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. |
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.
Located in the north of Anhui Province, China, Huaibei is an important industrial city and regional center in the northern Anhui region. It is located at the junction of four provinces, namely Suzhou, Luzhou, Henan and Anhui, and enjoys a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. As a typical resource-oriented city, Huaibei is famous for its coal industry and is known as the "Energy Capital".
Huaibei has a long history, with more than 4,000 years of civilization, and is one of the important birthplaces of the Canal Culture and Han Culture. Famous attractions include the Xiangshan Scenic Area, the Linlux Ancient City Wall and the ruins of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Grand Canal. Local specialties include Huaibei Branded Buns and Kouzi Cellar Wine, demonstrating a unique food culture.
In recent years Huaibei has been actively promoting urban transformation and vigorously developing new industries such as new materials and new energy. The city has convenient transportation, a complete high-speed rail network, and is only 50 kilometers from Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport. Huaibei is transforming from a traditional coal city to a modern livable city, and has been awarded the titles of National Civilized City and National Garden City.