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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. |
Shenze County is located in the south-central part of China's Hebei Province, under the city of Shijiazhuang, in the hinterland of the North China Plain, with a total area of 296 square kilometers and a population of about 250,000 people. The county has a long history, founded in the Western Han Dynasty, more than 2,000 years ago, with a rich cultural heritage, known for its agriculture and traditional handicrafts, and is an important grain-producing area and cloth shoe production base in Hebei.
Conveniently located near the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Shi Huang Expressway, Shenze is about 70 kilometers from downtown Shijiazhuang, and its economy is dominated by agricultural product processing, textile and manufacturing. Local specialties include Shenze cloth shoes, apple cultivation and folk art. The environment is mainly plain with four distinct seasons, which is suitable for agriculture and eco-tourism. In recent years, Shenze has been actively developing modern industries and focusing on cultural preservation and rural revitalization.
Pingding County is part of Yangquan City, Shanxi Province, China, and is located in the Taihang Mountains in eastern Shanxi Province, with a total area of 1,394 square kilometers. As an important gateway to eastern Jin, Pingding is connected to Yu County in the north, Xiyang in the south, and Jingfu County in Hebei Province in the east, and has been a major transportation hub connecting Jin and Hebei provinces since ancient times.
Pingding has a long history, as early as in the Qin and Han Dynasties, the county has been set up, so far there have been more than 2,200 years of establishment history. It is the ancestral home of Wang Wei, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, and there are national key cultural relics protection units such as the Great Wall of Gu Guan and Niangziguan, of which Niangziguan is known as the "Ninth Pass in the World".
Pingding County is rich in mineral resources, coal reserves of 2.6 billion tons, is an important coal production base in Shanxi. In recent years, Pingding County has been actively developing ceramics, calcium-based new materials and other industries, as well as utilizing the natural scenery of the Taihang Mountains and red tourism resources to vigorously develop the eco-tourism industry.
Pingding retains a rich folk culture, such as Yazhou Drums, Wu Yazhou Drums and other traditional performing arts are listed in the national intangible cultural heritage. Pingding Sandware is the most famous specialty product, with a history of more than 1,300 years, and a reputation as the "best sandware in the world".