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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. |
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".
Leting County, belonging to Tangshan City, Hebei Province, is located in the southeastern part of Tangshan City and on the south shore of the mouth of the Luan River in Bohai Bay, which is an important coastal node connecting North China and Northeast China. As the "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art", Leting has nurtured national non-legacy programs such as Leting Drums and Shadow Play, and modern revolutionary pioneer Li Dazhao was born here. The city is rich in ecotourism resources, with island landscapes such as Yuetuo Island and Bodhi Island, making it a popular coastal leisure destination in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. The county is also famous for its agriculture, including Leiting peaches and seafood farming, of which "Leiting peaches" is a national geographical indication product. As a traditional agricultural county and an emerging coastal tourist destination, Leting has both a deep cultural heritage and unique marine flavor, and is actively promoting the synergistic development of "cultural tourism integration" and "marine economy".