What is it like to live in Baoding?

Baoding is a rustic city. I have lived here for 20 years. It is very close to Beijing and Tianjin, and has served as the provincial capital of Hebei (Zhili) for a long time in history. It seems that in the ups and downs of history, people living here are accustomed to smiling and doing their own thing.

Baoding is a city with a long history, so it has a large number of cultural relics. Just one Yuhua Road is covered with various cultural relics. In this city, not only do Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism coexist harmoniously, but Muslims and Christians also have a long history.

Baoding is a city full of delicious food. Cities with a long history have profound taste buds.

Not only is the familiar donkey meat roasted, but Western, Japanese, and Chinese food are all perfectly localized here.

Baoding is an industrial city. In China's first five-year plan, 8 projects directly under the central government were settled in Baoding, so it was called the Eight Great Factories in the Western Suburbs. The urban area newly developed by these factories is called the new urban area. It is recommended to distinguish it from the old urban area. In the past few years, it was renamed Jingxiu.

With the history, the factories built by these 8 projects have also experienced ups and downs. Sail batteries, Lucky film, Tianwei transformers... all once shone brightly.

The most famous one now is Great Wall Motors.

Baoding is also a university town, a cultural city, and an innovation city.

I hope she will regain her youth and continue to be stubborn.

Living in Baoding

Experience 1: Donkey meat is really delicious when burned. Many stores charge money, but everything else such as porridge, side dishes, etc. is free. It's very friendly and you can buy a donkey fire with less money in your pocket. You can have soup and vegetables for a whole meal. It warms your stomach and tastes delicious. It's good!

Living in Baoding

Living in Baoding

Experience 3: Baoding’s persimmons are very sweet. Persimmons are so sweet! There is also a thousand-year-old persimmon king tree that stands in the city's persimmon ditches. Taking a bite of the small persimmons that are soft in the sun is so sweet! The big persimmons that have been covered with frost are sweet to the teeth. gourmet food !

Life in Baoding

Experience 4: The woman is handsome and the man is hardworking.

I have lived in Baoding for nearly 30 years! I like this city very much.

First of all, it has a long history and culture. Things were very prosperous in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, as evidenced by today's Dixi Street and Fuhe Market.

Second, there are many celebrities! In the botanical garden, we can see heroes from Baoding since ancient times, the hometown of Emperor Yao in ancient times, Jing Ke, the righteous soldier of Yanzhao, Lian Po, the general, Lu Zhi who was not afraid of power, Liu Guan and Zhang who were sworn brothers in Taoyuan, the mathematician Zu Chongzhi, the dramatist Guan Hanqing, Famous Chinese medicine masters such as Bian Que, Liu Shouzhen, Zhang Yuanyu, etc. can be said to be shining stars!

Third, Baoding has rich and colorful culture. When you go to the park, you can see the internal boxing, the external boxing, Tai Chi, and the fists repay each other. The catering culture is even more popular. Peking Opera culture and traditional Chinese medicine culture have entered the campus, demonstrating that no effort has been spared in inheritance.

Fourth, Baoding is still the city of sports champions. Shi Dongpeng, Guo Jingjing, Fu Jiachun, Pang Wei, Fan Ye, Qian Hong, Niu Jianfeng, Du Pengyu, Chen Rong, Wang Kenan, Lu Lu, Yan Yusuo, Zhang Chengdong, Hasnan and more! This is the absolute pride and pride of the ancient city of Baoding!

I am from Hubei. I have been living in Baoding for 17 years after graduating from university. Now I have married a wife and had children in Baoding, and settled in Baoding. I am now a Baoding native.

I have lived and worked in Baoding for most of the past 17 years, but I feel both familiar and unfamiliar with Baoding.

People in Baoding

As a representative city in the north, the people here are warm, simple and kind. For example, when I was in school, I took the bus back to Wuhan. At that time, no college students in the bus gave up their seats to the elderly. At that time, when I met the elderly, weak, sick and disabled on the bus in Baoding, everyone rushed to give up their seats. This made me feel that this city is full of warmth. A scholar told me before that Baoding was the border between Yan and Zhao during the Warring States Period. This place has been the main battlefield of wars since ancient times. Over time, people in this area have developed a strong character since ancient times. When encountering people who are wrong, Baoding people He also directly attacked without any scruples.

The City of Baoding

When I first came to Baoding, my parents sent me to study together. At that time, Baoding had not undergone major renovations, and most places were very old and old. The university environment I imagined was completely different. If I hadn’t been unwilling to repeat another year and not want my parents to pay for another year of tuition, I would have turned around and left. Baoding has changed a lot in the past few years. The streets and buildings are changing with each passing day. Baoding now is also different. It looks like a prosperous city, like the municipal government. Although the same road is built every year, the infrastructure of the citizens has also undergone earth-shaking changes. In particular, the central government’s policies for establishing the Xiongan New Area really make Baoding’s future full of hope and make Baoding people more confident. After all, one of the several provincial capital moves in Hebei was located in Baoding, Hebei, and later moved to Shijiazhuang. This was the biggest pain in the hearts of Baoding people. Now it’s better. With the planning and construction of Xiongan, Baoding City will also usher in history. This is the third change since.

