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Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Baoying County, belonging to Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is located in the hinterland of the Lixiahe River Plain, where the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal passes through, and is known as the "Hometown of Lotus Roots in China" and the "Hometown of Mushrooms in China". With a dense water network and abundant produce, Baoying is one of the first national ecological demonstration zones and an important node of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project. Historically, Baoying was named after the "National Treasure", and has a rich cultural heritage, with monuments such as the "Nine Miles and One Thousand Duns" Han Tomb Complex. Nowadays, with lotus root industry as the core, ecological agriculture and rural tourism, Baoying is an ecologically livable city with the warmth of the Jiangnan water town and the abundance of the Central Jiangsu Plain, which makes Baoying a pleasant place to live and work.
Danba County is located in the eastern part of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, China, on the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, and is the first city on the Dadu River. With an average altitude of about 2,000 meters, it attracts global travelers with its rich natural landscape and deep cultural heritage.
Danba is the core settlement area of the Jiajung Tibetan people, famous for "Danba beauty" and ancient towers. Existing ancient towers 562, history can be traced back to more than a thousand years, known as the "Oriental Pyramid". The Jieju Tibetan Village (selected as "China's Most Beautiful Countryside" in 2005) and the Zhonglu Tibetan Village show a unique fusion of Tibetan architectural art and farming civilization.
There are natural bonsai in Yak Valley, Murdoch Mountain (one of the four sacred mountains in Tibet), and ancient watchtower groups in Suopo. The four seasons are distinctive, with pear blossoms like snow in spring and colorful forests in autumn, which is known as "Photographer's Paradise".
The best time to visit is April-May (pear blossom season) and September-October (autumn color season). It takes about 6 hours to drive from Chengdu to Danba, where you can experience Tibetan lodging, watch potshuang dance, taste ghee tea and yak meat, and other special cultural programs.