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.
Lingshan County, belonging to Qinzhou City of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is located in the south of Guangxi, bordering the Beibu Gulf, and is famous as the "Hometown of Lychee in China" and "Hometown of Dairy Buffalo in China". The Six Peaks Mountain Scenic Area in its territory integrates natural landscape and humanistic heritage, and is known as "a show in the southern sky"; the well-preserved ancient architectural clusters of the Ming and Qing dynasties in Dalu Ancient Village show the unique charm of the traditional Lingnan houses. As a famous hometown of overseas Chinese in Guangxi, Lingshan has a profound culture of overseas Chinese, and its specialty agricultural products such as lychee and tea are famous both at home and abroad. In recent years, relying on the advantages of location, Lingshan has been actively developing modern agriculture and eco-tourism, and it is a livable city in the southeast of Gui, which is characterized by both natural scenery and humanistic vitality.