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 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.
Fengshun County is under the jurisdiction of Meizhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, on the middle and upper reaches of the Han River, bordering Fujian Province. With a total area of 2,710 square kilometers and a population of about 700,000, it is dominated by the Hakka people and is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese and old revolutionary area.
Fengshun is rich in geothermal resources and has the reputation of "China's Hot Spring City", with hot springs all over the territory, high water temperature and excellent water quality. The county's forest coverage exceeds 70%, and there are natural landscapes such as Longguizhai Waterfall and Baxiangshan Grand Canyon, which make the ecological environment superior.
As a major town of Hakka culture, Fengshun preserves intangible cultural heritages such as the Dragon House and Hakka mountain songs. The main industries include electro-acoustic appliances, hot springs tourism, and agricultural products processing, etc. The electro-acoustic industry occupies one-third of the national market share and is known as the "Electro-acoustic Capital of China".
Fengshun has convenient transportation, with Shantou-Meizhou Expressway and Meishan-Shantou High-speed Railway running through the whole city. Local specialties include elemi, ginger candy, sweet potato vermicelli, etc. Every year in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, the grand "Puzhai Fire Dragon" folklore event is held, which is listed in the national intangible cultural heritage.