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.
Located in the northeastern part of Guangdong Province, Wuhua County belongs to Meizhou City and is situated in the upper reaches of the Han River, with a total area of 3,226 square kilometers. As one of the important birthplaces of Hakka culture, its history can be traced back to the Northern Song Dynasty in the fourth year of Xining (1071), formerly known as Changle County, which was changed to its current name in 1914.
Wuhua is known as the "hometown of soccer", and is one of the birthplaces of modern soccer in China, where the sport was introduced in 1873. Meanwhile, as the "Hometown of Stone Carving Art", Wuhua is famous for its stonemasons' craftsmanship, and some of the bas-reliefs of the Monument to the People's Heroes in Beijing came from the hands of Wuhua's craftsmen. There are also a large number of intangible cultural heritages such as Hakka Dragon House and Tea Casting Opera.
The county is a hilly and mountainous area with the Qin River as its main river. The economy is based on agriculture, producing rice, pomelo and tea, while the industry is based on building materials and pharmaceuticals. In recent years, it has been actively developing eco-tourism, with unique tourism resources such as the Qimei Roach Provincial Nature Reserve and the Tanghu Thermal Mineral Mud Lodge. With a population of about 1.5 million (2020) and a large number of overseas Chinese, the county is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese.