Time Zone |
Asia/Pyongyang |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+9 |
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. |
Rason, a special city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is located at the mouth of the Tumen River in the northeastern part of the DPRK, bordering Hunchun City of Jilin Province in China and Primorsky Krai in Russia, and is the only border city of the DPRK that is neighboring China and Russia at the same time. As the core component of Rason Economic and Trade Zone, Rajin Port is an important deep-water port of the DPRK, with an annual throughput capacity of about 7 million tons, assuming the function of a key hub for the DPRK's foreign trade, and the main import and export cargoes include coal, timber, aquatic products, etc. The city has a temperate monsoon climate, with a high degree of water retention. The city has a temperate monsoon climate with four distinct seasons, with cold winters and little snow, and warm, humid summers. In recent years, the DPRK has implemented a special economic zone policy in Rojin to attract foreign investment for the development of industry, trade and tourism, and has gradually become an important logistics node and trade center in Northeast Asia by virtue of its unique geographic advantages.
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.