Location context:
Baoding is located in the middle of Hebei Province, at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain and in the west of Jizhong Plain, between 3810 ′-40 00′ north latitude and 3/4 40 ′-16 20 ′ east longitude. It borders Beijing and Zhangjiakou in the north, Langfang and Cangzhou in the east, Hengshui in the south and Shanxi Province in the west. The central city is 0/40km away from Beijing/KLOC-0 in the north and 0/45km away from Tianjin/KLOC-0 in the east, which is in a tripartite confrontation with Beijing and Tianjin.
Climate:
Baoding belongs to the continental monsoon climate zone of warm temperate zone, and its main climatic characteristics are: distinct four seasons, dry and windy in spring, hot and rainy in summer, rainy and hot in the same season, crisp in autumn and cold and dry in winter. The annual average temperature 13.4℃, 1 monthly average temperature -4.3℃, and the July average temperature is 26.4℃. The annual average sunshine hours are 25 1 1.0 hours, accounting for 56% of the sunshine hours.
The average annual precipitation is 498.9 mm, and the average annual precipitation days are 68 days. Precipitation is concentrated from June to August every year, with the most in July. Annual average wind speed1.8m/s. The annual average evaporation is 1430.5 mm. The main meteorological disasters are drought, high temperature, thunderstorm, hail, strong wind, cold wave and fog.
Population:
By the end of 20 19, the resident population of Baoding was 939.9 1 10,000, of which the urban population was 5140,400. The urbanization rate was 54.69%, an increase of 1.2 percentage points over the previous year. The birth rate is 10.23‰, the death rate is 6.7 1‰, and the natural population growth rate is 3.52‰. (excluding Dingzhou Xiong 'an)
Ethnic group:
The main ethnic group in Baoding is the Han nationality, and the ethnic minorities with a large population are Hui, Manchu and Mongolian.
Food culture:
Baoding is the birthplace of China's ninth largest cuisine "Ji Cuisine". The history of Baoding's diet is confirmed by the cereal tools, cooked pottery, the Jue of Shang Dynasty and the mutton soup of Zhongshan at that time. Baoding's traditional snacks and dishes include donkey meat, Bai Yunzhang steamed stuffed bun, beef covered cake, Dacige sesame oil, Gaobeidian bean curd silk, braised chicken, preserved eggs with tea patterns and so on.
The above content source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Baoding (prefecture-level city in Hebei Province)