Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) 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 . 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.
41-613: Baoding was the capital of Zhili Province and the residence of the Viceroy of Zhili in the Qing dynasty , and was 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. The city's name, Baoding (Chinese: 保定 ), dates back to
82-557: 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 . 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
123-549: 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. Baoding City has one of China's biggest plants which manufactures blades used in wind turbine generators , catering mainly to
164-407: Is a ring road around the city. Baoding is home to Hebei University , North China Electric Power University with other 3 universities and 12 colleges. 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
205-663: Is a large-scale downfaulted rift basin formed in the late Paleogene and Neogene and then modified by the deposits of the Yellow River . It is the largest alluvial plain of China. The plain is bordered to the north by the Yanshan Mountains , to the west by the Taihang Mountains , to the south by the Dabie Mountains , and to the east by the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea . The Yellow River flows through
246-658: Is highly variable and not reliable. In the city itself, this amount has averaged to a meagre 496.1 millimetres (19.5 in) per annum. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from −2.7 °C (27.1 °F) in January to 27.1 °C (80.8 °F) in July, and the annual mean is 13.3 °C (55.9 °F). There are 2,500 to 2,900 hours of bright sunshine annually, and the frost-free period lasts 165−210 days. Bǎodìng prefecture-level city consists of 5 municipal districts , 4 county-level cities , 15 counties : According to
287-514: 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
328-435: Is located on the northeast edge of the plain, with Tianjin , an important industrial city and commercial port, near its northeast coast. Jinan (the capital of Shandong province) and Zhengzhou (the capital of Henan province) lie on the plain as well, along the banks of the Yellow River . Additionally, the capitals of several Imperial Chinese dynasties were located on the plain, including Luoyang (which at various points
369-675: 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. In 960 the Song dynasty established the Bao prefecture ("Baozhou") with the administrative office in Baosai County (modern Baoding). This lasted until 1241, when
410-570: Is the main area of sorghum , millet , maize , and cotton production in China. In the eastern part of the plain, Shandong's Shengli Oil Field serves as an important petroleum base. Due to its yellow soil, the North China Plain's nickname is "Land of the yellow earth". The plain covers an area of about 409,500 square kilometers (158,100 sq mi), most of which is less than 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level. The geography of
451-532: The Great Leap Forward was accelerating the construction of waterworks on the North China Plain during the 1957-1958 winter. As climate change increases the Earth's average temperature, and has a disproportionate effect on extreme temperatures, it will also increase heat stress felt in areas that are already hot and/or with high humidity . The North China Plain is expected to be highly affected, as
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#1732776752304492-605: The Great Wall of China . Although the soil of the North China Plain is fertile, the weather is unpredictable, being at the intersection of humid winds from the Pacific and dry winds from the interior of the Asian continent. This makes the plain prone to both floods and drought. Moreover, the flatness of the plain promotes massive flooding when river works are damaged. Many historians have proposed that these factors have encouraged
533-503: 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: Baoding is twinned with: [REDACTED] Media related to Baoding at Wikimedia Commons Zhili Province Zhili , alternately romanized as Chihli , was a northern administrative region of China since the 14th century that lasted through
574-515: The Ming dynasty and Qing dynasty until 1911, when the region was dissolved, converted to a province , and renamed Hebei in 1928. The name Zhili means "directly ruled" and indicates regions directly ruled by the imperial government of China. Zhili province was first constituted during the Ming dynasty when the capital of China was located at Nanjing along the Yangtze River . In 1403,
615-680: 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
656-481: 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 named 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
697-426: 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
738-520: 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,
779-490: The Ming Yongle Emperor relocated the capital to Beiping, which was subsequently renamed Beijing . The region known as North Zhili was composed of parts of the modern provinces of Hebei , Henan , Shandong , including the provincial-level municipalities of Beijing and Tianjin . There was another region located around the "reserve capital" Nanjing known as South Zhili that included parts of what are today
820-460: The North China Plain has had profound cultural and political implications. Unlike areas to the south of the Yangtze, the plain generally runs uninterrupted by mountains and has far fewer rivers. As a result, communication by horse is rapid within the plain, and the spoken language of the plain is relatively uniform, in contrast to the plethora of languages and dialects in southern China . In addition
861-708: The North China Plain was also the birthplace of Confucius , the traditional patriarch of East Asian philosophy. Confucius lived and taught in the State of Lu from 551 to 479 BCE . His teachings, recorded in The Analects , eventually became the school of thought known as Confucianism . Tied to the Classical Chinese writing system, Confucianism swept throughout China and onto Korea , Japan , and Vietnam , heavily influencing their respective political, legal, and educational bureaucracies. The initial project of
