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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. |
Sihui City is located in the central and western part of Guangdong Province, at the confluence of the Xijiang River, Beijiang River and Suijiang River, and belongs to Zhaoqing City, which is an important node city of the Pearl River Delta Economic Circle. As the "Hometown of Chinese Jade", Sihui has a long history of jade industry and exquisite processing skills, and is one of the largest jade processing and distribution centers in China, with active jade trading and exporting to home and abroad. Meanwhile, Sihui is also the "Hometown of Chinese Oranges", and its specialty agricultural products, such as sugar oranges, are well known throughout the country. Founded in the 33rd year of Emperor Qin Shi Huang, this thousand-year old city has a deep Lingnan culture, beautiful natural ecology, exquisite scenery on the six banks of the three rivers, modern industrial vitality and humanistic historical charm, and is a famous Lingnan city suitable for living, working and traveling.
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.