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.
Xichong County is located in the northeastern part of Sichuan Province of China, under the jurisdiction of Nanchong City, and is situated in the hilly area between the Jialing and Fuling rivers. As an important agricultural county in the northeast of Sichuan, Xichong is known as the "Silk Township" and "Pepper Township", and is a national modern agricultural demonstration area and a national commercial grain base county. The county covers an area of 1108 square kilometers, with a population of about 600,000, mainly Han Chinese, and a dialect of Southwest Mandarin.
Xichong has a long history and is one of the birthplaces of the Three Kingdoms culture, which is rumored to be the place where Zhang Fei, the famous general of Shu Han, was stationed. There are natural landscapes such as Qinglong Lake Wetland Park and Fenghuang Mountain in the territory, and the forest coverage rate reaches 45%, which has won the title of "National Ecological Civilization Construction Demonstration County". The local specialties, such as Xichong red kiwi fruit and Erjingtian pepper, are famous, and the Peach Blossom Festival and Fruit Tasting Festival held every year attract a large number of tourists.
With organic agriculture, food processing and textile industry as the leading industries, Xichong is crossed by G75 Lanhai Expressway and National Highway 212, 40 kilometers away from Nanchong Gaoping Airport, and the Han-Banan High-speed Railway which is under construction will further enhance the transportation convenience. The county has a resident population of about 150,000, the urbanization rate is increasing year by year, and it is actively integrating into the construction of Chengdu-Chongqing region's twin-city economic circle.