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. |
Shenchi County is located in the northwestern part of China's Shanxi Province, under Xinzhou City, in the eastern part of the Loess Plateau, with an average altitude of about 1,500 meters. With agriculture as its leading industry, the county is rich in oat, caraway and small grains, and is an important ecological agricultural demonstration area in Shanxi. Shenchi County has a temperate continental climate with four distinct seasons and cool summers, and is known as the "Cool City of Shanxi".
Shenchi has a long history, with the ruins of the Ancient Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty and a number of cultural relics protection units. The local folk culture is rich, preserving intangible cultural heritages such as traditional rice-planting songs and Taoist songs from the northern part of the Jin Dynasty. Shenchi mooncake and houma oil are famous specialties, especially the Shenchi mooncake making technique is listed in the provincial intangible cultural heritage list.
Shenchi County relies on ecological resources to develop rural tourism, and the main attractions include Longquan Temple, Longyuan Temple and other ancient buildings, as well as the natural landscape of primitive secondary forests. In recent years, it has actively promoted the new energy industry and built wind power generation projects to promote economic diversification. In terms of transportation, the Linghe Expressway passes through the county, and it is about 100 kilometers away from downtown Xinzhou City.
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.