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. |
Chongqing is the only municipality directly under the central and western China, located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and is an important hub city of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. As a national center city, Chongqing is known for its mountain town character, hotpot cuisine and three-dimensional transportation, and with a population of over 30 million, it is one of the largest cities in the world.
City landmarks include the Hongyadong Cluster of Hanging Towers, the Yangtze River Ropeway and the Jiefangbei shopping district. As the companion capital during the war, Chongqing retains a large number of historical sites, such as the Red Rock Revolutionary Memorial. Economically, Chongqing is an important automobile manufacturing and electronic information industry base in China, and has national development and opening platforms such as the Liangjiang New Area.
With an average elevation of 400 meters above sea level, Chongqing has a subtropical monsoon climate and is known as the "Fog City" because of its foggy spring and summer. 2023 GDP will reach 3.01 trillion yuan, ranking fourth in the country. The international airport is Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (code CKG), and the city's rail transportation has opened 11 lines.
Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.