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{{Short description|Prefecture-level city in Hebei, China}}
{{About||the county in Hainan|Baoting|other uses}}
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| name                     = Baoding
| settlement_type          = [[Prefecture-level city]]
| other_name               = Paoting
| native_name              = 保定市
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| nickname                 = Boot-Shaped City ({{lang|zh|靴城}})
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| photo3a                         = Channel letter near Xiong'an Citizen Service Center, Apr 2019.jpg
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| image_caption            = Clockwise from top: Skyline of Baoding, Great Wall on Mount Baishi, Lotus Pool, [[Zhili]] Governor's Office, [[Xiong'an]] New Area, St. Peter and St. Paul Cathedral
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| subdivision_name         = [[China|People's Republic of China]]
| subdivision_type1        = [[Provinces of China|Province]]
| subdivision_name1        = [[Hebei]]
| subdivision_type2        = County-level divisions
| subdivision_name2        = 5 districts <br>4 county-level cities <br>15 counties
| subdivision_type3        = Township-level divisions
| subdivision_name3        = 28 subdistricts <br>142 towns <br>170 townships <br>3 ethnic townships
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| seat                     = 
| government_type          = Prefecture level city
| governing_body           = [[Baoding City People's Congress]]
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| established_title        = Settled
| established_date         = 477
| established_title2       = Established
| established_date2        = 1925
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| area_footnotes           = <ref name="Geo Background">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.bd.gov.cn/html/bdgov/mlbd/unnlw.html
 |script-title = zh:概况
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| area_metro_km2           = 1840
| area_urban_km2           = 326
| area_urban_footnotes     = <ref name="CUCSY_2017">{{cite book |editor1=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |editor-link=Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development |title=China Urban Construction Statistical Yearbook 2017 |date=2019 |publisher=China Statistics Press |location=Beijing |page=46 |url=http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |access-date=11 January 2020 |archive-date=18 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190618043019/http://www.mohurd.gov.cn/xytj/tjzljsxytjgb/jstjnj/w02019012421874448287322500.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| population_footnotes     = <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/china-hebei-admin.php|title=China: Hébĕi (Prefectures, Cities, Districts and Counties) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> 
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| population_total         = 11,544,036
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| demographics_type2   = GDP<ref>{{cite book|author=河北省统计局、国家统计局河北调查总队|title=《河北经济年鉴－2018》|publisher=[[China Statistics Press]]|isbn=978-7-5356-7824-9|url=http://tjj.hebei.gov.cn/res/nj2018/zk/indexch.htm|access-date=2019-07-11|archive-date=2020-03-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326180137/http://tjj.hebei.gov.cn/res/nj2018/zk/indexch.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = [[Prefecture-level city]]
| demographics2_info1 = [[CN¥]] 408.7 billion<br />[[US$]] 52.9 billion 
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = CN¥ 28,648<br />US$4,600
| timezone                 = [[China Standard Time|China Standard]]
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| elevation_m              = 25
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| postal_code_type         = [[Postal code of China|Postal code]]
| postal_code              = 071000
| area_code                = 0312
| iso_code                 = [[ISO 3166-2:CN|CN-HE-06]]
| website                  = {{URL|www.baoding.gov.cn}}
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'''Baoding''' is a [[prefecture-level city]] in central [[Hebei]] province, approximately {{convert|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 [[conurbate]]d.<ref name = "Geo Background"/> Accounting for about one-sixth of the population of Hebei Province.<ref name="保定简介-保定市戴维软件科技有限公司">{{Cite web |title=保定简介-保定市戴维软件科技有限公司 |url=http://baoding.daiwei.com/baoding.HTM |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=baoding.daiwei.com}}</ref> Baoding is among 13 Chinese cities with a population of over 10 million, ranking seventh.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=zh:最新中国城市人口数量排名（根据2010年第六次人口普查）|url=http://www.elivecity.cn/html/yijuyanjiu/yijuyanjiu1/645.html|publisher=www.elivecity.cn|year=2012|access-date=2014-05-28|archive-date=2015-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303135707/http://www.elivecity.cn/html/yijuyanjiu/yijuyanjiu1/645.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Zhuozhou City in the northern part has now grown into part of the Beijing metro area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=城变：京津冀这十年-报纸网络-北京市发展和改革委员会 |url=https://fgw.beijing.gov.cn/gzdt/fgzs/mtbdx/bzwlxw/202404/t20240409_3612584.htm |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=fgw.beijing.gov.cn}}</ref>{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

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 [[List of National Famous Historical and Cultural Cities in China|national historical and cultural city]] and one of the central cities in the [[Jing-Jin-Ji]] cluster,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bd.gov.cn/content-173-9449.html |title=《保定市城市总体规划（2011-2020年）》 |publisher=保定市人民政府 |access-date=2017-07-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814103233/http://www.bd.gov.cn/content-173-9449.html |archive-date=2018-08-14}}</ref> with the [[Xiong'an]] new area located within its jurisdiction.

