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Asia/Shanghai |
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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. |
Shunping County, belonging to Baoding City, Hebei Province, is located in the central and western part of Hebei Province, at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains, in the transition zone from the central Hebei Plain to the Taihang Mountains, neighboring Baoding City in the east, Fuping in the west, looking south to Tang County, and connecting Yixian County in the north, with a remarkable locational advantage. Anciently, it was a part of Yan and Zhao, and the Western Han Dynasty set up the Qu Reverse County, which was later changed to Shunping County in 1993 with the approval of the State Council, taking the meaning of "Shunhutian, Pingchengdi", which implies peace and smoothness. It is the "Hometown of Chinese Apples", with a long history of apple cultivation, and the "Shunping Apples" are famous for their bright color, crisp and sweet taste, and are the National Geographical Indication products, with distinctive characteristics of agricultural industrialization. The Wang's Manor in Waishan is a large-scale ancient architectural complex in the Qing Dynasty, a national key cultural relics protection unit, known as the "Forbidden City in the North", with a profound historical and cultural background. In recent years, Shunping County has relied on ecological agriculture and cultural tourism resources to promote the revitalization of the countryside and gradually build a modern county that is pleasant to live and work in.
Zigui County is located in the west of China's Hubei Province, belonging to the city of Yichang, located in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on the banks of the Xiling Gorge, is the hometown of Qu Yuan and the Three Gorges Reservoir District, an important county and city. With a total area of 2427 square kilometers and a population of about 400,000, it is mainly mountainous and hilly, with a subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons.
Zigui is the hometown of the great poet Qu Yuan, and organizes the International Dragon Boat Festival and Qu Yuan Cultural Tourism Festival every year. It is also the hometown of Chinese navel oranges, producing zigui navel oranges, with agriculture and cultural tourism as the economic pillars. After the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, Zigui became a key area for resettlement of immigrants in the reservoir area, and the new county town was built along the river with modern facilities.
Well-known attractions include Qu Yuan Temple, Jiuwanxi River, Three Gorges Bamboo Sea, etc. Combined with the Three Gorges Tourist Route, it attracts a large number of tourists. Conveniently accessible via the Hurong Expressway, the Yangtze River waterway and Yichang Three Gorges Airport, it is an important node of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.