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. |
Fuling is located in the central part of Chongqing Municipality, China, at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Wujiang River, and is one of the important metropolitan areas of Chongqing and the core node of the Upper Yangtze River Economic Belt. With a total area of 2,941 square kilometers and a population of about 1.15 million, it is predominantly hilly and mountainous, with a subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons.
Fuling has a history of more than 2,300 years of establishment and was once the hometown of the State of Ba. It is famous for the "hometown of squash", and Fuling squash is a national geographic indications product. Modern industries are mainly food processing, equipment manufacturing and new materials, and the golden waterway of the Yangtze River and many highways and railroads form a comprehensive transportation network.
It has famous attractions such as Baiheliang Underwater Museum (the world's first underwater site museum) and Wuling Mountain Rift Valley. As a strategic node of the Twin Cities Economic Circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing region, it is actively promoting the integration of industry and city, and building a demonstration zone for green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Dulan County is located in the southeastern part of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China, in the hinterland of the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 3,100 meters. As an important node of the South Road of the ancient Silk Road, it carries a rich historical and cultural heritage.
Dulan is famous for the ancient tomb complex of Tugu Hun, which is known as the "Oriental Pyramid".2018 The archaeological discovery of the No.1 Tomb of Blood Wei shocked the world, and a large number of silk fabrics and cultural relics unearthed bear witness to the splendor of cultural exchanges between China and the West during the Tang Dynasty. It also retains a unique multicultural fusion of Tibetan and Mongolian ethnic groups.
The county is blessed with the majestic Kunlun Mountains, vast grasslands and desert landscapes, and the Balong International Hunting Ground is a well-known eco-tourism destination. Dulan is at the same time an important animal husbandry base and mineral resource-rich area in Qinghai, with excellent quality of wolfberry and other specialty agricultural products.
Nowadays, relying on the transportation advantage of Qinghai-Tibet Highway, Dulan actively develops eco-tourism and green industry, and has become an important gateway connecting Tibet and Xinjiang in Qinghai Province, displaying a unique charm of blending tradition and modernity.