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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.
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.