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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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Europe/Simferopol |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+2 |
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UTC+3 |
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.
Rubezhnoye is a major industrial city in the Luhansk Oblast of eastern Ukraine, located on the banks of the North Donets River. The city covers an area of about 42 square kilometers and has a population of about 60,000 (2021 data), making it an important chemical and manufacturing center in the Donbass region.
Rubezhnoye was founded in 1906 and developed rapidly as a result of the establishment of chemical plants. The main industries include chemical industry (production of dyes and plastics), machine building and food processing. The city has a railroad junction and a well-developed road network, and was once one of the most important industrial bases in Ukraine.
Since 2014, as a result of the war in Donbass, Rubezhnoye is near the actual demarcation line, the city's infrastructure has suffered severe damage and a large number of residents have been displaced. The city has a temperate continental climate with cold winters and warm summers, and is surrounded by a steppe landscape.