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. |
Located in the northwestern part of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, or Bozhou for short, borders Kazakhstan and is an important node on the northern route of the ancient Silk Road. With a total area of about 27,000 square kilometers, it is under the jurisdiction of Bole City, Jinghe County, Hot Spring County and Alashankou City. The area is ethnically diverse, with Mongolian, Han, Uyghur and Kazakh as the main ethnic groups, and a distinctive mix of cultures.
Bozhou has a magnificent natural landscape, with well-known landmarks such as the Sayram Lake (the highest lake in Xinjiang), the Aibi Lake Wetland and the Alashankou Port. The economy is based on agriculture, border trade and tourism, and is especially famous for cotton and wolfberry cultivation and wind power industry. With a temperate continental climate and four distinct seasons, it is a key transportation hub connecting to Central Asia and an important open border region under the "One Belt, One Road" initiative.
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.