==Name==
Baoding was known as Shanggu, Baozhou, Shoocheng and Baofu in ancient times.<ref>{{Cite web |title=保定两县，以州为名且均为千年古县，其一曾被誉为"天下第一州" |url=https://www.visitbeijing.com.cn/article/47QplDlMj72 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=www.visitbeijing.com.cn}}</ref> The city's name, Baoding ({{lang-zh|c={{linktext|保定}}|links=no}}),<ref name="seltzer">{{cite book|year=1952|chapter=Paoting|editor=Leon E. Seltzer|title=The Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer of the World|url=https://archive.org/details/columbialippinco00selt/|location=Morningside Heights, NY|publisher=[[Columbia University Press]]|oclc=802473294|page=1425}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|year=1979|chapter=Pao-ting or Pao·ting|title=The International Geographic Encyclopedia and Atlas|url=https://archive.org/details/internationalgeo00houg/|location=Boston|publisher=[[Houghton Mifflin Company]]|isbn=0-395-27170-3|lccn=79-2721|oclc=5171913|page=591}}</ref> dates back to the [[Song dynasty|Song]] and [[Yuan dynasty|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 ({{zhc|路治}}). 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".<ref>{{Cite web |title=保定_央广网 |url=https://news.cnr.cn/special/yth/js/20140320/t20140320_515121405.shtml |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=news.cnr.cn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-08-16 |title=涨知识｜保定为什么叫“保定” |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_4177487 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=[[The Paper (newspaper)]]}}</ref> The name is roughly interpreted as "protecting the capital", referring to the city's proximity to [[Beijing]].

==History==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2023}}
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.<ref name="LL">{{cite book |last1=Liu |first1=Li |title=The Chinese Neolithic: Trajectories to Early States |date=2005 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=9781139441704 |page=24 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lhT0Z4L4g-kC&pg=PA24 |language=en}}</ref> Other Neolithic sites in Baoding include [[Diaoyutai Site|Diaoyutai]] and [[Beifudi]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=文物资源_河北省文物局 |url=http://wenwu.hebei.gov.cn/system/2023/10/16/030257953.shtml |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=wenwu.hebei.gov.cn}}</ref>

===Early history===
During the [[Warring States period]], what is now Baoding was along the dividing line between the [[Yan (state)|Yan]] and [[Zhao (state)|Zhao]] states.

One of the capitals of Yan during this period, [[Xiadu]], is located in what is now [[Yi County, Hebei|Yi County]], and from 400 to 300 BC may have been [[List of largest cities throughout history|the largest cities in the world]], with an estimated population of over 300,000.<ref>[[George Modelski]], ''World Cities: –3000 to 2000'', Washington DC: FAROS 2000, 2003.  {{ISBN|0-9676230-1-4}}.</ref>

===Imperial era===
In 960 the [[Song dynasty]] established the [[Baozhou|Bao]] [[Zhou (country subdivision)|prefecture]] ("Baozhou") with the administrative office in Baosai County (modern Baoding).<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Shi Weile|year=2005|title=Zhongguo Lishi Diming Da Cidian ''(中国历史地名大词典)''|trans-title=Large Dictionary of Chinese Historical Place Names|publisher=China Social Sciences Press|isbn=7-5004-4929-1|pages=1917|language=zh}}</ref> This lasted until 1241, when the [[Mongol Empire]] (who conquered the [[Jin dynasty (1115–1234)|Jin dynasty]] in 1234) abolished it, incorporating Baozhou into the [[Zhongshu Sheng|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 Province|Zhili]], ruled over by a [[Viceroy of Zhili|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 [[Counties of China|county]] district.<ref>{{Cite web |title=四处流浪的河北省会 {{!}} 中国国家地理网 |url=http://www.dili360.com/cng/article/p54c0a823ecd4a42.htm |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.dili360.com}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=方舆 - 北部 - 关于我国县市最密集的河北省行政区划调整研究：增地级市并小县 - Powered by phpwind |url=http://xzqh.info/lt/read.php?tid=171600&fpage=4 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=xzqh.info}}</ref>

In April 2017, the [[Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party]] and the [[State Council of the People's Republic of China|State Council]] announced the decision to transform Baoding's [[Xiong County|Xiong]], [[Rongcheng County|Rongcheng]], and [[Anxin County|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 [[Pudong, Shanghai|Shanghai's Pudong New Area]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=中共中央、国务院决定设立河北雄安新区_图片新闻_中国政府网 |url=https://www.gov.cn/xinwen/2017-04/01/content_5182891.htm#1 |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.gov.cn}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=河北概况 |url=http://www.hebei.gov.cn/columns/2287a951-8b80-47c8-be3a-ab7983ba5fd0/index.html |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.hebei.gov.cn}}</ref>

