保定府有三宝:大旗杆、莲花池、大悲阁。莲花池是指清朝四大书院之一的莲池书院。大悲阁是指真觉禅寺,亦称大慈阁。大旗杆则是指座落在保定市裕华西路东段街的原清朝直隶总督署门前的两根水泥大旗杆。从外地到保定的人在老远最先看到的就是这大旗杆尖。一看到大旗杆尖就会说:“保定府到了。”凡到过保定的外地人印象最深的就是这大旗杆,大旗杆成了保定的象征。据光绪年间《保定府志》的《保定城图》记载,直隶总督署门前的两根旗杆为保定所有衙署门前的旗杆最高。当时的旗杆为木质,高六丈,旗杆刷红油漆。旗杆,是衙署的重要标志,它是权威的象征。民国五年(1916年)9月,曹锟任直隶督军,进驻保定的原直隶总督署。1919年12月直系军阀首领冯国璋病死,曹锟成了直系军阀首领。1920年4月,曹锟在保定召开直、苏、赣、鄂、豫、奉、黑、吉八省代表会议,组成反对当时掌握北京政府的皖系军阀首领段祺 Baoding House Sambo: Flagpole, Lotus Pond, Great Court. Lotus pond refers to the Qing Dynasty Lotus College, one of the four colleges. Big compassionate Temple is really feel Temple, also known as Daci Pavilion. The flagpole refers to the two cement flagpoles in front of the Governor General’s Office in the Qing Dynasty that is located in the eastern section of Yuhua West Road, Baoding. From the field to Baoding people in the forefront is the first to see this banner tip. Once you see the banner tip will say: “The people who visited Baoding is the most impressed by the outside world is the flagpole, the flagpole has become a symbol of Baoding. According to the ”Baoding City Map" in the period of Emperor Guangxu, the two flagpoles in front of the governor-general of Zhili Province are the highest in the flagpoles in front of all the government offices in Baoding. At the time of the flagpole of wood, high Liuzhang, flagpole brush red paint. Flagpoles, is an important symbol of Yat-chan, it is a symbol of authority. In five years (1916) in September, Cao Kun served as governor of Chihli, stationed in Baoding, the former governor of Zhili. In 1919 December direct warlord Feng Guozhang died, Cao Kun became a direct warlord leader. In April 1920, Cao Kun convened a meeting of delegates from eight provinces of Sichuan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Hubei, Henan, Bong, Hei and Kyrgyzstan in Baoding, and formed a meeting against the then leader of the Wanhua warlord who was in charge of the Beijing government.