Time Zone |
Asia/Vientiane |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+7 |
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 northern Laos at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khang rivers, Luang Prabang is the former capital of Laos and one of the best-preserved ancient cities in Southeast Asia with a fusion of French and traditional Southeast Asian architecture.Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, this 1,000 year-old town is renowned for its tranquil atmosphere, longstanding Buddhist culture and French colonial flavor. The city is dotted with dozens of Buddhist temples, including the iconic Heung Thong Temple with its exquisite wood carvings, murals and golden stupa, and Phousi Hill, which is the best place to enjoy the sunrise and sunset overlooking the city. Early in the morning, the traditional ceremony of local residents giving alms along the street further fills the city with religious devotion and humanistic warmth. Strolling through Luang Prabang, the red-brick temples, French-style houses and tropical greenery are intertwined, as if traveling back to the old time, which is an ideal place to experience the slow life in Laos.
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.