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. |
Cheng'an County, belonging to Handan City, Hebei Province, is located in the hinterland of the South Hebei Plain, with longitude of 114°29′-114°53′E, latitude of 36°18′-36°30′N, neighboring Weixian County in the east, connecting with Handan City in the west, connecting with Linzhang in the south and Guangping in the north, and has been an important transportation node in the North China Plain since ancient times. Sui Kaihuang six years (586) set up the county, has been more than 1,400 years of history, is one of the important birthplace of the "Handan idiomatic allusion culture", the territory remains Xunzi cultural sites and other humanistic imprints. As a traditional agricultural county, producing wheat, corn, cotton, in recent years, relying on location advantages, and actively develop equipment manufacturing, green food processing and other industries, Qinglan Expressway, Beijing-Hong Kong-Australia Expressway through the territory, forming a convenient transportation network. Here folk paper-cutting, social fire and other non-heritage culture inheritance, both deep historical heritage and modern development vitality, is the representative of the unique characteristics of the county in southern Hebei.
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.