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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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Africa/Lubumbashi |
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UTC+2 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Baoding, a prefecture-level city in Hebei Province, is located in the northern part of the North China Plain, constituting a golden triangle with Beijing and Tianjin, and is known as the "Gateway to the Gorge" and the "Southern Gate of the Capital". The city has a long history, since the Neolithic era, there will be the first people to flourish, the Warring States period for the junction of Yan and Zhao, the Yuan Dynasty, set up Baoding Road, to "defend the metropolis, stabilize the world," the Ming and Qing Dynasty for the capital of the Zhili province, is one of the political and cultural centers of northern China's modern times. There are many scenic spots and monuments in Baoding, including the Governor's Office of Zhili, one of China's top ten museums, the national 5A scenic spot Baiyangdian, and the thousand-year-old temple Mancheng Han Tomb, etc. Baoding has a rich cultural heritage. Cultural heritage, Baoding Military Academy is known as "China's modern military cradle", training a large number of military personnel; food culture is unique, Baoding dishes, locust Mao pickles, white Yunzhang buns and other famous. Nowadays, Baoding, as a regional center city in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei world-class urban agglomeration, is relying on the advantages of its location to vigorously develop new energy, automobile manufacturing and other industries, and is a livable city with both historical heritage and modern vitality.
Kolwezi, an important city in the Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is located in the southeastern part of the country in the heart of the Copperbelt, adjacent to the Zambian border, and is one of Africa's renowned mining centers. As a key node in the global copper and cobalt mining industry, the surrounding area is rich in high-grade copper and cobalt deposits, attracting a number of international mining companies, and the economy is highly dependent on the mining and processing of minerals, known as "Copper City". The city is about 1,500 meters above sea level and has a cool climate, with an average annual temperature of about 20 degrees Celsius, characterized by a tropical grassland climate. With a population of about 500,000, the city is a multi-ethnic settlement with French and Kiba as the main languages and a strong mining culture, but the infrastructure is still under development. Kolwezi is not only the economic pillar city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but also an important hub connecting the resource corridors of southern Africa, which is strategically important to the global supply chain.