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. |
Xuzhou is located in the northwestern part of Jiangsu Province, China, and is the center of Huaihai Economic Zone as well as a famous national historical and cultural city. As an important transportation hub in East China, the two main railroad lines of Beijing-Shanghai and Longhai converge here, and Xuzhou is known as the "thoroughfare of five provinces".
Xuzhou has a history of civilization of more than 6,000 years and a history of founding a city of more than 2,600 years, and is the birthplace of Pengzu culture and the two Han cultures. There are many historical relics in Xuzhou, such as Xuzhou Han Cultural Scenic Spot and Turtle Mountain Han Tomb, and the excavated Han Dynasty Terracotta Warriors and Horses are regarded as "treasures of Han Dynasty art".
Xuzhou is an important construction machinery production base in China, and XCMG ranks at the forefront of the global construction machinery industry. Xuzhou is also actively developing new industries such as new energy and integrated circuits, and its economy is one of the largest in Jiangsu Province.
Xuzhou combines mountains, water and city, with natural landscapes such as Yunlong Lake Scenic Area and Pengzu Garden. Local specialties, such as Xuzhou Ground Chicken and Pac Man Soup, are popular among tourists, showing the unique charm of food culture.
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.