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.
Shule County is located in the southwestern part of Xinjiang, China, west of Kashgar, on the western edge of the Tarim Basin and the northern foothills of the Kunlun Mountains. It is an important node on the northern route of the ancient Silk Road, and has been known as the "Pearl on the Ancient Silk Road". It was one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty, and through the Han and Tang Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it has always been a major town where East meets West, and Ban Chao was stationed here for 17 years. Nowadays, Shule is a multi-ethnic settlement, where Uyghur, Han and other ethnic groups live together in harmony, preserving the rich western flavor and traditional culture, such as the Shule Twelve Mukams and folk handicrafts. Meanwhile, as a large agricultural county in South Xinjiang, Shule is rich in cotton, pomegranates, jujubes and other specialty agricultural products, and is the "Production Base of High-Quality Cotton in China" and the "Hometown of Pomegranates in China", which are revitalized in the construction of the Silk Road Economic Belt in the new era.