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.
Mengla County is located in the southernmost part of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, bordering Laos and Myanmar, and is an important gateway to Southeast Asia, known as the "home of rubber in China" and the "Pearl of Tropical Rainforest". It has a tropical monsoon climate, which is warm and humid all year round, giving birth to well-preserved primitive tropical rainforests, rich in biodiversity, and is the core area of Mengla Tropical Rainforest National Park, with rare plants and animals such as Wangtian trees and Asian elephants. There are many ethnic minorities such as Dai, Hani and Yao living in the territory, and the Dai Water Festival, Yao Panwang Festival and other ethnic festivals are unique. As an important node along the China-Laos Railway, Mengla, relying on the port economy, rubber, Pu'er tea, tropical fruits and other industries are booming, which is not only a hub of border trade, but also a tourist destination to experience the tropical flavors and diversified cultures.