Maybe you have a question, there are many cities in China , why other cities did not make the baoding ball? Only produced in Baoding? Today we will answer you this question.
Firstly you need to know , where is baoding, know it is location.
Baoding is in the south of Beijing, 150 km from beijing. Only 20 minutes to Beijing if by train now.
Second, baoding is a very important city as defender of Beijing.
Beijing was the capital for many dynasties in the Chinese history.
Many armies were required to stay in Baoding to protect capital, thus there were many mills to make weapons ,such as knife、sword to supply armies. Thus there had many skillful craft men, especially blacksmith too.
The last one, somebody need this ball.
The local people of Baoding they like martial art( wu shu) very much, some of them chose the solid iron ball as concealed weapons to throw . We always see this kind of film, some one threw the iron ball to another.
Thus just beause there have blacksmiths and also someone need this kind of iron ball, so many workshops started to make the iron ball. Later,people felt very boring if only played the solid ball, some blacksmiths started to make innovation, to make the hollow ball with chiming plate, that is chiming ball.
Until now, you may have been clearly why the baoding balls were produced in Baoding city.
Chines baoding balls have been through more than 300 years histroy, from Iron plate to bowl , from wired to polish, from make traditional designs by cloisonne to make custom logo, all of production steps have becoming more maturer. No other cities can surpass, thus the name of baoding ball has been passed down.
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