Work and life in Baoding

Although Baoding is recognized as a second-tier city, as a new Baoding native, I think this is a bit unworthy of the name. Baoding has a population of nearly 10 million and a GDP that is the highest in the entire city. The province ranks 4th, and its per capita GDP is even lower. The per capita income is even pitifully low, so how did this city ranking come about? After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Baoding's industry was indeed very prosperous. The eight major factories that Baoding people talked about before were well-known throughout the country. With the changes in the market, these factories have all declined and have lost their former glory. In recent years, we have not seen any substantive policies to attract investment. On the contrary, real estate is booming, with house prices starting at 10,000 yuan. For the working class, with their meager income, they really do not have the courage to dream. It is hoped that the implementation of Xiongan District will radiate the development of Baoding area, greatly increase the income of Baoding people, and make Baoding people live a happier life in Baoding.

To my relatives and friends, Baoding is a city they don’t understand at all, and I can talk about it in front of them without any scruples, but as a person who was born far away in Hubei, There are no childhood memories, no local atmosphere, no relatives around, no non-nonnong dialect. Sometimes in the dead of night, I feel like a wanderer floating outside, feeling lonely and lonely, especially standing by the window and looking out into the distance. The high-rise buildings are filled with a sense of strangeness.

The feeling of living in Baoding is that it feels like home.

I am a native of Baoding. I was born and raised in a rural area in the suburbs of Baoding. Later I moved to the city - here we are used to referring to entering the urban area as "entering the city". In the past, people If the introduced young man and woman go to the city to buy clothes together, they are engaged. However, I went to the city first to go to school, and then stayed in the city after graduation. Until now, I have lived in Baoding City for thirty years.

Why do you say it feels like your own home? Because Baoding City is neither big nor small, neither rustic nor foreign, it is both simple and luxurious. People can feel like at home, where they can lie down comfortably and lazily. They can also tidy up a little and be clean and open to relatives and friends. .

Baoding has been following social trends and has basically all the basic facilities, so it is much more advanced than the county town; but the city is not large in scale. It is known as an ancient city and a big Baoding, but it is just a small town. A third-tier city, of course it once jumped to the second-tier, but Baoding people just smiled: That is not the real Baoding, we know what we are like.

Ordinary people can live peacefully here in shopping malls, supermarkets, cinemas... but it is difficult to see celebrity concerts and large-scale sports competitions. But if you have money and want to live that kind of life, you can definitely take a car to go south or north to spend a few days in a big city.

I go to relatively few big cities, including Beijing, Xi'an, Hangzhou, and Shijiazhuang. I don't like so many people and cars, which makes them upset and depressing. To be honest, Baoding city center and commercial districts are also crowded during holidays. So I think big cities are just Baoding city center enlarged several times or more than ten times. If you want to be lively, go shopping and see the prosperity.

Chinese cities are all similar, with the same high-rise buildings. I often joke that Chinese cities have been destroyed by engineers trained by Chinese universities. The buildings they designed are always square and square, and even if you can see an arc, it feels amazing. I heard that students majoring in civil engineering in universities do not have courses like "Architectural Art" and "Art Appreciation".

After living in Baoding for a long time, I have another feeling: it is safe and there are few natural disasters. All I know is that I have heard about the "flood in 1963" from the people of older generations. That's unimaginable! Because there are too few water systems in Baoding, there are no ditches around our village. Later I saw it, and it turned out to be a sewage ditch. However, after environmental management in recent years, we can finally see crystal clear river water. Therefore, when I see wild ducks playing in the river, I am as surprised as if I were seeing a miracle. Baoding has few natural disasters. In addition to the fact that there are no earthquakes with Baoding as the epicenter, there are no typhoons, heavy rains, or snowstorms. If there are any, they will occur in the mountainous areas of the west. Just like there is a joke: What is the use of your mountainous areas? Isn't it just to protect the urban area from disasters?

Small cities have the advantages of small cities. Although they are lagging behind, outsiders are not competing for the place and the virus will not be easily brought in.

1. There is no nightlife, a rural experience with everything closed at night and no traffic.

2. Experience in a small city with a serious official-oriented mentality where everything must be done by looking for connections.

3. It is an exclusive and narrow consciousness experience in which people feel very bad and feel extremely good about themselves.

5. The habit of being unruly and difficult to fight against.

I have been in Baoding for 16 years. I went to college in Baoding, found a job in Baoding, and settled down in Baoding. I can be considered half a Baoding native.

