Monday, October 13, 2008

Yi County, Hebei

Yi County is a in Hebei province of China. and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding. It has an area of ??? km?.

Xushui County

Xushui County is a in Hebei province of China. and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding. It has an area of ??? km?.

Xiong County

Xiong County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the juridiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Wangdu County

Wangdou County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Tongkou

Tongkou (: 同口; Pinyin: Tóngkǒu)is a located in Anxin County, Baoding, Hebei, China. This town is close to Lake Baiyangdian .

Tang County

Tang County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the juridiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Shunping County

Shunping County is a in Hebei province of China. and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding. It has an area of ??? km?.

Rongcheng County

Rongcheng County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the juridiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baoding/Ching-Yüan/Qingyuan is a diocese located in the city of Baoding in the Ecclesiastical province of in China.

History


February 14, 1910: Established as the Apostolic Vicariate of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境 from Apostolic Vicariate of Northern Chi-Li 直隸北境
December 3, 1924: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Baodingfu 保定府
April 11, 1946: Promoted as Diocese of Baoding 保定

Special Churches


*National Shrine:
**中华圣母国家朝圣地
, Donglu

Leadership


Bishops of Baoding 保定
*Bishop Peter Joseph Fan Xue-yan
*Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M.
Vicars Apostolic of Baodingfu 保定府
*Bishop Joseph Zhou Ji-shi, C.M.
*Bishop Paul Leon Cornelius Montaigne, C.M.
Vicars Apostolic of Central Chi-Li 直隸中境
*Bishop Joseph-Sylvain-Marius Fabrègues, C.M.

Quyang County

Quyang County is under the administrative control of Baoding City, Hebei.

Qingyuan County, Hebei

Qingyuan County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Mancheng County

Mancheng County or Man-ch'eng County is a in Hebei province, China. It is administratively part of Baoding prefecture-level city, of which the town of Mancheng is a suburb. Mancheng is northwest of Baoding city proper.

Mancheng is primarily notable for being the site of the tombs of Liu Sheng and Dou Wan.

Li County, Hebei

Li County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the juridiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Laiyuan County

Laiyuan County is a in Hebei province of China. and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding. It has an area of ??? km?.

Laishui County

Laishui County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the juridiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Gaoyang County

Gaoyang is a in Hebei province of China. and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding. It has an area of 497 km?.

The capital is Gaoyang Town .

Notable inhabitants


*Liang Tsai-Ping, guzheng player

Fuping County, Hebei

Fuping County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the jurisdiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Dingxing County

Dingxing County is a in Hebei province of China. and is under the jurisdiction of the prefecture-level city of Baoding. It has an area of ??? km?.

Boye County

Boye County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the juridiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.

Baoding

Baoding is a prefecture-level city in Hebei province, China.

People and culture


The Baoding urban area has a population of around 635,000 . The population of the Baoding administrative area is larger. The considerable majority are 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 Beijing dialect — rather, it is more closely related to Tianjin dialect.

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

Perhaps the best known item to supposedly originate in Baoding are Baoding Balls.

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

History



Baoding is a city with a history dating back to the Western Han Dynasty. It was destroyed by the Mongols in the 13th century, but after the Mongols established the Yuan Dynasty, it was rebuilt. It acquired the name "Baoding" during the Yuan dynasty — the name is roughly interpreted as "protecting the capital", referring to the city's proximity to Beijing. Baoding served for many years as the capital of Zhili, and was a significant centre of culture in the Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty. It continued to serve as provincial capital when Zhili was renamed Hebei. During World War II, the city was the site of a headquarters for Japanese occupation forces. In 1958, the role of provincial capital was assuemed by Tianjin, which had lost its status as a province-level municipality, but when Tianjin was elevated again in 1966, Baoding regained its position. In 1970, however, the rapidly growing city of Shijiazhuang became capital instead.

Economy


On of the largest employers in Baoding is China Lucky Film, the largest photosensitive materials and magnetic recording media manufacturer in China.

Features



Baoding is located around 140 kilometres south of Beijing. It is nearly halfway between Beijing and Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei province.

Baoding is situated on flat plains, to the east of the Taihang Mountains. It is surrounded by farmland. The city is roughly rectangular in shape, and is divided by the north-south Jingguang Railway. Baoding Railway Station marks the geographic centre of the city. The older part of Baoding is on the east side of the railway, and is administratively divided into the North City and South City. On the west side of the railway is the New City, an area of more recent development.


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 Changyang Avenue. There is a ring road around the city.

Baoding is home to Hebei University, among others.

Historic Sites



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 15 designated state-level cultural relics:
# Capital Relics
# at Zijinguan Pass
# Lao Morality Classic Tablet
# Western Qing Tombs
# Geyuan Temple
# Ciyun Temple
# Yicihui Stone Pillar
# Kaiyuan Temple
# Kaishansi Temple
# Dingzhou Porcelain Kiln Relic
# Northern Mount Temple
# Jin-cha-ji Border Region Headquarter Ruins
# Ranzhuang Underground Tunnel
# Mancheng Han Tombs
# Zhili Provincial Governor Office

Transport


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. The Jingguang Railway provides frequent services to Beijing West Railway Station.

Baoding's internal public transport system consists of buses . Taxis are also common.

Climate


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

Administration


Baoding prefecture-level city consists of 4 municipal , 4 , 18 :


Beishi District


Dingzhou City
Zhuozhou City
Anguo City
Gaobeidian City
Mancheng County


Xushui County
Laiyuan County
Dingxing County
Shunping County
Tang County
Wangdou County
Laishui County
Gaoyang County
Anxin County
Xiong County
Rongcheng County
Quyang County
Fuping County
Boye County


Twin Cities


Town twinning of Baoding:
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
, Japan
, Japan

Gallery


Anzhou

Anzhou (: 安州; Pinyin: ?nzhōu)is a in Anxin county in Baoding, Hebei Province of China. It is not far from Lake Baiyangdian.

Anxin County

Anxin County is a county in Hebei province, China. It is under the juridiction of Baoding prefecture-level city.