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#1732776752304902-782: The PRC capital. 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 ( Chinese : 驴肉火烧 ). Anxin County is home to the Quantou Village Music Association ( 圈头村音乐会 ), a well known traditional music group performing on guan (oboes), sheng (mouth organs), and percussion. The village of Quantou
943-545: 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 )s. Baiyangdian Lake , the largest natural lake in northern China, can be found nearby. Baoding has a continental, monsoon -influenced humid continental climate / semi-arid climate ( Köppen Dwa/BSk ), characterised by hot, humid summers due to
984-753: 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 ,
1025-593: The capital", referring to the city's proximity to Beijing . Baoding has a history dating back to the Western Han Dynasty . 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 . During the Warring States period , what
1066-461: The development of a centralized Chinese state to manage granaries , maintain hydraulic works, and administer fortifications against the steppe peoples. (The " hydraulic society " school holds that early states developed in the valleys of the Nile, Euphrates, Indus and Yellow Rivers due to the need to supervise large numbers of laborers to build irrigation canals and control floods.) Philosophically,
1107-464: 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. Baoding has good connections to other cities, being located on one of the main routes in and out of Beijing. The Jingshi Expressway connects
1148-655: 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. 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
1189-414: The entirety of Laiyuan County, occupying 30.6% of the prefecture's area. The highest peak is Mount Waitou ( 歪头山 ), with an elevation of 2,286 metres (7,500 ft). 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 100 metres (98 to 330 ft) elevation. Here the primary rivers are
1230-595: The fall of the Qing dynasty in 1912. In 1902, Yuan Shikai , then Viceroy, established the Baoding Military Academy . 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
1271-531: 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
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1312-480: 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. 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 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) tall; this area includes parts of Laishui , Yi , Mancheng , Shunping , Tang , and Fuping Counties as well as
1353-413: The northern portions of Jiangsu and Anhui . Further south, the North China Plain merges with the similarly flat Yangtze Delta . The North China Plain is fertile, and it is one of the most densely populated regions in the world. The plain is one of China's most important agricultural regions, producing wheat , maize , sorghum , millet , peanuts , sesame seed, cotton , and various vegetables . It
1394-585: The plain, before its waters empty into the Bohai Sea. The part of the North China Plain around the banks of the middle and lower Yellow River is commonly referred to as the Central Plain ( pinyin : Zhōngyuán ). This portion of the North China Plain formed the cradle of Chinese civilization , and is the region from which the Han Chinese people emerged. Beijing , the capital of China,
1435-662: 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 . Baoding is located in the centre of the Bohai Rim economic area which includes Beijing, Tianjin, and Shijiazhuang. One of
1476-409: The possibility of rapid communication has meant that the political center of China has tended to be located here. Because the fertile soil of the North China Plain gradually merges with the steppes and deserts of Dzungaria , Inner Mongolia , and Northeast China , the plain has been prone to invasion from nomadic or semi-nomadic tribes originating from those regions, prompting the construction of
1517-1023: The provinces of Hebei , Western Liaoning , Northern Henan , and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region . After the collapse of Qing dynasty , in 1911, the National Government of the Republic of China converted Zhili into a province as Zhili Province . In 1928 the National Government assigned portions of northern Zhili province to its neighbors in the north and renamed the remainder Hebei Province . 38°31′N 115°33′E / 38.51°N 115.55°E / 38.51; 115.55 North China Plain The North China Plain ( simplified Chinese : 华北平原 ; traditional Chinese : 華北平原 ; pinyin : Huáběi Píngyuán )
1558-414: The provinces of Jiangsu and Anhui , including the provincial-level municipality of Shanghai . During the Qing dynasty , Nanjing lost its status as the "second capital" and Southern Zhili was reconstituted as a regular province, Jiangnan , while Northern Zhili was renamed Zhili Province. In the 18th century the borders of Zhili province were redrawn and spread over what is today Beijing , Tianjin and
1599-513: 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. Baoding East railway station lies 9.5 km (5.9 mi)to
1640-482: Was designated as a Xiong'an New Area , a development zone of initially 100 km and up to 2000 km, the site of what will eventually be a new city and the hub of the Beijing-Tinajin-Hebei development area. 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
1681-619: Was the capital of the Han , Jin , Sui , and Tang dynasties) and Kaifeng (the capital of the Northern Song dynasty ). The multipurpose Xiaolangdi Dam marks the location of the Yellow River's last valley before its waters flow onto the North China Plain, a great delta created from silt deposited at the Yellow River's mouth over millennia. The North China Plain encompasses much of Henan , Hebei , and Shandong provinces, as well as