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. |
Habahe County belongs to Altay Region of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located in the southern foothills of the Altai Mountains, bordering Kazakhstan to the northwest, with a total area of about 8,166 square kilometers. It is located in the temperate continental climate zone of the northern border, with long cold winters and short cool summers, and annual precipitation of about 200 millimeters.
Habahe County is famous for its natural landscape, with ecotourism resources such as Baisha Lake (a national 5A scenic spot), Harongou Petroglyphs and Naren Grassland. It is rich in mineral resources, with reserves of zinc, lead and copper ranking among the top in Xinjiang. The Haba River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, flows through the county, forming a unique river valley oasis ecosystem.
The county has a population of about 80,000, with Kazakhs as the main ethnic group (accounting for 68%) and Han Chinese, Hui and other ethnic groups living together. The traditional nomadic culture of the Kazakhs is well preserved, with unique folk activities such as horse racing, goat-carrying and Akan singing. Local specialties include honey, camel's milk and wild mushrooms.
The economy is based on animal husbandry, mining and tourism, with the G219 National Highway running through the whole territory, about 200 kilometers away from Altay Airport. As a node of the northern corridor of the Silk Road Economic Belt, it is gradually developing into an important port city for cross-border tourism and border trade.
Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.