Baoding
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Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately 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
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Baoding is a prefecture-level city in China, situated in the Hebei province. It has at various times been located within the administrative entities of Zhili, the Provisional Government of the Republic of China, and the Wang Jingwei regime. The city contains the administrative districts of Jingxiu, Lianchi, Mancheng, and Qingyuan. Its official name is 保定市, and it shares borders with Shijiazhuang, Hengshui, Cangzhou, and Langfang.
The city has a population of 11,544,036 and covers an area of 22,184.95 square kilometers. It is twinned with Charlotte, Yonago, Hafnarfjörður, and Saijō-shi. Baoding is located in the UTC+08:00 time zone, with a postal code of 071000 and a local dialing code of 312. The license plate code for the region is 冀F.
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Its subject is documented across 57 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- 保定市
- Region
- 河北省
- Country
- 中国
- Population
- 2,739,887
- Timezone
- Asia/Shanghai
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Key facts
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- Baoding
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- Prefecture-level city
- Settlement.other_name
- Paoting
- Settlement.native_name
- 保定市
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- zh
- Settlement.nickname
- Boot-Shaped City ()
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- yes
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- 6
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- Settlement.map_caption1
- Location of Baoding City jurisdiction in Hebei
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- China Hebei#China Northern Plain#China
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 225px
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of the city centre in Hebei
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- People's Republic of China
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Hebei
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County-level divisions
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- 保定市
- Country
- China
- Located in
- Zhili
- Population
- 11544036
- Area
- 22184.95
- Elevation
- 25
- Time zone
- UTC+08:00
- Shares border with
- Datong
- Official website
- www.baoding.gov.cn
- Image
- 保定市天际线 - 航拍 - 2025-10-24 01.jpg
- Dialing code
- 312
- Licence plate code
- 冀F
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- twinned administrative body
- Sønderborg Municipality
- Commons category
- Baoding
- topic's main category
- Category:Baoding
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Baoding
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Baoding
- postal code
- 071000
- hashtag
- Baoding
- P12749
- Sobradinho Dam
- native label
- 保定
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|Location in China
Administratively, Baoding is vast with the prefecture's land area encompassing 11 million inhabitants. The metro area has a population of 2 million. There are several outerlying counties far from the center. In the north is Yi County has a multi-site tourist complex centered on the Western Qing Tombs that includes a Yishui Lake and a historic town. In the northwest of Baoding Prefecture is Laiyuan County which includes Baishi Mountain, one of north China's most picturesque mountains.
Baoding was razed by the Mongols in the 13th century but was reconstructed under the Yuan dynasty, during which it received its contemporary name. It flourished as a cultural hub throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. During the Qing Dynasty, Baoding housed the Viceroy of Zhili, a key administrative role overseeing Zhili Province—now primarily Hebei. This position held significant sway in imperial court politics, given the province encircled Beijing. The viceroy's office is now a museum.
Get around
Taxis are plentiful. There is no metro system. Notably, some of the regular city buses are given a sort of fake 'antique' or actual 'museum' feel with plastic lining made to look like wood and some local specialties like ornate fans or bottles of liquor exhibited inside.
Do
thumb|Lianchi Academy Museum|242x242px
thumb|295x295px|Baoding Banquet Food Culture Museum
Buy
thumb|Baoding Balls
Xidajie (West Street) is the main historical shopping street in the area, reopened in 2022 after renovations. A bustling hub for visitors, this street draws comparisons to Nanluoguxiang in Beijing and other historical shopping streets across China. One thing that sets Xidajie apart is a unique local offering: a shop specializing in Baoding balls (look for the storefront with the big sign 保定铁球). These traditional Chinese relaxation tools, consisting of two metal balls that are rotated in one hand, are a famed cultural hallmark of the city.
Eat
thumb|Donkey burgers Baoding is famous around China for donkey burgers (驴肉火烧), which are sandwiches stuffed with donkey meat.
Drink
thumb|243x243px|Chao Martini Bar
Go next
Shijiazhuang - the modern day provincial capital to the south Zunhua - Visit the Eastern Qing Tombs after seeing the Western Qing Tombs
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
24 sectionsContents
- Name
- History
- Prehistory
- Early history
- Imperial era
- Contemporary history
- Geography
- Climate
- Administrative divisions
- Demographics
- Economy
- Renewable energy
- Transport
- Road
- Rail
- Military
- Culture
- Historic sites
- Notable people
- Sister cities
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Baoding is a prefecture-level city in central Hebei province, approximately 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Baoding” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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