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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. |
Located in the northeastern part of China's Guizhou Province, Sinan County belongs to Tongren City and is situated in the middle and lower reaches of the Wujiang River, making it a famous cultural city with a long history. With an area of about 2,230 square kilometers and a population of about 680,000, the county is dominated by Han Chinese, while a number of ethnic minorities, such as Tujia, Miao and Gelao, live together.
Sinan is located on the slope of the transition from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau to the hills of western Hunan, with the Wujiang River running through it, forming a unique canyon landscape. With a mild climate, abundant rainfall and rich natural resources, Sinan is known as the "Gateway to Northeastern Guizhou" for its abundance of tea, Chinese herbs and specialty agricultural products.
Founded in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Sinan County has a history of more than 1,800 years and is one of the earliest developed areas in Guizhou. There are ancient architectural complexes, cliff carvings and traditional villages from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, among which the Sitang Ancient Architectural Complex is a national key cultural relics protection unit. The county also inherits intangible cultural heritages such as lantern theater and Nuo opera.
Sinan is rich in tourism resources, the Wujiang River Canyon is a magnificent scenery, known as the "Thousand Mile Wujiang River Gallery". The main attractions include Sinan Stone Forest, Haojiawan Ancient Village, Changba Stone Forest and Wujiang Karst National Geological Park. Local specialties such as sour soup fish and green bean noodles are also popular among tourists.
In recent years, Sinan has made great efforts to develop ecological agriculture and tourism, and strengthened the construction of transportation infrastructure. With the completion of Hangrui Expressway and Sinan New Port, Sinan is gradually becoming an important eco-tourism destination and a regional transportation hub in the Wujiang River Basin.
Hambin District is located in southeastern Shaanxi Province, the upper reaches of the Han River, is the political, economic and cultural center of Ankang City, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Hubei and Chongqing four provinces and cities in the combination of the transportation hub and strategic location. Here Qinba mountains surrounded by the Han River through the territory, breeding a long history of the Han River culture and Qin and Chu blend of historical heritage, both the Qinba hinterland of the simple folk, but also open and tolerant of the city's vitality. Nangong Mountain, Tianshu Gorge and other natural landscapes set of majestic, strange, dangerous, secluded in one, Ying Lake as the largest artificial freshwater lake in Northwest China, ecological resources are unique. As the core area of "China Selenium Valley", Hanbin produces selenium-rich tea, walnuts and other specialties, agriculture and new industrial synergistic development, is ecological priority, green development as the guide, to create a modern new city for living and working.