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Daqing, Heilongjiang, China: Cradle of Oil Industry and City of Transformation and Development

Located in the western part of Heilongjiang Province, Daqing is an important petroleum industry base in China and the "industrial son of the Republic", where the Daqing Oilfield was discovered in 1959, ending China's "oil-poor" history, and forming the spirit of Iron Man Wang Jinxi through the Petroleum War. The symbol of Daqing oilfield is Wang Jinxi. As the core area of Daqing oilfield, petroleum and petrochemical industry has long been a pillar of the economy, contributing about 1/4 of the country's crude oil production. Today, Daqing is promoting industrial transformation, developing new energy, equipment manufacturing, modern agriculture and other diversified industries, while relying on ecological resources such as the Longfeng Wetland, to create a livable and workable city, and to inherit the spirit of industry while revitalizing the development of new vitality.

Overview of Shiquan County

Shiquan County is located in the western part of Ankang City, Shaanxi Province, China, situated at the intersection of Qinling Mountain and Ba Mountain, with the Han River passing through the area, and is known as "the water town of Qinba and the ten beauties of Shiquan". The county covers an area of 1,525 square kilometers and has a population of about 180,000 people.

History and Culture

Shiquan County was founded in the Western Wei Dynasty (552 AD), and was named after the "many springs in the stone gap south of the city". It is the hometown of Gigu Zi, a strategist during the Warring States period, and preserves the Gigu Ling cultural site. The old streets of Ming and Qing dynasties in the county town are well preserved, and the green stone roads and Huizhou-style buildings bear witness to the thousand years of historical changes.

Natural and Tourism Resources

Shiquan boasts natural landscapes such as Yanxiang Cave, Zhongba Grand Canyon and Houliu Water Town, as well as the ecological corridor of the Three Gorges of the Han River. As a water-source culvert of the South-to-North Water Diversion Project, the forest coverage rate is more than 75%, and it is a national key ecological function area.

Characteristics and Economy

The local sericulture, selenium-enriched food and eco-tourism are the leading industries, and Shiquan silk is listed as a national geographical indication product. The annual "Guigu Zi Cultural Festival" and "Hanjiang River Water Festival" attract a large number of tourists, and in 2022, it will be selected as one of the National Rural Revitalization Demonstration Counties.