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 north of Anhui Province, China, Huaibei is an important industrial city and regional center in the northern Anhui region. It is located at the junction of four provinces, namely Suzhou, Luzhou, Henan and Anhui, and enjoys a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons. As a typical resource-oriented city, Huaibei is famous for its coal industry and is known as the "Energy Capital".
Huaibei has a long history, with more than 4,000 years of civilization, and is one of the important birthplaces of the Canal Culture and Han Culture. Famous attractions include the Xiangshan Scenic Area, the Linlux Ancient City Wall and the ruins of the Sui and Tang Dynasty Grand Canal. Local specialties include Huaibei Branded Buns and Kouzi Cellar Wine, demonstrating a unique food culture.
In recent years Huaibei has been actively promoting urban transformation and vigorously developing new industries such as new materials and new energy. The city has convenient transportation, a complete high-speed rail network, and is only 50 kilometers from Xuzhou Guanyin International Airport. Huaibei is transforming from a traditional coal city to a modern livable city, and has been awarded the titles of National Civilized City and National Garden City.
Xinchang County is located in the eastern part of China's Zhejiang Province, part of Shaoxing City, and on the southern flank of the Yangtze River Delta Economic Circle. The region is known for its beautiful landscapes and deep cultural heritage, with famous attractions such as Tianmu Mountain and the Great Buddha Temple, of which the Maitreya stone statue is an important Buddhist cultural heritage in the south of the Yangtze River. Xinchang's economy is based on high-end equipment manufacturing, biomedicine and textile industries, while actively developing eco-tourism and modern agriculture. Conveniently located near the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taiwan High Speed Railway and a number of highways, Xinchang is about 1.5 hours' drive from Hangzhou and Ningbo. Xinchang is also known as the "Hometown of Chinese Tea Culture", producing Dafo Longjing tea, which has both natural and humanistic charms.