Lions F.C. Baoding is home to the Baoding balls, a kind of metal ball for exercise and meditation. Education Under the national Ministry of Education: North China Electric Power University () Under other national agencies: Central Institute for Correctional Police () Chinese People's Armed Police Force Academy () North China Institute of Science and Technology () Under the provincial government: Chengde Medical College () Handan College () Hebei Agricultural University () Hebei Engineering University () Hebei Institute of Architecture and Civil Engineering () Hebei Medical University () Hebei Normal University () Hebei Normal University of Science and Technology () Hebei North University () Hebei Physical Educational Institute () North China University of Science and Technology () Hebei University () Hebei University of Economics and Business () Hebei University of Technology () Hebei University of Science and Technology () Hengshui University () Langfang Teacher's College () North China Coal Medical College () Shijiazhuang College () Shijiazhuang Railway Institute () Shijiazhuang University of Economics () Tangshan College () Tangshan Teacher's College () Xingtai University () Yanshan University () There are also Tibetan Buddhist schools in the province. Infrastructure Transportation Intracity Rail The Shijiazhuang Metro is the only operational rapid transit system in Hebei. Xiong'an Rail Transit is a planned metro system in Xiong'an. Intercity Rail As of early 2013, railway schedule systems listed 160 passenger train stations within the province. Because Hebei surrounds Beijing and Tianjin, all the important railway lines from these cities pass through Hebei. The Beijing–Guangzhou railway is one of the most important. It passes through many major cities, including Baoding, Shijiazhuang, Xingtai and Handan on its way south to Henan. Other important railways include the Beijing–Kowloon railway, Beijing–Shanghai railway, Beijing–Harbin railway, Beijing–Chengde railway, Beijing–Tongliao railway, Beijing–Baotou railway and Fengtai–Shacheng railway. High-speed rail lines crossing the province include the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway, Beijing–Guangzhou high-speed railway, and Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway. During the Eleventh Five-Year Plan, Beijing and Hebei collaborated on a new passenger railway. The RMB 82.6 billion network will add to the system. Current railway systems for Hebei are also being upgraded and will soon be able to travel at speeds of between per hour. Highways and primary routes The recent expressway boom in China included Hebei. There are expressways to every prefecture-level city in Hebei, totaling approximately . The total length of highways within Hebei is around . Air transit Shijiazhuang's Zhengding Airport is the province's center for