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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. |
Fengning Manchu Autonomous County is located in the northwestern part of Chengde City, Hebei Province, China, at the confluence of the northern foothills of the Yanshan Mountains and the southern edge of the Inner Mongolian Plateau. As an important part of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei ecological barrier, the area is known for its beautiful natural scenery and rich cultural heritage. With a total area of 8,765 square kilometers and a population of about 400,000, Fengning County is a multi-ethnic area inhabited by Manchu and Han Chinese.
Fengning boasts natural landscapes such as the Damshang Grassland and the Yunwu Mountain Forest Park, and the average summer temperature of 21°C makes it a popular summer vacation spot in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The birthplace of the Luan River and Chao River is listed as an important water source protection area. The annual Grassland Cultural Tourism Festival attracts a large number of tourists to experience horseback riding, cross-country and other special activities.
As a Manchu autonomous county, Fengning retains a rich traditional Manchu culture, including national intangible cultural heritages such as paper-cutting and cloth paste painting. Historical buildings such as the Yan-Qin Great Wall Ruins and Fengshan Ancient Theatre Building exist in the county, witnessing the course of the intermingling of the Central Plains culture and the grassland civilization.
Fengning's economy is dominated by eco-agriculture, clean energy and tourism, and it is an important wind power base and supply of organic agricultural products in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. after exiting from the sequence of national-level poverty-stricken counties in 2020, it is realizing the revitalization of the countryside through the development of eco-tourism.
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.