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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. |
Xiping County is located in the south-central part of Henan Province, China, belonging to Zhumadian City and situated in the Yellow-Huai Plain, with a total area of about 1,089 square kilometers. It is one of the important birthplaces of Chinese civilization and has a deep historical heritage of Rayon culture and iron smelting culture.
Xiping is the hometown of the Yellow Emperor's first concubine, Rayon, and is known as the "Hometown of China's Rayon Culture", with the Rayon Festival held every year. The Korean Iron Smelting Ruins (a national cultural heritage unit) from the Warring States period witnesses the achievements of ancient Chinese metallurgy. There are also many historical relics such as the Baoyan Temple Pagoda and the iron smelting site of the hotel.
Xiping is based on agriculture, producing wheat, corn and other grain crops, and is an important grain production base in Henan Province. Industry has formed pillar industries such as machinery manufacturing, textile and garment, food processing, etc. It is especially famous for livestock equipment and garment processing.
Xiping has convenient transportation, with the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway passing through its territory, and is about 150 kilometers away from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport. The construction of the county is changing day by day, with ecological landscapes such as Honghe Park and Tangxiyuan Scenic Area, and has been awarded the honorary titles of National Sanitary County City and Provincial Garden City.
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.