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.
Heze, located in the southwest of Shandong Province, is at the junction of four provinces, namely Lu, Su, Yu and Anhui, and is an important node city in the Central Plains Economic Zone. As the "Peony Capital of China", Heze has been known as "Caozhou Peony is the best in the world" since ancient times. The history of peony planting is more than 1,500 years, with more than 1,200 varieties, and the annual Heze Peony Culture and Tourism Festival in April attracts tourists from all over the world. It is not only the hometown of Fuxi and Sun Bin, but also the birthplace of non-heritage culture such as Caozhou painting and calligraphy and Lu Jin. Agriculturally, Heze is an important national production base of commercial grain, high-quality cotton, fruits and vegetables, and the annual output value of peony industry exceeds 10 billion yuan, forming a "flower tourism integration" characteristic economy. In recent years, with the opening of Lunan High Speed Railway, the location advantage of Heze has been further highlighted, and it is aiming at "Ecological Peony - Happiness of Heze" to build a modernized city which is suitable for living, working and traveling.