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Asia/Shanghai |
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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. |
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".
Ningbo, located on the southeast coast of China and in the northeast of Zhejiang Province, is the economic center of the southern wing of the Yangtze River Delta and an important port city, and has been known as "a port that connects to the sky and a place where books are hidden in the past and present". As the eastern port of departure of the "Maritime Silk Road", Ningbo Zhoushan Port has ranked first in the world in terms of cargo throughput for many consecutive years, and is an important hub connecting China and the world. This city has a civilization history of more than 7,000 years, the Hemudu ruins gave birth to the ancient civilization of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, and the Tianyi Pavilion is the oldest existing private library in China, which bears witness to the humanistic heritage of the "Hometown of Academicians". Nowadays, Ningbo has an active private economy based on the manufacturing industry, with advantageous industries such as automobile, chemical industry, household appliances, etc. At the same time, Ningbo has integrated the modern urban style with the flavor of Jiangnan water town, and has become a famous international port city with both historical thickness and modern vitality.