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Asia/Shanghai |
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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 northeastern part of Shandong Province, China, on the south coast of Bohai Bay, Longkou is a coastal open city under the administration of Yantai City. It has a total area of 901 square kilometers and a population of about 630,000 people. Lungkou has a well-developed economy and is one of the top 100 counties in China, with gold mining, high-end aluminum, marine equipment manufacturing and food processing as the leading industries.
Surrounded by the sea on three sides and with a coastline of 68.4 kilometers, Longkou has a natural harbor, Longkou Harbor. It has a pleasant climate and is rich in apples, grapes and seafood. Longkou is an important source of gold in China, and also has rich coal and quartz sand resources.
Longkou has a long history and is the hometown of Xu Fu, a square scholar of the Qin Dynasty. The main attractions include Nanshan Scenic Spot, National 5A Tourist Attractions, Xu Fu's Hometown Cultural Park, Donghai Tourist Resort and Qom Island. Lungkou Vermicelli is famous in China and abroad, and is listed as a national geographical indication product.
As an important node city of the Bohai Economic Circle, Longkou has formed an industrial system focusing on energy, machinery, textile and food. Lungkou Port is an important cargo port in northern China, with an annual throughput of more than 80 million tons.In 2021, the GDP of Lungkou will exceed 120 billion yuan, ranking among the top county-level cities in Shandong Province.
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.