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. |
Meigu County belongs to Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan Province, China, located in the southwest of Sichuan, in the hinterland of the Greater Liangshan Mountains. The county has a predominantly Yi population, accounting for more than 98% of the total population, and is an important birthplace and preservation site of Yi culture. Meigu County, whose name is derived from the Yi word "Mogu" meaning "beautiful place", is between 1,000 and 4,000 meters above sea level, and its terrain is dominated by mountains and plateaus.
Meigu is famous for its rich Yi traditional culture, including the Year of the Yi, the Torch Festival, the Pimo culture and the art of dress. It is an important inheritance area for the national intangible cultural heritages of Yi embroidery and Yi silver jewelry. Meigu is also famous for its natural landscape, with the Dafengding National Nature Reserve, rich in biodiversity and a popular destination for hiking and eco-tourism.
The economy is based on agriculture, with corn, potatoes and buckwheat being grown, while animal husbandry, such as cattle and sheep farming, is also well developed. In recent years, Meigu has been actively developing cultural tourism and eco-industries to help revitalize the countryside. In terms of transportation, Meigu is connected to neighboring counties and cities by highway, and is gradually improving its infrastructure to promote development.
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.