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Asia/Taipei |
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UTC+8 |
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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. |
Ruifang, located in the northeast of New Taipei City, Taiwan, is surrounded by mountains and the sea, and was once an important mining town in Taiwan, famous for its history of gold mining, but now it has become a popular tourist attraction, combining natural landscapes with cultural heritage. The Monkey Refuge Cat Village, with its hordes of stray cats and nostalgic streetscape, has become an eye-catching "cat paradise", while the Jiufen Old Street, popularized as the setting for "The Thousand and One Hunt," is characterized by its stone alleyways, traditional tea houses, and mountainous nightscape. The Gold Museum, formerly known as the Gold Guashi Concentration Plant, showcases the history of mining and gold culture, and the surrounding natural attractions, such as the Emerald Valley and Guashan Trail, are great places for hiking and photography enthusiasts. Ruifang is also rich in temple culture, with the Ruifang Zhen'an Palace and the Monkey Cave Shengde Palace carrying memories of local beliefs and folklore, and serving as a window to experience Taiwan's traditional culture.
Ziliujing District, located in the south of Sichuan Province, is a municipal district of Zigong City, named after the ancient salt wells that flowed from the city, and is known as the core area of the "Millennium Salt Capital". As the birthplace of Zigong's salt industry, Ziliujing District retains the former site of salt merchants in the Qing Dynasty, and the site of the Tianche (derrick) and other industrial cultural heritages, which have witnessed the glorious history of well salt mining in the BaShu region. The Zigong Dinosaur Museum in the district is one of the world's three major dinosaur site museums, treasuring a large number of complete dinosaur fossils, while the Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival is a national intangible cultural heritage, known at home and abroad for its grand scale and exquisite craftsmanship. Nowadays, Ziliujing District integrates salt culture, dinosaur culture and folk culture, becoming a cultural tourism destination integrating history exploration, science popularization study and folk experience, attracting tourists from all over the world to explore the unique charm of "Salt Dragon Lantern".