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. |
Located in the southeastern part of China's Yunnan Province, bordering Vietnam, the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture is the only Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in China. The capital city of Mengzi is the political and economic center of the prefecture, and the prefecture is home to the World Heritage Site of Yuanyang Hani Terraces, famous for its spectacular farming landscape and minority culture. With a subtropical highland monsoon climate, Honghe Prefecture is rich in natural resources and produces Pu'er tea, pomegranates and bananas, as well as being an important producer of tobacco and non-ferrous metals in Yunnan.
The region is a blend of diverse ethnic cultures such as Hani, Yi and Miao, and traditional festivals such as the Hani October Year and the Torch Festival are full of character. Conveniently located, it can be connected to Kunming and Lao Cai Province of Vietnam through Mengzi Airport, the Trans-Asian Railway and highway network. Honghe Prefecture is actively developing tourism and border trade, becoming an important node in the Sino-Vietnamese economic corridor.
Ziliujing District, located in the south of Sichuan Province, is a municipal district of Zigong City, named after the ancient salt wells that flowed from the city, and is known as the core area of the "Millennium Salt Capital". As the birthplace of Zigong's salt industry, Ziliujing District retains the former site of salt merchants in the Qing Dynasty, and the site of the Tianche (derrick) and other industrial cultural heritages, which have witnessed the glorious history of well salt mining in the BaShu region. The Zigong Dinosaur Museum in the district is one of the world's three major dinosaur site museums, treasuring a large number of complete dinosaur fossils, while the Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival is a national intangible cultural heritage, known at home and abroad for its grand scale and exquisite craftsmanship. Nowadays, Ziliujing District integrates salt culture, dinosaur culture and folk culture, becoming a cultural tourism destination integrating history exploration, science popularization study and folk experience, attracting tourists from all over the world to explore the unique charm of "Salt Dragon Lantern".