 001.jpg|Dongfeng Road, Baoding File:BaodingYuhuaRoad.jpg|Part of Yuhua Road, the main street of old Baoding File:BaodingArch.jpg|Arch on Yuhua Road, old Baoding File:BaodingIntersection.jpg|An intersection in Yuhua Road's shopping district File:Baoding 002.jpg|The Wanbo Tower in a sunny afternoon, Baoding CBD File:BaodingMonument.jpg|A civic monument File:BaodingPark.jpg|A public park File:BaodingPark2.jpg|A public park File:BaodingCathedral.jpg|Baoding Cathedral File:Baoding 010.jpg|Baoding Railway Station File:Baoding 011.jpg|Baoding East Railway Station for High-Speed Rail Trains File:BaodingBuses.jpg|Baoding city buses before 2007 File:Evening Baoding.JPG|Baoding in the evening File:Baoding Railway station.JPG|Old Baoding railway station File:BaodingRailwayStation.jpg|Old Baoding railway station File:Baoding old quarter.JPG|Baoding Old Quarter File:Baoding 008.jpg|Skylines in Baoding CBD File:Baoding 006.jpg|Closer look at the Wanbo Tower in a sunny day File:Baoding 007.jpg|Closer look at the Maoye Tower in a sunny day, Baoding CBD File:Baoding 003.jpg|The Wanbo Plaza at night, Baoding CBD File:Baoding 005.jpg|The Wanbo Plaza at night, Baoding CBD File:Baoding 009.jpg|The Wanbo Plaza at night, Baoding CBD

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