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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. |
Hengshui City is located in the southeastern part of Hebei Province, China, within the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Economic Circle and the radiation of Xiong'an New Area, and is an important regional city in the North China Plain. The city has a total area of about 8,815 square kilometers, with 2 districts, 1 county-level city and 8 counties under its jurisdiction, and a resident population of about 4.2 million.
Hengshui is known as the "Famous City of Education", and schools such as Hengshui Middle School are the benchmark for basic education in China. In terms of industry, Hengshui has well-developed traditional industries such as old white wine brewing, rubber products, and silk screen processing, while actively developing high-end equipment manufacturing and modern agriculture. Hengshui Lake National Wetland Reserve is the largest freshwater lake in the North China Plain, known as "the most beautiful wetland in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei".
Hengshui has convenient transportation, with the Beijing-Kowloon Railway and Shide Railway intersecting here, and the Daguang Expressway running north and south. In terms of history and culture, Hengshui is the hometown of Dong Zhongshu, Wuqiang New Year's Paintings are listed in the national intangible cultural heritage, and there are also historical relics such as Kaifu Temple Relic Pagoda and Jingzhou Pagoda in Hengshui.
Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.