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Asia/Pyongyang |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+9 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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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. |
Kŭmgang is a famous mountainous area and tourist city in Gangwon Province, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), located on the east coast of the Korean Peninsula near the border between the two Koreas. The area is famous for its magnificent natural scenery, and Mount Kumgang is known as the "No. 1 Mountain" in the DPRK, famous for its strange peaks and rocks, clear streams, and seasonal changes in scenery, attracting nature lovers with azalea blossoms in the spring and maple leaves on fire in the fall.
Geumgangsan Tourist Area, an important project of inter-Korean cooperation, was opened as a special international tourist zone in 1998, and had allowed South Korean tourists to visit the area by land to promote exchanges between the North and the South. The zone is home to well-known attractions such as the Mangeum Sang and the Nine Dragon Fountain, as well as temples and historical and cultural relics. Although political factors have led to the disruption of tourism, Geumgang still symbolizes the ecotourism potential of the DPRK, reflecting its unique geographic and humanistic values.
Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.