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.
Yangzhou, located in the center of Jiangsu Province, at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, has the reputation of being "the famous capital of Huazuo and the best place in the west of the bamboo", and is a famous historical and cultural city in China as well as an excellent tourist city. This ancient city was founded in the Spring and Autumn Period, and has experienced the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties and the heyday of the Ming and Qing dynasties, accumulating a profound historical and cultural heritage. It is the birthplace of Yangzhou's salt merchant culture and Huaiyang cuisine, and also the activity place of the "Eight Monsters of Yangzhou" and other literati and elegant scholars. Yangzhou is famous for its "Slim West Lake", where the lakes and mountains contrast with the gardens, and the private gardens, such as the Garden of the individual, the Garden of He, etc., show the essence of the classical gardening art of Jiangnan; in addition, the Huaiyang Cuisine, as one of the four major cuisines in China, is famous for its fine knifework and fresh flavors, and Yangzhou fried rice, lion's head, and other delicacies are renowned both at home and abroad. Nowadays, Yangzhou retains the quietness and poetry of the ancient Canal, but is also revitalized as a modern livable city, and is a tourist destination that combines natural scenery, history and humanities with culinary experience.