Baoding

alternative Pao-ting · alternative Paoting

1. A prefecture-level city of Hebei, China.

   The most remarkable of the faceted mei-pʻing is the one with cover that was discovered at Pao-ting in 1964 (Plate 40).

   [1974, Margaret Medley, “Underglaze Blue and Copper Red Decorated Wares”, in Yüan Porcelain and Stoneware, Faber and Faber, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 54

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   Mr. Lattimore was born in Paotingfu, China, where his American parents served on the faculty of the Chihli provincial college.

   [1984 February 28, Herbert Mitgang, “RICHARD LATTIMORE DEAD; A CLASSICAL SCHOLAR AND POET”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 May 2015, Obituaries

   The princes enjoyed the second most spectacular campaign of 1213-14. They raided down the left bank of the Yellow River through Pao-ting and La-an, then turned west at Hua-Ching where the Huang He is joined by its second largest tributary the Fen (about 430 miles long) and almost immediately north into the valley of the Fen.

   [2015, Frank McLynn, Genghis Khan: The Man Who Conquered the World, Vintage Books, published 2016, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 207

   Recently, the World Health Organization expressed concern about reports of severe disease in China. Around the cities of Baoding and Langfang outside Beijing, hospitals have run out of intensive care beds and staff as severe cases surge.

   2022 December 25, Laura Ungar, Aniruddha Ghosal, “China’s COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant”, in AP News, archived from the original on 25 Dec 2022

   Officials reported the deaths in Baoding, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) from Beijing, adding that 18 people were missing.

   2023 August 5, “Dozens dead and thousands evacuated over flooding in northern China”, in France 24, sourced from AFP, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2023, Asia / Pacific