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. |
Located in the southwestern part of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, China, Derong County is situated at the junction of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Tibet, and is typical of the southeastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. With an average altitude of about 2400 meters, the county has a plateau monsoon climate and is rich in natural resources, famous for its snow-capped mountains, canyons and grassland landscapes.
Derong County has magnificent natural landscapes, such as the First Bay of the Jinsha River and the Gajin Snow Mountain, and remarkable biodiversity. It is a multi-ethnic settlement, dominated by Tibetans, and retains a unique Tibetan Buddhist culture and traditional customs, such as horse races and string dances. The economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, producing specialty agricultural products such as matsutake mushrooms.
Delong County is an important node on the Western Sichuan Tourism Loop, suitable for eco-tourism and cultural experience. Transportation relies mainly on highways, and it takes about 12 hours to drive from Chengdu. The best time to travel is from May to October to experience the purity of the plateau and the charm of Tibetan culture.
Datong, Shanxi, located in the north of Shanxi Province, is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, known as Yunzhong and Pingcheng in ancient times, and was once the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which has been precipitated by thousands of years, blending nomadic and farming civilization. The Yungang Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, is famous for its magnificent stone carvings; the Hanging Temple, built in the air, shows the wonders of ancient architecture; the Huayan Temple, the Nine Dragons Wall and other monuments tell of the splendor of the Liao and Jin dynasties. As the "Coal Capital of China", Datong, while inheriting its history, is renewing its vitality with green transformation, and is an important cultural and tourism hub in northern Jin, attracting the world's attention to explore the diversified charms of Chinese civilization.