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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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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 central part of Fujian Province in China, Datian County is part of Sanming City and is situated on the west side of the Daiyun Mountain Range, an important area in the Youxi watershed, a tributary of the Min River. The county covers an area of about 2,294 square kilometers and has a population of about 400,000, with a predominantly Han Chinese ethnicity and a mixture of Hakka and Minzhong cultures. Datian has a long history and was founded in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty. It was named after the "Datian Stage", and has been called "Rock City".
The area is characterized by a hilly and mountainous landscape, with over 70% of the area covered by forests and rich mineral resources, especially iron ore and limestone. Agriculture is characterized by rice, tea (such as Daitian alpine tea) and oil tea, while industry covers building materials and machinery manufacturing. Datian is China's "Hometown of High Mountain Tea" and "Oil Tea Industry Demonstration County", and has unique ecotourism resources, such as Xiangshan Ecological Scenic Area and Baiyan Park.
The transportation is convenient, with Putyan Expressway and Quannan Expressway running through the whole area, about 100 kilometers away from Sanming City. The dialects are Minzhong and Hakka, and folk activities such as the "Race Drum" have been listed as intangible cultural heritage. Datian is actively developing a green economy, integrating traditional industries with eco-tourism, making it an important county in the interior of Fujian.
Hami is located in the eastern part of Xinjiang, is the gateway to the eastern frontier, known as "the throat of Xinjiang", since ancient times for the Silk Road North Road town. It is located in the temperate continental climate zone, with a large temperature difference between day and night, and abundant light, which has produced the famous cantaloupe melon, which is a national geographic indications product, sweet and crispy and juicy, and is renowned both at home and abroad. Hami is inhabited by many ethnic groups, Uyghur, Han Chinese and other cultures, rich folk customs, such as Maxilaev, Hami Mukam and other intangible cultural heritage is unique. At the same time, Hami has rich mineral resources and energy endowment, is an important energy base in Xinjiang, and in recent years, relying on the "Belt and Road" initiative, is accelerating to become an important transportation hub and trade and logistics node connecting the mainland and Central Asia.