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.
Sishui County is located in the south-central part of Shandong Province, China, under Jining City, on the southwest edge of the mountainous region of central Shandong. The county is named "Sishui" after the Sishui River, which originates in the county, and is one of the most important areas in ancient China where Dayu ruled over the water. With a total area of 1,118 square kilometers and a population of about 600,000, Sishui County has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons.
Sishui County is part of the birthplace of Confucian culture, where Confucius once lectured, leaving behind the allusion to "the dead are as the living". There are historical relics such as Quanlin and Anshan Temple, as well as a national forest park and several ecological scenic spots. The area is mainly agricultural, producing peanuts, groundnuts and high-quality mineral water, and is known as the "Spring Township of China" and the "Peanut Township".
In recent years, Sishui has been vigorously developing eco-tourism and green industry, with G327 National Highway and Rilan Expressway passing through the county, and about 40 kilometers away from Qufu East Railway Station (high-speed railway), which makes the transportation convenient. The county is gradually becoming an important ecological leisure destination and agricultural product processing base in southwestern Shandong.