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Asia/Shanghai |
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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 eastern part of Sichuan Province of China, Dazhu County is part of Dazhou City and is situated in the combined area of Sichuan and Chongqing, which is the pivotal area for the eastward opening of Sichuan. With a total area of 2,075 square kilometers and a population of about 1 million, it is predominantly Han Chinese, and its dialect is Southwest Mandarin.
Dazhu has a subtropical monsoon climate with four distinct seasons and an average annual temperature of 16.5℃. It has Wufeng Mountain National Forest Park and Baidao Lake Provincial Wetland Park, with a forest coverage rate of over 40%. It is rich in mineral resources, with natural gas reserves of 600 billion cubic meters, making it an important natural gas production base in China.
Agriculture is famous for ramie (the hometown of ramie in China), glutinous rice, and toon cultivation; industry is dominated by energy, building materials, and electromechanics. The specialties of Dazhu mash and Donghan mash are protected by national geographical indications. The local culture is characterized by the integration of the characteristics of Ba Shu, Sichuan Opera, bamboo weaving craft and "bamboo doll" folklore.
The Baomao Expressway and South Daliang Expressway run through the whole area, and it is 60 kilometers away from Dazhou Airport. The main attractions include Jintu Temple, Yunwu Gorge, Three Kingdoms Ancient Road, etc. It receives more than 2 million tourists annually, and its GDP will reach 42 billion yuan in 2022, ranking at the forefront of the county economy in northeast Sichuan.
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.