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.
Dongxiang is a unique ethnic minority in China, mainly living in Dongxiang Autonomous County, Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province, and partly in Linxia, Lanzhou, Gansu and Yili, Xinjiang, with a population of about 700,000 people. The Dongxiang language belongs to the Mongolian group of the Altaic language family, and Chinese characters are commonly used. They believe in Islam, and their cultural practices are unique. Its settlement Dongxiang Autonomous County is located in the Loess Plateau hilly gully area, mainly agricultural, producing taro, wheat, "Dongxiang taro" is famous. The traditional handicraft "brick carving" is a national intangible cultural heritage with exquisite skills. In food culture, "hand-grasped mutton", "stack noodles (long noodles)" unique flavor; festivals to Eid al-Fitr, the most grand Gurbang Festival, songs and dances "flowers" is a folk art treasure! The song and dance "Huaer" is the treasure of folk art, which shows the wisdom and passion of Dongxiang people.