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.
Located in the central part of Shanxi Province, Jinzhong is the birthplace and core carrier of Jinshang culture, known as the "hometown of Jin merchants". It is known as the "hometown of the Jin merchants". The ancient city of Pingyao, a world cultural heritage site, is known as a "living fossil of Chinese history and culture" because of its well-preserved Ming and Qing Dynasty street pattern and the ruins of the Jin merchants' ticket offices. The Qiao Family Residence, Wang Family Residence and other Jin merchants' compounds in the city have become models of northern residential architecture with their architectural art of "bringing together the best of the world's residential buildings". Mianshan Mountain, Gypsum Mountain and other natural landscapes and cultural heritage, giving birth to the "Cold Food Festival" and other unique folklore. As the core area for the integrated development of culture and tourism in Shanxi, Jinzhong not only carries the spiritual core of "honesty and pioneering" of the Jin merchants, but also continues to write a chapter of development in the new era with modernized industries and innovative vitality, making it a must-visit place for exploring Chinese civilization and the legend of the Jin merchants.