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.
Wangdu County, Hebei, belonging to Baoding City, is located in the west-central part of Hebei Province, in the plains at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains, and has been the gateway to central Hebei since ancient times. It has a long history and was founded in the Han Dynasty. The name of Wangdu originates from the allusion of "climbing Yao Mountain and looking at the Du Mountain", which has a profound cultural background. Wangdu Han Tomb in the territory of the national key cultural relics protection units, unearthed painted pottery figurines and other cultural relics of the Han Dynasty, witnessed the high level of Han Dynasty funerary art, is the study of Yanzhao culture of the important physical information.
As the "Hometown of Chinese Chili Pepper", Wangdu, with unique sandy soil and climate conditions, has a history of chili pepper planting for more than 300 years, and the chili peppers it produces, with bright red color, thick flesh and thick taste, are exported to domestic and foreign markets, which has driven the development of the local characteristic agricultural economy. In recent years, relying on the historical, cultural and agricultural advantages, Wangdu continues to promote rural revitalization, and this thousand-year-old township is taking on a new lease of life.