The geographical coordinates of Baoding are between 113°40'-116°20' east longitude and 38°10'-40°00' north latitude.<ref name="保定简介-保定市戴维软件科技有限公司"/>

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 {{convert|1000|m}} tall; this area includes parts of [[Laishui County|Laishui]], [[Yi County, Hebei|Yi]], [[Mancheng District|Mancheng]], [[Shunping County|Shunping]], [[Tang County|Tang]], and [[Fuping County, Hebei|Fuping]] Counties as well as the entirety of Laiyuan County, occupying 30.6% of the prefecture's area.<ref name = "Geo Background"/> The highest peak is Mount Waitou ({{lang-zh|labels=no|s=歪头山}}), with an elevation of {{convert|2286|m}}.<ref name = "Geo Background"/> Moving southeast from this area, one encounters low-lying mountains and hills, taking up 18.9% of the prefecture's area.<ref name = "Geo Background"/> Further to the east lies generally flat terrain of {{convert|30|to|100|m|ft|sigfig=2}} elevation. Here the primary rivers are the Xiaoyi River ({{lang|zh|孝义河}}), Fu River ({{lang|zh|府河}}), Bao River ({{lang|zh|瀑河}}), Ping River ({{lang|zh|萍河}}), [[Juma River (China)|Juma River]] ({{lang|zh|拒马河}}), Yishui River ({{lang|zh|易水河}}), Tang River ({{lang|zh|唐河}}), Cao River ({{lang|zh|漕河}}), Zhulong River ({{lang|zh|潴龙河}}), Qingshui River ({{lang|zh|清水河}}), and Sha River ({{lang|zh|沙河}}).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://baoding.gov.cn/content-159-387583.html |title=List of municipal river and lake chiefs in Baoding City |script-title=zh:保定市市级河湖长名单 |date=2022 |language=zh-cn |access-date=2023-02-21 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[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 climate classification|Köppen]] ''Dwa/BSk''),<ref>Peel, M. C. and Finlayson, B. L. and McMahon, T. A. (2007). [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Asia_K%C3%B6ppen_Map.png "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification"]. Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633-1644. ISSN 1027-5606.</ref> 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.<ref name="保定简介-保定市戴维软件科技有限公司"/> In the city itself, this amount has averaged to a meagre {{convert|496.1|mm|1}} per annum. The monthly 24-hour average temperature ranges from {{convert|−2.7|°C|1}} in January to {{convert|27.1|°C|1}} in July, and the annual mean is {{convert|13.3|°C|1}}. There are 2,500 to 2,900 hours of bright sunshine annually, and the frost-free period lasts 165−210 days.

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| 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
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| Feb mean C = 0.9
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| Apr mean C = 15.1
| May mean C = 21.1
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| Jul mean C = 27.3
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| Sep mean C = 20.9
| Oct mean C = 13.8
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| Dec mean C = -1.0
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| Feb low C = -3.8
| Mar low C = 2.2
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| Oct low C = 8.9
| Nov low C = 1.0
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| Jan record low C = -22.0
| Feb record high C = 23.1
| Feb record low C = -15.7
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| Apr record low C = -3.2
| May record high C = 38.1
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| 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}}</ref>
| source = 
}}

==Administrative divisions==
Bǎodìng [[prefecture-level city]] consists of 5 municipal [[District of China|districts]], 4 [[County-level city|county-level cities]], 15 [[County (People's Republic of China)|counties]]:

