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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. |
Tonggu County is located in the northwestern part of Jiangxi Province, China, belonging to Yichun City, and is situated at the junction of Gan and Xiang provinces, which is a typical mountainous county. The county has a total area of 1,548 square kilometers and a population of about 140,000 people. Tonggu is named after the historical excavation of a copper drum from the Tang Dynasty, and is rich in red culture and ecological resources.
Tonggu County has a high forest coverage of 88%, ranking first in Jiangxi Province, and is known as a "natural oxygen bar". There are Tianzhu Peak National Forest Park, Tangli Hot Spring Resort and other natural attractions in the county, which are famous for Danxia landforms, waterfalls and primitive forests, making it an eco-tourism and summer vacation spot.
Tonggu is one of the origins of the Autumn Harvest Uprising, and has red sites such as the former site of the Xiang-E-Gan Soviet Government. Local industries are mainly bamboo and wood processing, green food (e.g. bamboo shoots, tea) and tourism. The Hakka culture is deeply inherited, preserving unique folklore and traditional handicrafts.
Gaochun District is located in the southwestern tip of Jiangsu Province and the southern tip of Nanjing, at the junction of Jiangsu and Anhui Provinces, and is the southern gateway to Nanjing, which is known as "the holy land of Jiangnan and the land of fish and rice". As China's first "International Slow City", Gaochun is surrounded by two natural lakes, Gucheng Lake and Shishu Lake, with a forest coverage of over 40%, a unique ecological environment, and is famous for its ecological experience of "slow life and deep breathing". The Gucheng Lake crabs produced here are large and fat, and are national geographical indications products, supporting the specialty aquatic economy. Meanwhile, Gaochun has preserved the cultural heritage of thousands of years, such as Chunxi Old Street and Xuecheng Lanterns, and blends Wu-Yue culture with Hui style, making it a popular destination in the Yangtze River Delta for ecological sightseeing, folklore experience, and rural tourism. Relying on the location advantage of Nanjing Metropolitan Area, Gaochun is building a green and modernized new city that is pleasant to live and work in, based on the strategy of "Establishing an Ecological District and Developing the District through Tourism".