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Asia/Shanghai |
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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 China's Yunnan Province, Maidu County is a county-level administrative region under the Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture, which is situated on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau and is famous for its beautiful natural scenery and rich ethnic culture. The region has a subtropical monsoon climate with four seasons of spring and an average annual temperature of about 15°C, making it suitable for tourism and residence.
Maidu is the birthplace of the Yunnan folk song "Maidu Mountain Song", and has a deep cultural tradition of the Bai and Yi ethnic groups, with rich and colorful local traditional festivals and folk activities. Its history can be traced back to the ancient Southern Silk Road, where it was once an important post station, leaving behind many historical relics.
The economy is based on agriculture, with an abundance of tobacco, tea and fruits. In recent years, eco-tourism and cultural heritage tourism have developed rapidly. Popular attractions include the Tiansheng Bridge, Dongshan Forest Park and Mizhi Ancient Town, which draws visitors to experience the beauty of nature and humanity.
Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture is located in the central part of Gansu Province in China, with Linxia City as its capital, which is the main town of the southern route of the ancient Silk Road and the tea-horse market. Located in the transition zone between the Loess Plateau and the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 2,000 meters above sea level, Linxia has a temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons. As a multi-ethnic settlement area, Hui people account for more than 60% of the population, a strong Islamic cultural atmosphere, known as "China's wheat plus".
Linxia has 8,000 years of cultural deposits, is the birthplace of Majiayao culture and Qijia culture. It is the birthplace of Majiayao and Qijia cultures. There are historical relics such as Bingling Temple Grottoes (World Cultural Heritage), the ancient neighborhood of Eight Square and Thirteen Alleys, and Donggong Pavilion. Ethnic specialties such as hand-held mutton, Fazi noodle sausage, and fried 馃馃馃 have a great reputation. The annual Flower Fair and Cattle and Sheep Fair display unique folk customs.
Relying on the Yellow River system to develop agriculture and animal husbandry, Linxia is an important livestock base in Northwest China, with G1816 Uma Expressway and Lanhe Railway constituting the transportation skeleton, 117 kilometers away from Lanzhou. Now focusing on the development of cultural and tourism industry, special food processing and clean energy, the GDP of the whole state will reach 48.3 billion yuan in 2022, and it is building a regional center city in Gansu Province.