{| class="wikitable" align="center" style="width:79%; font-size:smaller" border="1"
! colspan=14 | '''Map'''
|-
| colspan=14 align="center" | <div style="position: relative" class="center">
{{Image label begin|image=Administrative Division Baoding-Xiong, Anxin and Rongcheng.png|width=600|link=}} 
{{Image label|x=1600|y=1300|scale=600/2500|text=[[Jingxiu District|'''1''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1710|y=1350|scale=600/2500|text=[[Lianchi District|'''2''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1410|y=1180|scale=600/2500|text=[[Mancheng District|'''Mǎnchéng<br>District''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1580|y=1520|scale=600/2500|text=[[Qingyuan District, Baoding|'''Qīngyuàn<br>District''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1700|y=1120|scale=600/2500|text=[[Xushui District|'''Xúshuǐ<br>District''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1520|y=430|scale=600/2500|text=[[Laishui County|'''Láishuǐ<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=330|y=1280|scale=600/2500|text=[[Fuping County, Hebei|'''Fùpíng<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1850|y=910|scale=600/2500|text=[[Dingxing County|'''Dìngxing<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=980|y=1290|scale=600/2500|text=[[Tang County|'''Táng<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1920|y=1550|scale=600/2500|text=[[Gaoyang County|'''Gāoyáng<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=880|y=710|scale=600/2500|text=[[Laiyuan County|'''Láiyuán<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1280|y=1560|scale=600/2500|text=[[Wangdu County|'''Wàngdū<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1990|y=1320|scale=600/2500|text=[[Anxin County|''Ānxīn<br>County'']]}}
{{Image label|x=2250|y=1130|scale=600/2500|text=[[Xiong County|''Xió ng<br>County'']]}}
{{Image label|x=2000|y=1100|scale=600/2500|text=[[Rongcheng County|''Ró ngchéng<br>County'']]}}
{{Image label|x=2050|y=1230|scale=600/2500|text=[[Xiong'an|{{big|'''''Xióng'ān'''''}}]]}}
{{Image label|x=1420|y=780|scale=600/2500|text=[[Yi County, Hebei|'''Yì Xiàn <br>Yi County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=780|y=1460|scale=600/2500|text=[[Quyang County|'''Qǔyáng<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1790|y=1750|scale=600/2500|text=[[Li County, Hebei|'''Lǐ<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1200|y=1260|scale=600/2500|text=[[Shunping County|'''Shunping<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1650|y=1840|scale=600/2500|text=[[Boye County|'''Bóyě<br>County''']]}}
{{Image label|x=2080|y=590|scale=600/2500|text=[[Zhuozhou|'''Zhuōzhōu<br>{{small|(city)}}''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1180|y=1830|scale=600/2500|text=[[Dingzhou|'''Dìngzhōu<br>{{small|(city)}}''']]}}
{{Image label|x=1440|y=1930|scale=600/2500|text=[[Anguo|'''Ānguó<br>{{small|(city)}}''']]}}
{{Image label|x=2120|y=860|scale=600/2500|text=[[Gaobeidian|'''Gāobēidiàn<br>{{small|(city)}}''']]}}
{{Image label|x=360|y=300|scale=600/2500|text=[[Jingxiu District|'''1. Jìngxiù District''']]}}
{{Image label|x=360|y=370|scale=600/2500|text=[[Lianchi District|'''2. Liánchí District''']]}}
{{Image label end}}
</div>
|-
!! scope="col" rowspan=2 | [[Administrative division codes of the People's Republic of China|Division code]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/index.html |script-title=zh:国家统计局统计用区划代码 |publisher=[[National Bureau of Statistics of the People's Republic of China]] |date=2011 |language=zh-cn |access-date=2013-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407065847/http://www.stats.gov.cn/tjbz/cxfldm/2011/index.html |archive-date=2012-04-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
!! scope="col" rowspan=2 | English name
!! scope="col" rowspan=2 | [[Simplified Chinese|Simp. Chinese]]
!! scope="col" rowspan=2 | [[Pinyin]]
!! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Area in km<sup>2</sup><ref>{{lang|zh-Hans|《保定经济统计年鉴2011》}}{{full citation needed|date=February 2020}}</ref>
!! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Seat
!! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Postal code
!! scope="col" colspan=6 | Divisions<ref>{{lang|zh-Hans|《中国民政统计年鉴2012》}}{{full citation needed|date=February 2020}}</ref>
|-
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[Subdistrict (China)|Subdistricts]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[Town (China)|Towns]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[Townships of the People's Republic of China|Townships]]
!! scope="col" width="45" | [[Ethnic township]]s
!! scope="col" width="45" | Residential communities ({{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|居委会}}}})
!! scope="col" width="45" | Villages ({{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|村委会}}}})
|-align="center" style="font-weight:bold"
! 130600 !! Baoding
| {{nobold|{{lang|zh|保定市}}}} || Bǎodìng Shì || 22185 || [[Jingxiu District]] || 071000 || 31 || 207 || 105 || 2 || 514 || 6184
|-align="center"
! 130602 !! [[Jingxiu District]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|竞秀区}} || Jìngxiù Qū || 149 || [[Xianfeng Subdistrict, Baoding|Xianfeng Subdistrict]] ({{lang|zh-hans|先锋街道}}) || 071000 || 5 || 2 || 4 ||  || 81 || 71
|-align="center"
! 130603 !! [[Lianchi District]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|莲池区}} || Liánchí Qū || 82 || [[Wusi Road Subdistrict]] ({{lang|zh|五四路街道}}) || 071000 || 10 || 2 || 5 ||  || 151 || 120
|-align="center"
