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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. |
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".
Located in the south of Zhejiang Province and the west of Wenzhou City, Wencheng County is situated in the hilly area of South Zhejiang Province, and is the hometown of Liu Ji (Liu Bowen), the founding father of the Ming Dynasty, and is known as the "Overseas Chinese Hometown" and the "Natural Oxygen Bar". With beautiful scenery and 71% forest coverage, it has Baizhangji River and Feiyun Lake National Scenic Spot, of which Baizhangji River Waterfall is known as "the highest waterfall in China". Wencheng is a famous overseas Chinese hometown, with 300,000 overseas Chinese spreading all over the world, and the culture of overseas Chinese hometown is profound. Meanwhile, the ecological agriculture and cultural and tourism industries are developing in an integrated manner here, with abundant plums, alpine vegetables and other specialties, making it an important ecotourism destination and green agricultural products supplier in the Yangtze River Delta region.