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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. |
Zhongwei is located in the west-central part of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, upstream of the Yellow River, and is an important node city of the ancient Silk Road. With the unique landscape of "half desert, half oasis", the national 5A scenic spot of Shapotou combines the Yellow River, desert and mountains, and is both an adventure paradise and a witness to the miracle of sand control. The winding Route 66 connects the golden sand dunes and starry camps in the Tengger Desert, which has become a Netflix hot spot. In recent years, Zhongwei has relied on the advantages of cool climate and renewable energy to build the "East Counts, West Counts" national arithmetic hub data center cluster, which has become a new high ground for the digital industry. At the same time, the rich Xixia culture, Yellow River culture and Hui ethnic style intertwined, special food such as artemisia noodles, hand-grasped mutton unique flavor, attracting tourists to explore the beauty of ecology and science and technology in the desert.
Ziliujing District, located in the south of Sichuan Province, is a municipal district of Zigong City, named after the ancient salt wells that flowed from the city, and is known as the core area of the "Millennium Salt Capital". As the birthplace of Zigong's salt industry, Ziliujing District retains the former site of salt merchants in the Qing Dynasty, and the site of the Tianche (derrick) and other industrial cultural heritages, which have witnessed the glorious history of well salt mining in the BaShu region. The Zigong Dinosaur Museum in the district is one of the world's three major dinosaur site museums, treasuring a large number of complete dinosaur fossils, while the Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival is a national intangible cultural heritage, known at home and abroad for its grand scale and exquisite craftsmanship. Nowadays, Ziliujing District integrates salt culture, dinosaur culture and folk culture, becoming a cultural tourism destination integrating history exploration, science popularization study and folk experience, attracting tourists from all over the world to explore the unique charm of "Salt Dragon Lantern".