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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.
Xindu is a municipal district of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, located in the north of Chengdu city center. It is one of the birthplaces of the ancient Shu civilization, and is known as the "Pearl of Tianfu" and the "Fragrance Capital". The county was established in the Han Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,000 years since then. Famous historical figures such as Yang Shengli and Yang Shen (Yang Shengan) are all from here. The Baoguang Temple, a national key cultural relics protection unit, was built in the Tang Dynasty and is the holy place of Zen Buddhism in Sichuan Province; the Guihu Park in the Ming Dynasty was famous for its "four seasons of osmanthus fragrance", and the scenery of the lake and the mountains is a perfect match for the ancient buildings. As an important part of the Chengdu Metropolitan Area, Xindu has retained the fireworks of "old Chengdu" while integrating into modern urban development, making it an attractive urban area that combines history, humanities, natural ecology and modern industry.