Baoding

       Baoding is a city 137km south of Beijing, it is one of the ten cities under the direct administration of Hebei Province. It covers an area of 40,000 sq. kilometers, with a population of 11 million. One third of its territory lies in the Taihang Mountains in the west, one third lies in the eastern plain area, the other third in the hilly land in between.
      Baoding enjoys a good transportation network. The Beijing- Guangzhou Railway Line runs through Baoding from north to south, it takes about one hour for a train from Beijing to Baoding. State Road No. 107 runs along the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway Line. The Beijing- to-Shijiazhuang Expressway passes through Baoding, it takes a bus one hour and a half to reach Baoding from Beijing.
      Baoding, literally translated as protect for the safety of the Capital Beijing used to be called the Southern Gate of Beijing because of its military and political importance, in the Ming(1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) Dynasty. For the last 250 years, until the 60's in the 20^th century, Baoding had been served as the center of Hebei Province.

Baoding City has three three-star hotels and one four-star hotel.

Baoding Hotel:    3 star hotel, 150 beds in total, downtown.
Baoding Yanzhao Hotel:     3 star hotel, 300 beds in total, near city square.
Baoding Yahua Hotel:    3 star hotel, 150 beds in total, in the  new district.
Baoding Zhongyin Hotel:    4 star hotel, 100 beds, near city square.

Map of Baoding