Baoding is under the jurisdiction of Hebei Province. Located in the Midwest of Hebei Prov-ince， standing at a situation of tripartite confrontation with Beijing Tianjin， and known as an important place to the capital city and its environs and the south entrance of the capital city， Baoding is one of the important cities in the city circle formed by Beijing， Tianjin Hebei Province and surrounding area of Bohai Sea. It is an open city approved by theState Council in 1985.