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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Pyongyang |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+9 |
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.
Gumseong is a municipal district of North Pyongan Province, North Korea, located in the northwest of North Korea, bordering Liaoning Province of China, and on the south bank of the middle reaches of the Yalu River. As one of the border cities of the DPRK, Gusong was historically a military fortification, and its name may be derived from the ancient fortifications of the castle that resembled the back of a tortoise.
Gumseong has a mountainous terrain with a temperate monsoon climate, with corn and soybeans as the main agricultural crops, and tungsten, molybdenum and other mineral resources in the surrounding mountains. In terms of industry, there are machinery manufacturing and mineral processing enterprises, and the Gusong Valve Factory is a well-known industrial unit in North Korea. The Cheongchon River flows through the area, which supports agricultural irrigation, but overall economic development is limited by infrastructure conditions.
Gumseong is connected by rail to Sinuiju, the capital of North Pyongan Province, and by road to Chilgang Province. There are ruins of an ancient city from the Goryeo period, and the folk culture is a blend of traditional Korean farming practices and border trade. As a border city between North Korea and China, Gumseong has a certain location value in regional economic cooperation, but its specific development is greatly affected by North Korea's domestic and foreign policies.