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Asia/Taipei |
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UTC+8 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Houli is located in the northern part of Taichung City, Taiwan, China. It is bordered by Fengyuan District to the east, Waipu District to the west, Shengang District to the south, and Miaoli County to the north. The terrain of Houli is dominated by plains and hills, and the climate is subtropical monsoon climate with mild and humid seasons.
Houli is known for its agriculture and tourism, producing fruits and flowers, and has famous Houli Horse Farm, Yuemei Tourist Sugar Factory, and other attractions. The Taichung Flower Expo once set up an exhibition area in Houli, attracting a large number of visitors. Houli is also an important base for saxophone manufacturing in Taiwan and is known as the "home of the saxophone".
Houli has convenient transportation, with the Taiwan Railroad and the Zhongshan Expressway running through its entire territory. The economy is based on agriculture, manufacturing, and tourism. In recent years, Houli has been actively developing the cultural and creative industries, and promoting regional economic development by combining local characteristics.
Gandanwei County, belonging to Leshan City in Sichuan Province, is located in the hinterland of southern Sichuan, the middle and lower reaches of the Minjiang River, and is an important node connecting the Chengdu Plain with the western region of Panxi. With a history of more than 2,000 years, this small city has been the "Gateway to South Sichuan" since ancient times, and the water transportation on the Minjiang River once brought merchants and traders together, and today it still retains a strong historical heritage and fireworks atmosphere.
Gandhara is famous for its "jasmine township", where ten thousand acres of jasmine fields bloom in the summer, filling the city with fragrance, and the local specialty, "Gandhara Beef", is painted on the tip of the tongue. More unique is the industrial heritage of Jiayang small train, as the only domestic still running narrow-gauge steam train, through the green mountains and waters, known as "the living fossil of the Industrial Revolution"; and was built in the Ming Dynasty Luocheng Ancient Town, the layout of its "boat-shaped street" is like a giant boat mooring! The ancient town of Luocheng was built in the Ming Dynasty, and its "boat-shaped street" layout is like a huge boat mooring at the shore.
Here there is a blend of nature and humanity, but also the collision of tradition and modernity, is a small city in southern Sichuan worth slowing down and savoring.