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Asia/Shanghai |
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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. |
Wushan County is located in the southeastern part of Gansu Province, China, northwest of Tianshui City, in the upper reaches of the Wei River, an important route on the ancient Silk Road. The total area is about 2011 square kilometers, with a population of about 500,000 people. Wushan County is an agriculture-oriented county with a national vegetable industry, and is known as the "Hometown of Chinese Chives".
Wushan has a long history of human activities as early as BC, and is one of the birthplaces of Qin culture. The county has the famous Waterfall Cave Grottoes, a treasure of Buddhist art in the Northern Dynasties period, which is famous with the Maijishan Grottoes. Wushan is also an old red revolutionary area, where the Red Army's Long March once passed through.
Wushan has beautiful natural scenery, Danxia landforms, hot springs and alpine grasslands. Major attractions include Wolniu Mountain Forest Park, Hot Spring Resort and Shimen Snow Mountain. The Wei River flows through the county, creating a unique river valley landscape suitable for eco-tourism and outdoor adventure.
Wushan is known for its green agriculture, with an abundance of vegetables, Chinese herbs and fruits. The local jade carving craft is famous, and Wushan Yuanyang Jade is one of the four famous jades in China. In addition, Wushan rotary drums and other folk cultures are listed as intangible cultural heritage, showing strong local characteristics.
Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.