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 northwestern part of Shandong Province, China, Linqing City is subordinate to Liaocheng City, situated at the junction of Lu and Hebei provinces, and is an important node city of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Linqing has a long history, more than 2,000 years since the establishment of the county in the Western Han Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Linqing became a famous commercial port due to the prosperity of the canal transportation, and was known as "the prosperous press of the two capitals" and "the small Tianjin".
The city has a rich cultural heritage, including national key cultural relics protection units such as Linqing Canal Banknote Gate, Aotouji, and Sherry Pagoda. Linqing is also one of the backdrops for the story of "The Plum in the Golden Vase" and has a rich traditional culture. In terms of industry, Linqing is famous for bearing manufacturing, cotton textile industry and specialty snacks (such as Linqing siu mai). As a representative city of canal culture, Linqing continues to promote the integrated development of culture and tourism, showing the unique charm of blending the ancient and the modern.
Lichuan County is located in the east of Jiangxi Province, southeast of Fuzhou City, located at the junction of Gan and Fujian provinces, the western foot of Wuyi Mountain, since ancient times for the "Gateway to Gan and Fujian". The county has a total area of 1,728 square kilometers, with 7 towns and 8 townships under its jurisdiction and a population of about 230,000 people. The ecological environment here is superior, with forest coverage as high as 73.8%, known as the "natural oxygen bar", with Lichuan National Forest Park, Rock Spring National Forest Park and other natural landscapes. Deep historical and cultural heritage, the Ming and Qing Dynasties was the Gan and Fujian border trade town, Lichuan Ancient City well-preserved Ming and Qing Dynasty ancient streets, boat houses, ancestral halls and other buildings, witnessed the "hundred miles of Lichuan merchants and businessmen Xing" prosperity. In recent years, Relying on ecological and cultural resources, Lichuan has vigorously developed the oil painting industry ("Hometown of Oil Painting in China"), ceramic craft and eco-tourism, and has become an emerging tourist destination integrating leisure, culture and industry, attracting tourists from all over the world to explore the unique charms of Gan and Fujian borderlands.