! 130605 !! [[Mancheng District]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|满城区}} || Mǎnchéng Qū || 658 || [[Mancheng Town]] ({{lang|zh-hans|满城镇}}) || 072100 || 1 || 6 || 6 ||  || 16 || 183
|-align="center"
! 130606 !! [[Qingyuan District, Baoding|Qingyuan District]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|清苑区}} || Qīngyuàn Qū || 856 || [[Qingyuan, Baoding|Qingyuan]] ({{lang|zh-hans|清苑镇}}) || 071100 ||  || 13 || 5 ||  || 14 || 266
|-align="center"
! 130607 !! [[Xushui District]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|徐水区}} || Xúshuǐ Qū || 723 || [[Ansu, Hebei|Ansu]] ({{lang|zh-hans|安肃镇}}) || 072500 ||  || 10 || 4 ||  || 28 || 304
|-align="center"
! 130633 !! [[Yi County, Hebei|Yi County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|易县}} || Yì Xiàn || 2535 || [[Yizhou, Hebei|Yizhou]] ({{lang|zh-hans|易州镇}}) || 074200 ||  || 11 || 16 || 1 || 10 || 469
|-align="center"
! 130630 !! [[Laiyuan County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|涞源县}} || Láiyuán Xiàn || 2431 || [[Laiyuan, Hebei|Laiyuan]] ({{lang|zh-hans|涞源镇}}) || 074300 ||  || 10 || 7 ||  || 8 || 283
|-align="center"
! 130626 !! [[Dingxing County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|定兴县}} || Dìngxīng Xiàn || 714 || [[Dingxing Town|Dingxing]] ({{lang|zh-hans|定兴镇}}) || 072600 ||  || 9 || 7 ||  || 23 || 274
|-align="center"
! 130636 !! [[Shunping County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|顺平县}} || Shùnpíng Xiàn || 712 || [[Puyang, Hebei|Puyang]] ({{lang|zh-hans|蒲阳镇}}) || 072200 ||  || 6 || 4 ||  || 4 || 237
|-align="center"
! 130627 !! [[Tang County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|唐县}} || Táng Xiàn || 1414 || [[Renhou, Hebei|Renhou]] ({{lang|zh-hans|仁厚镇}}) || 072300 ||  || 11 || 9 ||  || 8 || 345
|-align="center"
! 130631 !! [[Wangdu County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|望都县}} || Wàngdū Xiàn || 358 || [[Wangdu Town|Wangdu]] ({{lang|zh-hans|望都镇}}) || 072400 ||  || 7 || 1 ||  || 10 || 142
|-align="center"
! 130623 !! [[Laishui County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|涞水县}} || Láishuǐ Xiàn || 1662 || [[Laishui Town|Laishui]] ({{lang|zh-hans|涞水镇}}) || 074100 ||  || 12 || 3 ||  || 6 || 284
|-align="center"
! 130628 !! [[Gaoyang County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|高阳县}} || Gāoyáng Xiàn || 496 || [[Gaoyang, Hebei|Gaoyang]] ({{lang|zh-hans|高阳镇}}) || 071500 ||  || 1 || 7 ||  || 11 || 149
|-align="center"
! 130632 !! [[Anxin County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|安新县}} || Ānxīn Xiàn || 728 || [[Anxin Town|Anxin]] ({{lang|zh-hans|安新镇}}) || 071600 ||  || 9 || 4 ||  || 5 || 223
|-align="center"
! 130638 !! [[Xiong County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|雄县}} || Xióng Xiàn || 513 || [[Xiongzhou]] ({{lang|zh-hans|雄州镇}}) || 071800 ||  || 8 || 4 ||  || 7 || 287
|-align="center"
! 130629 !! [[Rongcheng County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|容城县}} || Róngchéng Xiàn || 311 || [[Rongcheng, Hebei|Rongcheng]] ({{lang|zh-hans|容城镇}}) || 071700 ||  || 5 || 3 ||  || 4 || 127
|-align="center"
! 130634 !! [[Quyang County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|曲阳县}} || Qūyáng Xiàn || 1076 || [[Hengzhou, Hebei|Hengzhou]] ({{lang|zh-hans|恒州镇}}) || 073100 ||  || 11 || 16 ||  || 10 || 367
|-align="center"
! 130624 !! [[Fuping County, Hebei|Fuping County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|阜平县}} || Fùpíng Xiàn || 2494 || [[Fuping, Hebei|Fuping]] ({{lang|zh-hans|阜平镇}}) || 073200 ||  || 8 || 5 ||  || 5 || 209
|-align="center"
! 130637 !! [[Boye County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|博野县}} || Bóyě Xiàn || 331 || [[Boye Town|Boye]] ({{lang|zh-hans|博野镇}}) || 071300 ||  || 7 ||  ||  || 11 || 133
|-align="center"
! 130635 !! [[Li County, Hebei|Li County]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|蠡县}} || Lǐ Xiàn || 653 || [[Liwu]] ({{lang|zh-hans|蠡吾镇}}) || 071400 ||  || 11 || 2 ||  || 7 || 232
|-align="center"
! 130682 !! [[Dingzhou|Dingzhou City]]
| {{lang|zh|定州市}} || Dìngzhōu Shì || 1284 || [[Nanchengqu Subdistrict, Dingzhou|Nanchengqu Subdistrict]] ({{lang|zh-hans|南城区街道}}) || 073000 || 4 || 16 || 5 || 1 || 31 || 470
|-align="center"
! 130681 !! [[Zhuozhou|Zhuozhou City]]
| {{lang|zh|涿州市}} || Zhuōzhōu Shì || 751 || Shuangta Subdistrict ({{lang|zh-hans|双塔街道}}) || 072700 || 3 || 10 || 1 ||  || 39 || 402
|-align="center"
! 130683 !! [[Anguo|Anguo City]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|安国市}} || Ānguó Shì || 485 || [[Qizhouyaoshi Subdistrict]] ({{lang|zh-hans|祁州药市街道}}) || 071200 || 2 || 6 || 3 ||  || 6 || 198
|-align="center"
! 130684 !! [[Gaobeidian|Gaobeidian City]]
| {{lang|zh|高碑店市}} || Gāobēidiàn Shì || 674 || [[Xinghua Road Subdistrict, Gaobeidian|Xinghua Road Subdistrict]] ({{lang|zh-hans|兴华路街道}}) || 074000 || 5 || 10 ||  ||  || 19 || 409
|- style = "background:lightgrey; height: 2pt"
| colspan = "13" |
|-align="center"
|bgcolor="grey"| &nbsp;
! [[Xiong'an|Xiong'an New Area]]
| {{lang|zh-hans|雄安新区}} || Xióng'ān Xīnqū || 106.46 || [[Rongcheng, Hebei|Rongcheng]] ({{lang|zh-hans|容城镇}}) || colspan="7" bgcolor="grey" |
|-
| colspan=14 | Note: Baoding New High Technology Product Development Zone ({{lang|zh-hans|保定高新技术产业开发区}}) includes Damafang Township ({{lang|zh-hans|大马坊乡}}) of Jingxiu District and Jiantai Township ({{lang|zh-hans|贤台乡}}) of Mancheng District; the Baigou New City ({{lang|zh-hans|白沟新城}}) includes Baigou Town ({{lang|zh-hans|白沟镇}}) of Gaobeidian City.
|}
* Dissolved districts: [[Beishi District]] and [[Nanshi District, Baoding|Nanshi District]]
[[File:Txu-pclmaps-oclc-22834566 g-9b.jpg|thumb|right|Map including Baoding and surrounding region ([[National Imagery and Mapping Agency|NIMA]], 1998)]]

