Baoding

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Image:ChinaHebeiBaoding.png Image:Baoding in China.png Baoding (Template:Zh-cp) is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, China.

1 History
2 Sights
3 Transportation
4 Culture
5 Climate
6 Administration
7 External links

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History

Baoding is a city with a history dating back to the Western Han Dynasty. It was the capital of Hebei between 1935 through 1958, when the role was assumed by Tianjin, then from 1966 through 1970, when the capital is moved to Shijiazhuang.

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Sights

Baoding has 15 state-level cultural relics:

Yan State Capital Relics (475BC-221BC, Yixian County)
Great Wall at Zijinguan Pass (1368-1644, Yixian County and Laiyuan County)
Lao Morality Classic Tablet (618-907, Yixian County)
Western Qing Tombs (1730-1915, Yixian County)
Geyuan Temple (916-1125, Laiyuan County)
Ciyun Temple (1306, Dingxing County)
Yicihui Stone Pillar (550-577, Dingxing County)
Kaiyuan Temple (960-1127, Dingzhou County)
Kaishansi Temple (618-907, Gaobeidian County)
Dingzhou Porcelain Kiln Relic (960-1127, Quyang County)
Northern Mount Temple (386-543, Quyang County)
Jin-cha-ji Border Region Headquarter 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)

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Transportation

Baoding is nearly halfway between Beijing and Shijiazhuang on the Jingshi Expressway which connects the two cities, and is the western terminus of the Baojin Expressway linking Baoding with Tianjin.

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Culture

Hebei province, in which Baoding is located, is home to a high proportion of Chinese Catholics; Baoding likewise reflects this demographic trend. Several Catholic leaders from Baoding have faced arrest since the 1990s.

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Climate

Baoding is located in the middle of Hebei Province, east of Mount Taihang. During the Monsoon season, the yearly average precipitation averages 570 millimeters, the yearly average temperature is around 12.0 °C.

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