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.
Asbestos County, belonging to Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, China, is located at the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau and the middle reaches of the Dadu River, and is named after the rich asbestos mines. With an area of 2,678 square kilometers and a population of about 120,000, the county is a mountainous county with a predominantly Han Chinese population and a concentration of Yi, Tibetan and other ethnic groups.
The terrain of Asbestos County is high in the northwest and low in the southeast, with an altitude of between 780-5793 meters. It has natural landscapes such as the glaciers on the south slope of Gongga Mountain and the Tianwan River Scenic Area. As a buffer zone of the Giant Panda Habitat World Natural Heritage, it is rich in biodiversity, and is also an important hydropower base in western Sichuan.
Asbestos is one of the places where the Red Army's Long March to cross the Dadu River took place, and the Anshunchang Ancient Town is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The local area is a blend of Chinese, Yi and Tibetan cultures, with unique folk activities such as the Torch Festival and the Ersu Tibetan Ringed Chicken Festival, as well as reputable agricultural products such as yellow fruit citrus and walnuts.
With hydropower, minerals (asbestos, yellow phosphorus ore) and specialty agriculture as the pillar industries, ecotourism has been developing rapidly in recent years, and with the Yaxi Expressway running through the whole territory, transportation convenience has been significantly improved, and it is being constructed as an important node of the ecological and economic corridor of western Sichuan.