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.
Yecheng, the full name of Yecheng County, belongs to the Xinjiang Kashgar region, is located in the northern foothills of the Kunlun Mountains, the southwestern edge of the Tarim Basin, is an important station of the ancient Silk Road South, known as the "Gateway to the Western Regions", "the first city of the Kunlun". With an average altitude of about 1,300 meters, Yecheng is connected to Ali of Tibet in the south and Kashgar in the north, and is a strategic place connecting Xinjiang and Tibet. Yecheng has a magnificent natural landscape, the surrounding Moustagh Peak, Karakul Lake and other snow-capped mountains and lakes, nurturing a unique plateau ecology. As a multi-ethnic settlement, Uyghur, Han, Hui and other ethnic cultures are intermingled with rich folk customs, and Yecheng pomegranates, walnuts and other agricultural specialties are famous. Nowadays, Yecheng is both an important agricultural and animal husbandry base in South Xinjiang and a hub of Kunlun Mountain tourism, carrying the dual charms of Silk Road memory and modern development.