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.
Xiangcheng District is a part of Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China, located in the core area of the Yangtze River Delta, and is an important modern urban area of Suzhou. With a total area of 489 square kilometers and a resident population of about 890,000, the area has a history of 2,500 years and was named after Wu Zixu, a minister of the state of Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period, who "tasted the water in Xiangtu".
Xiangcheng District is close to Suzhou High-speed Railway North Station and only 23 minutes away from Shanghai Hongqiao Hub by high-speed train. As the main carrying area of Suzhou's digital economy, it has formed three leading industries, namely, intelligent manufacturing, digital economy, and cultural creativity, and introduced R&D centers of leading enterprises such as Huawei and Jingdong, etc. The GDP of the area will reach 108 billion yuan in 2022, with an average annual growth rate of more than 7%.
There are cultural landmarks such as the Royal Kiln Gold Brick Museum and Sun Wu Memorial Park in the area, and Yangcheng Lake Ecological Leisure Tourism Resort is famous for its "clear water hairy crabs". The annual China Suzhou Yangcheng Lake Hairy Crab Food Festival attracts more than one million tourists, and Xiangcheng has become an important eco-tourism destination in the Yangtze River Delta region.