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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. |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
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.
Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.