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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Karachi |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+5 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Jiangling County is located in the south-central part of China's Hubei Province, belonging to Jingzhou City, and is situated on the north bank of the Jing River section of the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. As an ancient county with a long history, its name originates from the geographic characteristics of "facing the river with the land" and "no high mountains in the near state, all of them are lingfu". Jiangling is one of the birthplaces of the Chu culture, and was once the Ying capital of Chu during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods, carrying a rich cultural heritage, such as the ruins of the Chu Jinan City.
With a total area of about 1,032 square kilometers and a population of about 400,000, the county enjoys a subtropical monsoon climate with agriculture dominated by rice, cotton and aquaculture. Jiangling is conveniently located near the golden waterway of the Yangtze River, with the G55 Erguang Expressway and S74 Jiangbei Expressway running through the whole area, and about 50 kilometers away from Jingzhou Shashi Airport. In recent years, Jiangling relies on the strategy of Yangtze River Economic Belt and actively develops green energy and modern logistics industry.
The representative attractions of Jiangling include Hao Cave Town Tie Niu Ji Qing Dynasty Zhen Shui Iron Bull, Jiangling Yangtze River Bridge, etc. Local specialties include Jiangling Fish Cake and Jingzhou Fish Miscellaneous, which deeply reflect the food culture of the land of fish and rice.
Attock is a historic city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, situated on the banks of the Indus River and adjacent to the Khyber Pass, which has been a strategic chokepoint of the South Asian subcontinent since ancient times. The city, whose name is derived from the Persian word meaning "city of mountain passes", has served as a military and trade hub many times in its history due to its key geographic location connecting Afghanistan to the plains of Pakistan. Attak is famous for its fortified Attock Fort, built in the 16th century by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, which witnessed many regime changes from the Sikh Empire to the Durrani Dynasty. Today, Attock is not only an important agricultural area in Pakistan, producing wheat and cotton, but also a major transportation link between Islamabad and Peshawar, blending multiculturalism and history, making it a must-visit place to explore the history of northwestern Pakistan.