Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.
The Great Wall of Gansu, which stretches across the Hexi Corridor, was a military barrier and transportation throat for the ancient Central Plains Dynasty to explore the Western Regions, and is mainly composed of the remains of the Great Wall of the Han and Ming Dynasties. The Great Wall of the Han Dynasty was built mainly of rammed earth, with Yumen Pass, Yang Pass and other passes along the route, witnessing the prosperity of the Silk Road; the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty was built mostly of masonry, with Jiayuguan Pass, the "most powerful pass in the world," as the core node, with well-preserved citadels, piers and beacon flints. As an important part of the Great Wall of China, the Great Wall of Gansu not only embodies the wisdom of the ancient military defense system, but also carries the historical memory of the intermingling of civilizations between the Central Plains and the Western Regions, which was included in the World Cultural Heritage List in 1987, and has become an important physical testimony for the study of ancient border culture and the history of the Silk Road.