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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.
Changge, a county-level city in Henan Province, administered by Xuchang City, is located in the central part of Henan Province, in the core area of the Central Plains Urban Agglomeration, only 30 kilometers away from the Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport, with convenient transportation. As the "hometown of Ge Tian", Changge has a long history dating back to the Neolithic era, and is the hometown of Ge Tian, a famous music official during the Yellow Emperor's time, with a rich cultural heritage. With a strong industrial base, Changge is a nationally renowned "diamond products base" and "hometown of agricultural machinery parts", and has formed special industrial clusters of diamond, high-end equipment manufacturing, sanitary ware ceramics, etc., with strong economic vitality. At the same time, Changge has a beautiful ecological environment, with natural and humanistic landscapes such as Gertian's Cultural Park and Foer Lake, making it a modern city that combines industrial strength with historical charm.