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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Zigui County is located in the west of China's Hubei Province, belonging to the city of Yichang, located in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on the banks of the Xiling Gorge, is the hometown of Qu Yuan and the Three Gorges Reservoir District, an important county and city. With a total area of 2427 square kilometers and a population of about 400,000, it is mainly mountainous and hilly, with a subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons.
Zigui is the hometown of the great poet Qu Yuan, and organizes the International Dragon Boat Festival and Qu Yuan Cultural Tourism Festival every year. It is also the hometown of Chinese navel oranges, producing zigui navel oranges, with agriculture and cultural tourism as the economic pillars. After the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, Zigui became a key area for resettlement of immigrants in the reservoir area, and the new county town was built along the river with modern facilities.
Well-known attractions include Qu Yuan Temple, Jiuwanxi River, Three Gorges Bamboo Sea, etc. Combined with the Three Gorges Tourist Route, it attracts a large number of tourists. Conveniently accessible via the Hurong Expressway, the Yangtze River waterway and Yichang Three Gorges Airport, it is an important node of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Located in Ziyang City, Sichuan Province, China, in the central part of the Sichuan Basin, Anyue County is a county-level administrative region known for its agriculture and cultural tourism. It is the main producer of lemons in China, and is known as the "Lemon Capital of China", with an annual production of lemons accounting for more than 80% of the national total.
Anyue has a profound cultural heritage, especially famous for Buddhist stone carvings. There are more than 100,000 cliff statues from the Tang Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, including national cultural relics protection units such as the Wolverine Buddha Temple and the Yuanjue Cave, which are so exquisite that they are known as "the treasure house of ancient stone carvings in China".
In addition to the lemon industry, Anyue also produces agricultural products such as sweet potatoes and rice, and is gradually developing its tourism industry. The area is an important cultural destination in central Sichuan, blending natural scenery with human history to attract tourists to explore the culture of stone carvings and idyllic experiences.