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. |
Yiling is located in the western part of China's Hubei Province, belonging to the city of Yichang, and is an important administrative district along the Xiling Gorge of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River. It has a long history, dating back to the establishment of the county in the Qin Dynasty, and was named after "the water to this place is Yiling, the mountain to this place is Lingling", and has been the meeting place of Ba and Chu cultures and a military fortress since ancient times. Geographically, Yiling is located in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, with magnificent mountains and rivers, and famous attractions such as the Three Gorges Dam and the Three Gorges Family, which is the core area of the Three Gorges Tourism. The economy is dominated by hydropower, tourism, agriculture and manufacturing, relying on the Three Gorges Project to drive regional development. Yiling is also famous for its citrus and other specialties, blending natural scenery with humanistic heritage, and is an important cultural and ecological business card of Hubei Province, China.
Located in the south of Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, Ningcheng County is located at the junction of Mongolia, Hebei and Liao provinces and regions, and is an important agricultural county and a famous historical and cultural county in Inner Mongolia. With a total area of 4,315 square kilometers and a population of about 600,000, it is dominated by Han Chinese and inhabited by Mongolian and other ethnic minorities in harmony. Ningcheng is a temperate continental monsoon climate, four distinct seasons, rich agricultural resources, corn, grains and fruits, known as the "grain silo outside the plug".
Ningcheng has a long history, with national cultural relics protection units such as the Liao Zhongjing Ruins and Daming Pagoda, which are important birthplaces of Qidan-Liao culture. Natural landscapes such as Heili River National Nature Reserve and Dahushi Reservoir are blended with humanistic relics to form a unique tourist attraction. Local specialties such as Ningcheng old cellar and almond porridge are popular.
With modern agriculture, food processing and tourism as the pillar industries, Ningcheng has convenient transportation with the Jingtong Railway and National Highway 306 passing through the city. In recent years, it has been actively developing new energy and ecological industries, and has been selected to create the National Rural Revitalization Demonstration County in 2022, and is gradually becoming an important ecological and livable city in the eastern part of Mongolia.