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The Cultural Tourism Zone of Bao Zheng
Known
as Lord Bao, Bao Zheng, who styled himself Xi Ren, was a
famous corruption -free official in the Northern Song Dynasty.
He was born in Hefei in 999 AD, and died in 1062 AD. He was
rewarded with a posthumous title “Xiao
Su”(filial piety and solemnity) by the emperor.
Hefei Bao Gong Park lies in the
southeastern part of the old town, with an area of 31.8
hectares. “The landscape along the Baohe River” ranks at
the top of “the
ten scenic sights in Hefei.” It is the place for people to
go for sightseeing or pay a tribute to Bao Zheng.
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