==Demographics==
{| class="wikitable sortable floatright" style="font-size:smaller" border="1"
|+ '''Baoding City Demographics'''
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" rowspan=3 | Division name
|-
!! scope="col" colspan=3 | Residence population<ref>{{lang|zh-Hans|《保定市2010年第六次全国人口普查主要数据公报》}}{{full citation needed|date=February 2020}}</ref> (November 2010)
!! scope="col" rowspan=2 | [[Hukou system|Hukou]] population<ref>{{lang|zh-Hans|《中华人民共和国全国分县市人口统计资料2010》}}{{full citation needed|date=February 2020}}</ref><br> (end of 2010)
|-align="right" style="font-weight:bold"
|-
!! scope="col" width="70" | Total
!! scope="col" width="70" | Ratio (%)
!! scope="col" width="70" | Population density (persons/km<sup>2</sup>)
|-align="right" style="font-weight:bold"
! Baoding City
| 11,194,379 || 100 || 504.55 || 11610199
|-align="right"
! Xinshi District
| 482,768 || 4.31 || 2540.88 || 459038
|-align="right"
! Beishi District
| 387,339 || 3.46 || 5164.52 || 322205
|-align="right"
! Nanshi District
| 287,784 || 2.57 || 2877.84 || 279725
|-align="right"
! Mancheng District
| 387,307 || 3.46 || 615.75 || 411417
|-align="right"
! Qingyuan District
| 631,659 || 5.64 || 728.56 || 648645
|-align="right"
! Laishui County
| 339,063 || 3.03 || 204.50 || 352993
|-align="right"
! Fuping County
| 205,299 || 1.83 || 82.28 || 223846
|-align="right"
! Xushui County
| 563,030 || 5.03 || 778.74 || 586104
|-align="right"
! Dingxing County
| 517,873 || 4.63 || 725.31 || 585913
|-align="right"
! Tang County
| 529,066 || 4.73 || 373.37 || 590575
|-align="right"
! Gaoyang County
| 345,160 || 3.08 || 695.89 || 340163
|-align="right"
! Rongcheng County
| 258,179 || 2.31 || 822.23 || 265389
|-align="right"
! Laiyuan County
| 260,678 || 2.33 || 106.49 || 283537
|-align="right"
! Wangdu County
| 250,014 || 2.23 || 781.29 || 265525
|-align="right"
! Anxin County
| 437,378 || 3.91 || 604.11 || 440817
|-align="right"
! Yi County
| 537,564 || 4.80 || 212.14 || 570806
|-align="right"
! Quyang County
| 588,559 || 5.26 || 542.95 || 610065
|-align="right"
! Li County
| 505,574 || 4.52 || 775.42 || 532322
|-align="right"
! Shunping County
| 295,764 || 2.64 || 417.75 || 317484
|-align="right"
! Boye County
| 245,504 || 2.19 || 741.70 || 268941
|-align="right"
! Xiong County
| 359,506 || 3.21 || 686.08 || 375470
|-align="right"
! Zhuozhou City
| 603,535 || 5.39 || 813.39 || 645542
|-align="right"
! Dingzhou City
| 1,165,182 || 10.41 || 914.59 || 1214852
|-align="right"
! Anguo City
| 370,314 || 3.31 || 761.96 || 409834
|-align="right"
! Gaobeidian City
| 640,280 || 5.72 || 938.83 || 608991
|-class="sortbottom"
| colspan=5 width="250" | 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 Economic Rim|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://oice.hbu.edu.cn/OldWeb/e_baoding.htm |title=About Baoding City |access-date=2008-12-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304202102/http://oice.hbu.edu.cn/OldWeb/e_baoding.htm |archive-date=2009-03-04 }}</ref> 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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> and up to 2000&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bdgxq.cn/|script-title=zh:欢迎进入保定国家高新技术产业开发区！|date=May 1, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090501075704/http://www.bdgxq.cn/|archive-date=2009-05-01}}</ref>

