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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. |
Pingdu is a county-level city under the jurisdiction of Shandong Province, People's Republic of China, and is administered by Qingdao. Located in the western part of Shandong Peninsula, it is bordered by Laixi City in the east, Jimo District in the south, Changyi City in the west and Laizhou City in the north. It has a total area of about 3,176 square kilometers and a population of about 1.37 million.
Pingdu has a long history, with human activities as early as the Neolithic Age. It belonged to Langya County during the Qin and Han Dynasties, and Pingdu County was set up in the Tang Dynasty. It has national cultural relics protection units such as Dazeshang stone carvings and Tianzhushan Wei monuments. It has a deep traditional culture, and is famous for its folk arts such as paper-cutting and clay sculpture.
Pingdu is an important agricultural production base in Shandong, producing wheat, corn, peanuts and apples. Industries are mainly machinery manufacturing, food processing, textiles and garments, and in recent years, new energy and new material industries have been developing rapidly. As an important part of Qingdao Metropolitan Area, its economic vitality continues to grow.
Pingdu has a lot of hills and plains, with natural scenic spots such as Dazhe Mountain and Chashan Mountain, which are famous for "green mountains and beautiful water". The annual apricot blossom festival in spring and grape festival in fall attract a large number of tourists, making Pingdu an important eco-tourism destination around Qingdao.
Lanshan District is the main district of Linyi City, Shandong Province, located in the southeast of Shandong Province and the west of Linyi City, and is the political, economic and cultural center of Linyi City. It has a long history and deep cultural heritage, named because the name "Lanshan" means "mountain of orchids and cymbidium", and the bamboo slips of "Art of War" and "Sun Bin's Art of War" unearthed in the Han Tomb of Yinqishan within its territory shocked the world and was regarded as "the miracle in the history of archaeology". It is known as "the miracle in the history of archaeology". As the core area of the national famous city of commerce and logistics, Lanshan District has Linyi Mall, the world's largest commodity wholesale market cluster, covering 27 categories such as small commodities, building materials, hardware, etc., with an annual turnover of more than 400 billion yuan, and is the "Famous City of China's Market" and "Logistics Capital". It is the core carrier of "Famous Market City of China" and "Logistics Capital". In recent years, Lanshan District has been actively promoting the integration of industry and city, preserving the deep historical cultural lineage and revitalizing the vitality of the modern city, making it an important economic growth pole and livable and workable demonstration area in Lunan area.