Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
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. |
Located on the eastern coast of China, on the south wing of the Yangtze River at the mouth of the sea, on the east bank of the Huangpu River, and across the river from the Bund in Puxi, Shanghai Pudong was developed and opened up by the Chinese government in April 1990, transforming this former farming and fishing village into a modern urban area. As the core carrying area of Shanghai's international financial, trade, shipping and technological innovation center, Pudong is situated in the Lujiazui Financial City, where national factor markets such as the Shanghai Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Futures Exchange converge, and the skyline is outlined by landmarks such as the Oriental Pearl Tower, the Shanghai Center and the World Financial Center. In addition, Pudong New Area is the location of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, which continues to deepen institutional innovation, attracting more than 30,000 foreign-funded enterprises from all over the world, and is an important window to observe China's high-level opening up to the outside world. Nowadays, with 1/8000 of the country's land, Pudong generates more than 1/50 of its GDP, epitomizing China's economic vitality and innovation capacity.
Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.