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. |
Jishishan, the full name of Jishishan Bao'an Dongxiang Salar Autonomous County, belongs to Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture of Gansu Province, located in the transition zone between the Loess Plateau and the Tibetan Plateau, with the Yellow River crossing the border from west to east, which has given rise to unique natural and humanistic landscapes. As the only Baoan settlement in China, Baoan, Dongxiang, Salar, Han and other ethnic groups coexist harmoniously here, with a rich folk culture, and the Baoan waist knife forging technique is a national intangible cultural heritage. Within the territory of Jixi Mountain is majestic and steep, the Yellow River Canyon scenery is magnificent, both the brilliant colors of Danxia landforms, but also the ecological beauty of grasslands and forests, is to experience the northwest of the ethnic customs and natural wonders of the secret place.
Guide County is located in the east of China's Qinghai Province, belonging to Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the Yellow River Valley, with an average elevation of 2,200 meters, known as the "Plateau Little Jiangnan" reputation. It is famous for the unique landscape of "Guide Qing of the World Yellow River" - the Yellow River water is crystal clear when it flows through the area, which overturns people's traditional perception of the Yellow River.
Guide has the world's rare colorful Danxia landforms, and the red rock formations of the Ashigang Canyon are as brilliant as Xia under the sun. There is the Yuhuangge Ancient Architectural Complex, which was built in the late Ming Dynasty, the Wenchang Temple, a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, and the mineral-rich Zhacang Hot Spring. When the pear blossoms bloom in April every year, ten thousand mu of pear orchards form the spectacle of "a sea of pear blossoms at the foot of snow-capped mountains".
As an important ecological barrier on the Tibetan Plateau, Guide fusion of Chinese, Tibetan, Hui and other ethnic cultures, retaining the traditional "June meeting" Nuo ritual activities. Its unique plateau temperate climate makes this place a summer resort, the Yellow River Clear Wetland Park, Thousands of lakes and other scenic spots perfectly show the ecological picture of harmonious coexistence of man and nature.