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Baoding

American  
[bou-ding] / ˈbaʊˈdɪŋ /
Or Paoting

noun

Pinyin.
  1. a city in central Hebei province, in northeastern China.


Baoding British  
/ ˈbaʊˈdɪŋ /

noun

  1. Former name: Ch'ing-yüan.   Tsingyuan.  a city in NE China, in N Hebei province. Pop: 810 000 (2005 est)

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Hua, like others AFP interviewed at the Baoding station, had no travel plans beyond returning home.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

Over a span of one week from late July, the region with a population totalling 110 million experienced its most serious flooding in six decades, with Hebei, particularly Baoding prefecture, the worst hit.

From Reuters Aug. 6, 2023

Baoding, a city of 12 million people in north-central China, had to suspend most bus service last week.

From New York Times Jul. 16, 2023

Zhang’s hometown of Baoding, a city of 3 million people about 100 miles southwest of Beijing, became among the earliest to suffer from surging infections, with reports in early December of overcrowded emergency departments.

From Washington Post Jan. 27, 2023

Over two days, Associated Press journalists visited five hospitals and two crematoriums in towns and small cities in Baoding and Langfang prefectures, in central Hebei province.

From Washington Times Dec. 24, 2022

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