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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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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. |
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.
Baqing County belongs to Nagchu City of Tibet Autonomous Region of China, located in the southern foothills of Tanggula Mountain on the northern Tibetan plateau, with an average altitude of about 4,500 meters. The total area of the county is about 10,000 square kilometers, with a resident population of about 50,000, with Tibetans as the main ethnic group. The region has a typical plateau cold climate with long cold winters and short cool summers.
The economy of Baching County is dominated by animal husbandry, producing yaks, Tibetan sheep and other livestock, as well as being one of China's important Cordyceps production areas. The area retains a complete tradition of Tibetan nomadic culture, and the annual horse-racing festival and religious activities attract many tourists. Famous attractions include the religious and cultural heritage of Maimo Cave and Baqing Monastery. National Highway 317 runs through the whole area, which is an important node of the Sichuan-Tibet Northern Route.
Distributed with plateau grassland, glacier and river and wetland ecosystems, the county is one of the important water sources of the Yangtze River headwaters. The unique plateau ecological environment provides habitats for rare wild animals such as snow leopards and Tibetan antelopes, and has important ecological protection value.