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Baoding

American  
[bau-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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Chai Lihong, a 47-year-old from Xingtai in Hebei, arrived in Baoding on Friday to spend the Lunar New Year with her daughter, who moved there after she married.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

Record-breaking rains in Baoding led to the overflowing of 67 of its 83 small reservoirs and water in all of its 10 large reservoirs rising to dangerous levels, the Baoding government said on Saturday.

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

Before the pandemic, Zhang would visit her parents in the northern city of Baoding from Austria every year.

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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