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.
Shimen County is located in the northwestern part of China's Hunan Province, belonging to Changde City, and is situated in the transition zone from the Wuling Mountains to the Dongting Lake Plain. The county is dominated by mountains and hills, with a humid subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons. Shimen is famous as "the hometown of Chinese citrus" and "the capital of tea oil", and is rich in agricultural specialties, with Shimen Yinfeng tea and citrus enjoying a good reputation nationwide.
In terms of history and culture, Shimen has a profound Chu culture, and is one of the places where the Tujia people live, with unique folk customs. Attractions include the Pot Bottle Mountain National Nature Reserve, Jieshan Temple (the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism), and Longwang Cave, where natural and humanistic landscapes mingle. The economy is based on agriculture, tourism and mining industry, and the transportation is convenient, with the Jiao Liu Railway and several highways running through the whole territory.