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.
Mancheng District, belonging to Baoding City, Hebei Province, is located in the northwestern part of the North China Plain, about 15 kilometers away from Baoding City, with a total area of 658 square kilometers. As an important jurisdiction of Baoding, Mancheng is located in the core area of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei synergistic development, with convenient transportation, the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and Beijing-Kunming Expressway passing through the city.
Mancheng is the location of the tomb of Liu Sheng, the King of Zhongshan Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, and the "Golden Wisps of Jade Clothes" unearthed in 1968 shocked the world, and is now a national key cultural relics protection unit. The city has historical and natural landscapes such as the Han Tomb on Lingshan Mountain and Longtan Canyon, and produces agricultural products such as strawberries and miller's persimmons, which are known as the "Hometown of Strawberries in China".
Mancheng is now integrated into the development pattern of the main city of Baoding, and has formed three leading industries, namely paper making, machinery manufacturing and food processing. In recent years, Mancheng has actively developed eco-tourism and built several modernized agricultural parks, becoming an important base for leisure tourism and supply of green agricultural products in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region.