Time Zone |
Asia/Damascus |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+3 |
Daylight Saving Time |
UTC+3 |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Arwad Island, the only inhabited island in Syria, is located in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, about 3 kilometers away from the city of Tartus, and is known as the "Pearl of the Mediterranean". With an area of only 0.12 square kilometers, this small island carries a history of more than 3,000 years, and was once a trade hub for the Phoenicians, and was ruled by the Roman, Arab, and Crusader dynasties, with remnants of ancient walls, mosques, and castles, which tell the story of the fusion of multiple civilizations. The island has about 13,000 inhabitants, who make a living from fishing and traditional handicrafts, and most of the buildings are made of stone, preserving the unique features of narrow medieval streets and simple houses. Despite the fact that tourism has been limited in recent years due to the situation in Syria, its rich historical heritage and quiet island atmosphere still attracts travelers from all over the world, and it has become an important window to understand Syrian culture and maritime civilization.
Le'an County belongs to Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, located in the western foot of Wuyi Mountain, since ancient times for the transportation hub of Gan and Fujian, is an important inheritance of Hakka culture. The Liukeng ancient village was built in the Southern Tang Dynasty in the 5th century, and has survived a thousand years of wind and rain, preserving more than 500 ancient buildings of Ming and Qing dynasties, such as ancestral halls, mansions, streets and lanes, etc., and the pattern of "high walls and deep alleys, green bricks and tiles" has been praised as the "first village of a thousand years of ancient times", and was selected as one of the first batch of China's traditional villages in 2012. In 2012, it was selected as one of the first traditional villages in China. In terms of natural resources, Dahuashan Mountain is famous for "majestic, strange, dangerous and beautiful", and the Jinzhu Waterfalls have a difference of more than 200 meters, with a very high concentration of negative oxygen ions, making it an ideal place for ecological recreation. In addition, Le'an flower pig, Nuo dance and other non-heritage culture is unique, both the historical sense of gravity and the beauty of natural ecology, is to explore the humanities and natural treasures of Gandong place.