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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Qian'an City, located in the northeast of Hebei Province, China, and administered by Tangshan City, is an important industrial and resource-based city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Located at the southern foot of Yanshan Mountain and along the Luan River, it has a total area of about 1,208 square kilometers and a population of over 700,000 people. As one of the top 100 counties in China, Qian'an is famous for its iron and steel industry, with large-scale enterprises such as Shougang Qiangang and other prominent economic strength.
Qian'an has a long history, with human activities as early as the Neolithic Age, and is one of the legendary places of the former capital of the Yellow Emperor. There are cultural attractions such as the ruins of the Great Wall and Baiyangyu, and intangible cultural heritages such as paper-cutting and shadow play are abundant. The city emphasizes on ecological construction, and was once awarded the title of "National Garden City". Huangtai Lake Park and Shanyekou Scenic Spot show the beauty of nature.
Qian'an's economy is dominated by iron and steel, as well as equipment manufacturing and tourism. With convenient transportation, the Beijing-Harbin Expressway and Beijing-Qin Railway running through the city and about 200 kilometers away from Beijing and Tianjin, Qian'an is an important node connecting North China and Northeast China. In the future, Qian'an is promoting industrial transformation, developing a green economy and enhancing regional influence.
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.