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. |
Located in the northwestern part of China's Guizhou Province, Weining is an autonomous county under the jurisdiction of Bijie City, situated on the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, with an average altitude of about 2,200 meters and a predominantly plateau mountainous climate. As a multi-ethnic settlement, Weining is characterized by Yi, Hui and Miao cultures, with rich ethnic traditions and festivals.
Weining is home to the Caohai National Nature Reserve, one of the largest plateau freshwater lakes in China, known as the "Pearl of the Plateau", an important habitat for migratory birds and rich in biodiversity. The topography of the county is mountainous and the climate is cool, which is suitable for the cultivation of potato, buckwheat and other highland crops, and agriculture is one of the pillars of its economy.
Weining integrates multi-ethnic cultural heritages, such as the torch festival of the Yi ethnic group and the Lusheng dance of the Miao ethnic group. Tourism is gradually developing, attracting tourists to explore its natural and humanistic landscapes. The economy is based on agriculture, animal husbandry and eco-tourism, and is continuing to promote sustainable development.
Baoxing County is located in the north of Ya'an City, Sichuan Province, in the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, and is the scientific discovery and naming place of giant pandas, with a good reputation as the "home of pandas". The Jiejinshan National Nature Reserve is an important habitat for wild pandas, and has rare plants and animals such as dove trees and red beansprouts, making it a unique place for ecological resources. Here is also the Red Army of China's Workers and Peasants Long March over the first snow-capped mountain - the location of the Jiefanshan Mountain, red culture and natural landscapes. Stony soil Tibetan township of Jiajiu Tibetan flavor, towers, turn the mountain will be unique folklore, constituting a multi-cultural scroll. Baoxing to "ecological county" as the development concept, integration of panda culture, red tourism and Tibetan customs, become a bright pearl on the western Sichuan tourism line.