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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.
Songpan County is located in the northeastern part of Aba Tibetan and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture in Sichuan Province, at the junction of Sichuan, Gan, and three provinces, and is the transition zone from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the Sichuan Basin, which is known as the "Gateway to Northwest Sichuan". This ancient city since the Western Han Dynasty county, the ancient name of Songzhou, is an important hub on the Tea and Horse Road, the existing intact Ming Dynasty ancient city wall witnessed a thousand years of history. Songpan has Huanglong, Minjiang River source, Xuebodeng and other natural wonders, Huanglong Calcification Pool color pools, snow-covered mountains, canyons, known as the "earthly yaochi". As a Tibetan, Qiang, Hui, Han multi-ethnic settlement, here a blend of rich folk culture, the annual lunar June 24 "Songpan Temple Fair" lively. Whether it's the historical flavor of the ancient city or the natural beauty of the surrounding area, Songpan is an excellent destination for experiencing the flavors of the western Sichuan plateau.