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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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Asia/Taipei |
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UTC+8 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Baode County is located in the northwestern part of China's Shanxi Province, under Xinzhou City, on the east bank of the middle reaches of the Yellow River, across the river from Fugu County in Shaanxi Province. The county has a long history and is an important cultural node in the Yellow River Basin. It is known for its rich coal resources and belongs to the core area of the Golden Triangle of Energy in Jin, Shaanxi and Mongolia. Baode has a temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons, and agriculture is dominated by miscellaneous grain cultivation, while industry is anchored by energy and mineral development.
Baode has a rich cultural heritage, such as the ruins of the Ming Dynasty Great Wall, the Tianqiao Hydroelectric Power Station and the natural landscape of the Yellow River, which combines the simple folklore of northwestern Jin and the history of the Red Revolution. Local specialties such as Baode Bowls and Yellow River Fresh Fish are quite attractive. In recent years, Baode has been actively promoting eco-tourism and rural revitalization, and has become an important transit point connecting the tourism routes of Jin, Shaanxi and Mongolia.
Located in the northeastern part of Taiwan, China, with the Pacific Ocean to the east and mountains on three sides, Yilan is an important agricultural and tourist county and city in Taiwan. It boasts rich natural landscapes including the Taiping Mountain Forest Recreation Area, the Dongshan River Water Park and the Gushan Island Marine Ecological Area. The local area is famous for its hot spring culture, specialties such as three-star onions, duck reward and cow tongue cake, and its year-round climate is humid and rainy, resulting in unique ecological diversity. Conveniently connected to the Taipei metropolitan area via the Xueshan Tunnel, Yilan is an important cultural and tourism hub in eastern Taiwan.