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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 Gansu Province in China, Dingxi is the core city of the Longzhong region and is situated in the transition zone between the Loess Plateau and the Tibetan Plateau at an altitude of about 1,900 meters above sea level. As a town on the ancient Silk Road, Dingxi is famous for its arid agriculture, and is known as the "Potato Capital of China" and the "Hometown of Chinese Medicinal Materials", with abundant production of potato, Codonopsis, Astragalus and other crops. The city has 1 district and 6 counties under its jurisdiction, with a total area of about 20,000 square kilometers and a population of about 2.8 million. The transportation is convenient, with Lianhuo Expressway, Lanhai Expressway and Baolan High-speed Railway running through the whole territory, connecting Lanzhou and Xi'an. Dingxi has a temperate continental climate with cool summers, making it a summer resort. The main attractions include natural scenic spots such as Guiqing Mountain and Zaiyang Mountain, as well as the Majiayao cultural site, reflecting a long Neolithic history. In recent years, Dingxi has become an important regional center city in Gansu by relying on characteristic agriculture and ecotourism to promote economic development, while focusing on poverty alleviation and environmental protection.
Qianshan, located in the southwestern part of Anhui Province, at the southeast foot of Dabie Mountain, belonging to Anqing City, is the former capital of the ancient state of Anhui, and has the reputation of "the source of Anhui, the ancient capital of the state of Anhui, the hometown of Erqiao, the ancestor of Peking Opera, and the hometown of Huangmei". It has a long history, with ancestors living and working in the Neolithic Age, and was once the capital of the state of Anhui during the Spring and Autumn Period, with a deep cultural heritage. Tianzhu Mountain, as a national 5A scenic spot, stands in the northwest of the city, with the main peak at an altitude of 1,489.8 meters, with strange peaks, rocks, caves and canyons all over the place, which is known as "the first mountain in Jianghuai", and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had sealed it as "Nanyue". Qianshan is also the hometown of Cheng Changgeng, the originator of Peking Opera, the beauty of the Three Kingdoms, the size of Qiao, one of the important birthplaces of Huangmei Opera, the mulberry paper production techniques, Qianshan Huizhou Opera and other non-heritage culture is inherited here. This piece of land combines natural scenery and humanistic heritage, and is a bright ecological and cultural pearl in southwest Anhui Province.