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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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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 southeastern part of China's Yunnan Province, Mile City is part of the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture and is a tourist city famous for its hot springs, red wine and ethnic culture. The name of the city is derived from the Buddhist word "Maitreya Buddha", which means good fortune and peace.
Mile is blessed with natural conditions, rich geothermal resources and several natural hot spring resorts. As the main production area of grapes on the Yunnan Plateau, there are Dongfengyun Wine Estate and several wineries here, which are known as "Oriental Bordeaux". The city is a blend of Han, Yi, Miao and other ethnic cultures, and organizes annual torchlight festivals and other ethnic celebrations.
The main attractions include the Huquan Ecological Park, Jinping Mountain Scenic Area (with the 19.99-meter-high Maitreya Buddha), Keyi Yi Village and Taiping Lake Forest Town. The modern art complex "Dongfengyun" has become a Netflix hit with its red brick sculptures. It is about 140 kilometers away from Kunming, with convenient transportation, and is an important node of the Southeast Yunnan Tourism Loop.
Guide County is located in the east of China's Qinghai Province, belonging to Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, located in the Yellow River Valley, with an average elevation of 2,200 meters, known as the "Plateau Little Jiangnan" reputation. It is famous for the unique landscape of "Guide Qing of the World Yellow River" - the Yellow River water is crystal clear when it flows through the area, which overturns people's traditional perception of the Yellow River.
Guide has the world's rare colorful Danxia landforms, and the red rock formations of the Ashigang Canyon are as brilliant as Xia under the sun. There is the Yuhuangge Ancient Architectural Complex, which was built in the late Ming Dynasty, the Wenchang Temple, a holy place of Tibetan Buddhism, and the mineral-rich Zhacang Hot Spring. When the pear blossoms bloom in April every year, ten thousand mu of pear orchards form the spectacle of "a sea of pear blossoms at the foot of snow-capped mountains".
As an important ecological barrier on the Tibetan Plateau, Guide fusion of Chinese, Tibetan, Hui and other ethnic cultures, retaining the traditional "June meeting" Nuo ritual activities. Its unique plateau temperate climate makes this place a summer resort, the Yellow River Clear Wetland Park, Thousands of lakes and other scenic spots perfectly show the ecological picture of harmonious coexistence of man and nature.