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Asia/Damascus |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+3 |
Daylight Saving Time |
UTC+3 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Located in the northwestern part of the country, near the Turkish border, Aleppo, Syria is one of the oldest cities in Syria, with a history of over 4,000 years. As an important commercial transit point on the ancient Silk Road, Aleppo was once one of the busiest trading centers in the Middle East, and its strategic position has made it a crossroads of diverse civilizations. The city's Ancient City of Aleppo, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986, boasts the majestic Aleppo Citadel, the magnificent Ummayad Mosque, and the meandering traditional bazaar (Bazaar of Hamidiyah), which showcases the architectural essence of Arab, Byzantine, and Ottoman civilizations. However, since 2011, Aleppo has suffered severe damage during the Syrian conflict, destroying some of its historical sites, and restoration work is gradually underway in an effort to rebuild the cultural and economic vitality of this thousand-year-old city. Aleppo is not only a symbol of Syria's history, but also a witness to the coexistence of human civilizations.
Suide County is located in the north of Shaanxi Province, China, southeast of Yulin City, located in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau, is an important historical and cultural city at the confluence of the Wuding River and the Dali River. As the transportation hub and economic and cultural center of northern Shaanxi, Suide has been known as the "Famous State of the World".
Suide has a history of more than 2,200 years, and was the seat of the Shangxian County during the Qin and Han Dynasties, with historical relics such as Qin Fusu's Tomb and Mengtian's Tomb. It is an important birthplace of folk songs, rice-planting songs and stone carving art in northern Shaanxi, and is known as the "hometown of stone carving", with a large number of precious cultural relics in its Han Picture Stone Exhibition Hall. Suide is also an old revolutionary area, rich in red cultural resources.
Suide has a temperate continental monsoon climate and is rich in millet, jujube and other agricultural products. The Qingyin Expressway and the Taizhongyin Railway intersect here, which is an important channel connecting Northwest China and North China. In recent years, it has vigorously developed the tourism industry, featuring red tourism, loess flavor and historical and cultural experience, driving the local economy.