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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. |
Zhenping County is located in the southwestern part of Henan Province, belonging to Nanyang City, at the southern foot of the Furniu Mountains, along the western edge of the Nanyang Basin, and has been known as the "Barrier of Central China" since ancient times. It is the famous "Hometown of Jade Carving" in China, with a long history of jade carving industry, dating back to the Han Dynasty. In 2008, Zhenping Jade Carving was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritages, and nowadays, it has formed the whole industrial chain from raw material mining, design and processing to sales, and its products are exported to more than 60 countries and regions all over the world. In addition to jade carving, Zhenping is also the "Hometown of Goldfish in China", with the scale of goldfish breeding at the forefront of the country, as well as traditional crafts such as carpets and embroidery. There are historical and cultural relics such as the Bodhi Temple and the Zen ancestor of Buddhism, the Bodhi ancestral temple, etc., and the natural landscape and humanistic heritage reflect each other, making Zhenping a bright pearl in southwestern Henan Province.
Raoping County is located on the eastern coast of Guangdong Province, China, under Chaozhou City, at the junction of Fujian and Guangdong, and adjacent to Zhao'an County in Fujian Province. With a total area of 2,227 square kilometers and a population of about one million, the county is rooted in the culture of Chaoshan, with Hakka and Minnan characteristics. As the "East Gate" of Guangdong, Rao Ping has 136 kilometers of coastline, and Zhelin Bay is a natural harbor in the east of Guangdong, with a well-developed marine fishery and port economy.
The area has a long history, founded in 1477, and there are national cultural heritage units in the area, such as the Ming Dynasty Shocheng and the Daoyun Building. RaoPing is "the hometown of China Lingtou monocotyledon tea", aquaculture town, famous for preserved vegetables in Gaotang, oysters in Lao Pai Chau and other specialties. In recent years, it has been vigorously developing new energy industry and coastal tourism, with Qinglan Geopark and Xiaodao Egret Paradise becoming popular ecological attractions.
The transportation network is perfect, with Shenhai Expressway and Xiamen-Shenzhen High-speed Railway running through the whole area, and only 50 kilometers away from Chaoshan Airport, forming a three-dimensional transportation pattern, which is an important node city connecting Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Greater Bay Area and Haixi Economic Zone.