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. |
Pingding County is part of Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, China, and is located in the Taihang Mountains in eastern Shanxi Province, with a total area of 1,394 square kilometers. As an important gateway to eastern Jin, Pingding is connected to Yu County in the north, Xiyang in the south, and Jingfu County in Hebei Province in the east, and has been a major transportation hub connecting Jin and Hebei provinces since ancient times.
Pingding has a long history, as early as in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the county has been set up, so far there have been more than 2,200 years of establishment history. It is the ancestral home of Wang Wei, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, and there are national key cultural relics protection units such as the Great Wall of Gu Guan and Niangziguan, of which Niangziguan is known as the "Ninth Pass in the World".
Pingding County is rich in mineral resources, coal reserves of 2.6 billion tons, is an important coal production base in Shanxi. In recent years, Pingding County has been actively developing ceramics, calcium-based new materials and other industries, as well as utilizing the natural scenery of the Taihang Mountains and red tourism resources to vigorously develop the eco-tourism industry.
Pingding retains a rich folk culture, such as Yazhou Drums, Wu Yazhou Drums and other traditional performing arts are listed in the national intangible cultural heritage. Pingding Sandware is the most famous specialty product, with a history of more than 1,300 years, and a reputation as the "best sandware in the world".
Hefeng County is located in the southwestern part of Hubei Province, belonging to Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, located in the hinterland of the Wuling Mountain Region, is the "western gate" of Hubei, and is also a place where the Tujia ethnic group resides. Here the forest coverage rate of more than 80%, there is a "natural oxygen bar", Pingshan Grand Canyon is its iconic landscape, the canyon, blue water like a mirror, cliffs like a screen, boat ride through the "water on the floating wood" between, as if the "floating boat! "Wonderland. As an old revolutionary area, Marshal He Long once created a Soviet area here, leaving red sites such as Wuliping ancient dwellings. The Tujia culture is rich, with thousands of years of non-genetic inheritance such as the Pendulum Dance and Maugus Dance, as well as selenium-enriched tea, preserved meat and other specialty products. Hefeng combines natural wonders, red culture and ethnic customs, and is a treasure place for eco-tourism and folklore experience.