My impression of Baoding people is really open-minded. From a small perspective, when it comes to buying vegetables, from our hometown to the vegetable market, many people have to pick and choose in person, ask about the price and then bargain. In Baoding, through When observing, as long as you see that the quality of the food is good, ask the price and grab a lot of it. In particular, large white radish is sold in Baoding. In my hometown, even during the harvest season, it is weighed by the kilogram. In Baoding, it is sold directly by the piece [呲呲]

I am a native of Baoding in the old city. I first lived in Shuangsheng Street. Dongfeng Park is very close. In the morning, the good guys whipped whips, played tops, hung upside down on golden hooks, and practiced Qigong. The martial arts of Baoding were vividly displayed, and heroes emerged in large numbers. Jing Ke, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, Zhao Kuangyin, the Five Heroes of Langya Mountain, etc. are all mighty and domineering people.

The cultural heritage is indeed profound. The founder of my high school alma mater has a close connection with the ancient Lotus Pond. The founder served as the dean of the Lotus Pond Academy for 14 years during the Qing Dynasty. According to the history books, Li Hongzhang was directly under the direct control of the Governor-General. Jade clothes, etc., so when I was in middle school, I knew that Baoding was a place with rich cultural heritage and I longed for it. However, after I came here, I felt that except for the Governor's Office and the Lotus Pond, which were well protected, the protection and promotion of other historical sites was really a mess. I hope that in the next few years it will be well planned, protected and promoted.

Let’s talk about something bad.

In terms of urban construction, to put it bluntly, it is a proper rural level. Taking Sunshine North Street as an example, it was patched up many years ago. Now, I am still repairing and repairing, but I still feel that it is not repaired. I wonder what you are still repairing now. If Shenzhuang is to be demolished, you have to consider widening the northern section of Yangguang Street and Fuxing Road. Road construction has continued for so many years. In short, the repairs have been continued. Only a few roads have been repaired and only a handful of new roads have been built.

The urban framework issue has not been enlarged in the past ten years. The North Second Ring Road, which is from Lucai Street to Hengxiang Street, is still somewhat large. The North Third Ring Road was probably taken in order to increase its momentum. Name, it’s a bit funny to ride a bicycle from the North Second Ring Road to the North Third Ring Road in two minutes. The old city is too crowded and the buildings are too dense. The denser it is, the harder it is to rectify. In cities that are currently developing well, the old city is basically an area with historical heritage and cannot be overhauled. Expanding the framework and building a new city is the only way to improve the city as a whole. Image is key. Not to mention the small number of people, there are 1.25 million people living in the main urban area of ????Baoding, a small town. Crowding is absolutely inevitable.

With the implementation of the national strategy and the pioneering and enterprising spirit of Baoding since last year, a large amount of real money has been invested in Baoding since last year. I feel that he is gradually waking up. Compared with the past ten years or so, There is a fundamental difference between always shouting slogans and not investing. I hope the future will get better and better

Life in Baoding is quite good. Drinking Liu Ling to get drunk and eating donkey meat on fire. There is no pressure. Life in such a third- and fourth-tier city is quite carefree.

Moreover, Baoding has convenient transportation. It is very close to Beijing and Tianjin. It’s also very convenient if you want to develop in a big city. Many people are like migratory birds, working hard in big cities and returning to Baoding to live.

There are also many tourist attractions in Baoding. It is a good place for leisure and entertainment. There are both Langya Mountain, the red holy land, and Baiyangdian, the pearl of North China. The royal mausoleum, Qingxi Mausoleum, and the beautiful Baishi Mountain...

The soil and water support the people. Having lived in Baoding for so many years, I feel pretty good.

Living in Baoding is a slow-paced enjoyment.

During the three years in Baoding City, the Military Academy Square was the most visited place at night, with people dancing in the square, roller skating, and flying kites... Look at the musical fountain, which is cool at the edge of the square. You can go to the indescribable Malatang cart, where you can get a full meal for only a dozen yuan, and the underground supermarket has a full range of items. There are many schools nearby, and there are countless snacks outside Hebei University.

Living in Baoding, the environment may not be so beautiful and the facilities may not be so complete, but there are also unique places, such as the beautiful ancient lotus pond, the Zhili Governor's Office, the ecological garden, the botanical garden, etc., and the things are of high quality and low price. The small commodity mall has a complete range of items, including egg-filled pancakes and donkey meat grilled on fire.

Maybe the impression of Baoding urban area is that eating takes up more time. The ones that linger may be the egg-filled pancakes and spicy hotpot. The number of times I go there is getting less and less, and every time I go there, I have to eat. Eating this may be a memory and a memory.

Living in Baoding will be pleasant, without such a fast pace and not so much noise.

Unfortunately, although there are good people in the majority, I don’t like Baoding because of individual reasons. The reason is that by chance, I was walking on the street and was bumped into by a citizen of Baoding. He should have apologized to me, but he cursed me so hard that it made me feel that the whole of Baoding was dark. , and then broke off all relations with Baoding.