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 (marque)|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 [[Wind turbine design#Blades|blades]] used in [[wind turbine]] [[Electric generator|generator]]s, 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Transport==

[[File:NG-0395 at Baoding Railway Station (20160310114142).jpg|thumb|Bus line 1 near [[Baoding railway station|Baoding Railway]] Station]]

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 railway station|Baoding station]] was opened, while the old train station was closed for passengers.<ref>{{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}}</ref> [[Baoding East railway station]] lies {{convert|9.5|km|abbr=on}}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.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=zh:保定火车站东广场正式投入使用 |url=https://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_2508762 |website=The Paper online newspaper澎湃新闻 |publisher=Baoding Release保定发布 |access-date=2023-02-10 |ref=Shanghai United Media Group}}</ref>

==Military==
Baoding is headquarters of the [[38th Army (People's Republic of China)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=军史 |url=http://www.rongwp.com/8life/book/pla/jun15.htm |access-date=2024-11-16 |website=www.rongwp.com}}</ref>{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}

==Culture==
[[File:Baoding_Balls_in_Use.JPG|left|150px|thumb|[[Baoding balls]]]]
[[File:Baoding1.jpg|thumb|Qi Yi Zhong Road in Baoding]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=非遗之魅 {{!}} 手指上的舞蹈——保定铁球 |url=https://www.visitbeijing.com.cn/article/47QtYS9P1nc |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=www.visitbeijing.com.cn}}</ref>

The most famous local specialty food is the [[Donkey Burger]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=经典美味：驴肉火烧的历史起源 |url=http://story.importfood.net/m/Show/?Cid=599 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=story.importfood.net}}</ref> ({{lang-zh|s=驴肉火烧}}).

[[Anxin County]] is home to the Quantou Village Music Association ({{lang-zh|labels=no|s=圈头村音乐会}}), a well known traditional music group performing on ''[[Guan (instrument)|guan]]'' (oboes), ''[[sheng (instrument)|sheng]]'' (mouth organs), and percussion. The village of Quantou is located on an island in [[Lake Baiyangdian]].

<ref>{{Cite web |title=安新圈头村音乐会-国家级非物质文化遗产（安新） |url=http://m.chinaquhua.cn/culture/48/anxinquantoucunyinlehui.html |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=m.chinaquhua.cn}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=上有北京，下有保定（3）·沿着裕华西路寻古迹，走读保定近代史_天主教堂_鼓楼_大慈阁 |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/620960665_121608043 |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=www.sohu.com}}</ref> 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]] with other 3 universities and 12 colleges.<ref>{{Cite web |last=网易 |date=2021-04-05 |title=河北保定：不大的城市，却有如此多的高校 |url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/G6RCH8V90541WCV0.html |access-date=2024-12-14 |website=www.163.com}}</ref>

===Historic sites===
[[File:ZhiLiGovernorMansion.jpg|thumb|A courtyard in the mansion of the governor of Zhili]]
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 [[Nelumbo nucifera|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, Prince of Zhongshan|Liu Sheng]] and his wife [[Dou Wan]] were buried.

