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. |
Menyuan Hui Autonomous County is located in the northeastern part of China's Qinghai Province, belonging to Haibei Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, and is situated in the eastern part of the Qilian Mountains, with an average altitude of about 3,000 meters. It is a transition zone between the Tibetan Plateau and the Loess Plateau, and is famous for its magnificent natural scenery and diverse cultures.
Menyuan has the world's largest small rapeseed planting area, and in July every year, 10,000 acres of rapeseed flowers form the "Golden Menyuan" spectacle, which is rated as a national 4A-level scenic spot. There are ecological reserves such as Ganshika Snow Peak (5,254 meters above sea level) and Xianmi National Forest Park, which are important habitats for plants and animals in the plateau.
As a multi-ethnic settlement area, Menyuan is dominated by Hui people (about 40% of the total population), preserving rich Islamic culture and traditional folklore. The economy is dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry, with rapeseed and barley cultivation and yak breeding as the pillar industries, and ecotourism has been developing rapidly in recent years.
It is about 150 kilometers away from Xining Airport, with Ningwu Expressway and Qinghai-Tibet Railway running through the whole territory. The best travel period is from June to August, and it is recommended to experience rape flower sea sightseeing, plateau hiking and folk culture activities, and pay attention to make preparations for plateau acclimatization.
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.