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. |
Guide County is located in the east of China's Qinghai Province, belonging to Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the Yellow River Valley, with an average elevation of 2,200 meters, known as the "Plateau Little Jiangnan" reputation. It is famous for the unique landscape of "Guide Qing of the World Yellow River" - the Yellow River water is crystal clear when it flows through the area, which overturns people's traditional perception of the Yellow River.
Guide has the world's rare colorful Danxia landforms, and the red rock formations of the Ashigang Canyon are as brilliant as Xia under the sun. There is the Yuhuangge Ancient Architectural Complex, which was built in the late Ming Dynasty, the Wenchang Temple, a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, and the mineral-rich Zhacang Hot Spring. When the pear blossoms bloom in April every year, ten thousand mu of pear orchards form the spectacle of "a sea of pear blossoms at the foot of snow-capped mountains".
As an important ecological barrier on the Tibetan Plateau, Guide fusion of Chinese, Tibetan, Hui and other ethnic cultures, retaining the traditional "June meeting" Nuo ritual activities. Its unique plateau temperate climate makes this place a summer resort, the Yellow River Clear Wetland Park, Thousands of lakes and other scenic spots perfectly show the ecological picture of harmonious coexistence of man and nature.
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.