The greater Baoding administrative area has 16 designated state-level cultural relics:
# [[State of Yan|Yan State]] Capital Relics (475BC-221BC, Yixian County)
# [[Great Wall of China|Great Wall]] at [[Zijinguan Pass]] (1368–1644, Yixian County and Laiyuan County)
# [[Tao Te Ching|Stele of Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching]] (618-907, Yixian County)
# [[Western Qing Tombs]] (1730–1915, Yixian County)
# [[Geyuan Temple]] (916-1125, Laiyuan County)
# [[Ciyun Pavilion]] (1306, Dingxing County)
# [[Yicihui Stone Pillar]] (550-577, Dingxing County)
# [[Kaiyuan Temple (Dingzhou)|Kaiyuan Temple]] (960-1127, Dingzhou County)
# [[Kaishan Temple]] (618-907, Gaobeidian County)
# [[Dingzhou Porcelain Kiln Relic]] (960-1127, Quyang County)
# [[Beiyue Temple]] (386-543, Quyang County)
# [[Jin-cha-ji Border Region Headquarters Ruins]] (1938, Fuping County)
# [[Ranzhuang Underground Tunnel]] (1937–1945, Qingyuan County)
# [[Mancheng Han Tombs]] (154BC-113BC, Mancheng County)
# [[Zhili Provincial Governor Office]] (1730–1911, Baoding)
# Historical Site of the [[Baoding Military Academy]] (1902–1923)

==Notable people==
* [[Abbie Goodrich Chapin]] (1868-1956), American missionary teacher based in Baoding
* [[Chen Xu (politician)|Chen Xu]], Director of the [[Overseas Chinese Affairs Office]]
* [[Fan Hongbin]]—gymnast, Olympic silver medalist in [[1996 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Fan Ye (gymnast)|Fan Ye]]—gymnast, [[2003 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships]] balance beam gold medalist
* [[Guo Jingjing]]—diver and Olympic gold medalist in [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004]] and [[2008 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Qian Hong (swimmer)|Qian Hong]]—swimmer and Olympic gold medalist in [[1992 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Shi Changxu]]—materials scientist, recipient of the 2010 [[State Preeminent Science and Technology Award]]
* [[Tie Ning]]—author, president of the [[China Writers Association]]
* [[Wei Jianjun]]—billionaire, chairman of [[Great Wall Motors]]<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|title=Wei Jianjun|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/wei-jianjun/|website=Forbes|access-date=3 January 2015}}</ref>
* [[Yan Su]]—Chinese playwright and lyricist
* [[Xie Jun]]—[[Grandmaster (chess)|chess grandmaster]] and [[Women's World Chess Championship|Women's World Chess Champion]] 1991-1996, 1999-2001
* [[Zhang Shangwu]]-gymnast, [[2001 Summer Universiade]] still rings gold medalist

==Sister cities==
Baoding is [[Sister city|twinned]] with:<ref>{{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}}</ref>

*{{flagu|United States}}, [[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte]], [[North Carolina]], 1987-09-29<ref>{{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
}}</ref>
*{{flagu|Japan}}, [[Yonago, Tottori]], 1991-10-13<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*{{flagu|Japan}}, [[Saijō, Ehime]], 1994-9-21<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*{{flagu|Iceland}}, [[Hafnarfjörður]], 1994-10-09<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*{{flagu|Japan}}, [[Kushima, Miyazaki]], 2000-11-20<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*{{flagu|South Korea}}, [[Dongdaemun District]], [[Seoul]], 2001-02-19<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*{{flagu|Canada}}, [[Gravenhurst, Ontario]], 2002-12-5<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*{{flagu|Panama}}, [[Santiago de Veraguas]], 2006-12-15<ref>{{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}}</ref>
*{{flagu|Denmark}}, [[Sønderborg Municipality]], 2012-04-23<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
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==Gallery==
<gallery class="center" widths="175" heights="175" caption="Images from Baoding">
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
</gallery>

==See also==
{{portal|China}}
*[[List of twin towns and sister cities in China]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*{{cite book|title=The Boxer Rebellion: The Dramatic Story of China's War on Foreigners That Shook the World in the Summer of 1900|first=Diana|last=Preston|edition=illustrated, reprint|year=2000|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iWxKQejMtlMC|isbn=0802713610|access-date=24 April 2014}}

==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.baoding.gov.cn/ }}

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