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. |
Xuyi County, located in the southwest of Huai'an City, Jiangsu Province, is situated in the lower reaches of the Huai River and on the shore of Lake Hongze. Since ancient times, it has been a place of war and has been called "the hometown of emperors and generals". Xuyi is the birthplace of Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, and is rich in history and culture. Within its territory, there are the First Mountain National Forest Park, the Ming Ancestral Mausoleum and other places of interest, combining natural scenery and humanistic history. Xuyi is also known as the "Lobster Capital of China". The tender meat of Xuyi lobster has become a local specialty business card, and the China-Xuyi International Lobster Festival held every year attracts diners from all over the world. As an important node city in the northern wing of the Yangtze River Delta, Xuyi, relying on the navigation and ecological resources of the Huaihe River, is integrating cultural tourism, gastronomy and modern agriculture, and has been revitalized.
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.