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. |
Houma is located in the southwestern part of Shanxi Province, China, under Linfen City, in the Fen River Basin at the junction of Jin, Shaanxi and Henan provinces. As an important transportation hub and logistics center in southern Jin, Houma is famous for the ancient Jin "Xintian" site, and is a national historical and cultural city. There are important archaeological discoveries such as the ruins of the palace of the State of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period and the ruins of the copper casting workshop, which are known as the "birthplace of Jin culture".
Modern Houma is an important trade distribution center and light industry base in Shanxi Province, with a perfect railroad and highway transportation network. Local industries include textile, machinery manufacturing and agricultural products processing, while actively developing the cultural tourism industry to create a Jin culture-themed tourist destination. Houma has a temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons, and its main agricultural products include wheat, corn and cotton. The city has a high green coverage and was once awarded the title of "National Health City".
Changling County belongs to Songyuan City, Jilin Province, located in the southwest of the Songnen Plain, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, the junction of the two regions, is a typical agricultural county. Here the terrain is flat, fertile black soil, producing corn, grains and other crops, developed animal husbandry, enjoying the "granary meat bank" reputation. The prairie scenery in the county is unique, and natural landscapes such as the Taipingchuan Prairie show the vast beauty of the Northeast Plains. At the same time, Changling has a long history, farming culture and folk customs, is an important window to understand the ecology and humanities of western Jilin. In recent years, relying on its resource advantages, Changling has continued to develop in the fields of modern agriculture and ecotourism, becoming an important economic growth pole in Songyuan.