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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. |
Pingliang City is located in the eastern part of Gansu Province, China, at the crossroads of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia provinces, and is an important regional center city in east Gansu. As an important node of the ancient Silk Road, Pingliang has a profound historical and cultural heritage, and is famous for its sacred Taoist site, Kongdong Mountain, which is regarded as the "First Mountain of Chinese Taoism".
Pingliang is located in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau, with an altitude of 890-2857 meters above sea level, and has a temperate semi-arid climate with four distinct seasons. The Jing River passes through the city, forming a unique river valley landscape. The average annual temperature is 8.6℃ and the annual precipitation is 450-600 millimeters, which is suitable for the growth of crops, and is an important grain production base in Gansu.
Pingliang has famous scenic spots such as the 5A level tourist attraction of Kongdong Mountain, Wangmu Palace and Longquan Temple. Kongdong martial arts is one of the three major cultural cards in Gansu, along with Dunhuang medicine and Tianshui Fuxi culture. Local specialties include Pingliang Mutton Bun and Jingning Roasted Chicken, etc. The Kongdong Cultural and Tourism Festival held every year attracts a large number of tourists from home and abroad.
Based on coal resources, Pingliang has formed pillar industries such as energy and chemical industry, equipment manufacturing and agricultural products processing. In recent years, it has been actively developing new industries such as cultural tourism and modern logistics. Baozhong Railway, Qinglan Expressway and other major transportation routes run through the whole territory, the location advantage is obvious, is accelerating the construction of Shaanxi, Gansu and Ningxia combined regional center city.
Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.