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. |
Sunan Yugu Autonomous County is located in the south of Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China, at the northern foot of Qilian Mountains, and is the only Yugu Autonomous County in China. With a total area of 23,800 square kilometers and an average altitude of about 3,000 meters, it has an alpine semi-arid climate. It is an important ecological barrier and water conservation area in the Hexi Corridor, with diverse landscapes such as grasslands, snow-capped mountains and glaciers.
The Yugu culture is the core feature of Sunan, preserving unique language, costumes and folk activities, such as the national non-legacy program "Yugu Folk Song". The economy is dominated by animal husbandry, which produces high-quality alpine fine-wool sheep, as well as the development of eco-tourism and clean energy industries. There are historical and cultural relics such as Horseshoe Temple and Wenshu Temple, as well as important sections of Qilian Mountain National Nature Reserve.
As the core area of the Qilian Mountain ecological security barrier, Sunan has the closest glacier to the city in Asia, the Qiyi Glacier. With the beautiful grassland scenery in summer and magnificent snow-capped mountains in winter, it is an ideal destination for ecotourism, ethnic experience and photography. The locality focuses on ecological protection and sustainable development, and is actively building a national ecological civilization demonstration county.
Pinggu District is located in the northeastern part of Beijing, at the junction of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei provinces and cities, and is the capital's "Gateway to the East of Beijing". As a nationally renowned Chinese peach township, Pinggu is famous for its many varieties of peaches of excellent quality, with an annual output of more than 100 million kilograms, which is a shining business card of regional agriculture. The area is rich in ecological resources, with 67% forest coverage and natural landscapes such as Jinhai Lake and Jingdong Grand Canyon, making it an ideal place for leisure and vacation. Pinggu has a long history and deep cultural heritage, and the Neolithic site of Shangzhai witnessed the prosperity of early civilization. In recent years, Pinggu has been actively creating a development pattern of "high-tech agriculture, high ecological value, and high-quality culture and tourism", and is not only an important ecological conservation area for the capital, but also a unique and charming tourist destination in the suburbs of Beijing.