Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
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. |
Ziliujing District, located in the south of Sichuan Province, is a municipal district of Zigong City, named after the ancient salt wells that flowed from the city, and is known as the core area of the "Millennium Salt Capital". As the birthplace of Zigong's salt industry, Ziliujing District retains the former site of salt merchants in the Qing Dynasty, and the site of the Tianche (derrick) and other industrial cultural heritages, which have witnessed the glorious history of well salt mining in the BaShu region. The Zigong Dinosaur Museum in the district is one of the world's three major dinosaur site museums, treasuring a large number of complete dinosaur fossils, while the Zigong International Dinosaur Lantern Festival is a national intangible cultural heritage, known at home and abroad for its grand scale and exquisite craftsmanship. Nowadays, Ziliujing District integrates salt culture, dinosaur culture and folk culture, becoming a cultural tourism destination integrating history exploration, science popularization study and folk experience, attracting tourists from all over the world to explore the unique charm of "Salt Dragon Lantern".
Tianjun County is located in the northeastern part of Haixi Mongol and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China, at the southern foothills of Qilian Mountains, with an average altitude of more than 4,000 meters, making it a typical plateau pastoral county. The county covers a total area of 25,700 square kilometers, with magnificent alpine meadows, glacier landscape and rich plateau animal and plant resources. As an important water supply of Qinghai Lake, Buha River runs through the whole territory, and the ecological environment is primitive and pure.
Tianjun is a multi-ethnic settlement area with Tibetans as the main body, preserving the unique nomadic culture and Tibetan Buddhist tradition. The annual summer Naadam Conference focuses on horse racing, archery and other ethnic activities. The petroglyphs in the county, Zaxi County Nai Shenshan and other attractions carry a deep historical and religious heritage, and at the same time, it is also one of the important routes to the famous attraction "Mirror of the Sky" Chaka Salt Lake.
Tianjun County takes animal husbandry as its leading industry, producing yaks, Tibetan sheep and other livestock products. In recent years, under the premise of protecting the ecology, it has gradually developed plateau tourism and clean energy industry. Its unique plateau scenery and original culture are attracting more and more eco-tourism and photography enthusiasts to visit.