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Asia/Shanghai |
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UTC+8 |
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Africa/Cairo |
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UTC+2 |
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UTC+3 |
Fuling is located in the central part of Chongqing Municipality, China, at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Wujiang River, and is one of the important metropolitan areas of Chongqing and the core node of the Upper Yangtze River Economic Belt. With a total area of 2,941 square kilometers and a population of about 1.15 million, it is predominantly hilly and mountainous, with a subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons.
Fuling has a history of more than 2,300 years of establishment and was once the hometown of the State of Ba. It is famous for the "hometown of squash", and Fuling squash is a national geographic indications product. Modern industries are mainly food processing, equipment manufacturing and new materials, and the golden waterway of the Yangtze River and many highways and railroads form a comprehensive transportation network.
It has famous attractions such as Baiheliang Underwater Museum (the world's first underwater site museum) and Wuling Mountain Rift Valley. As a strategic node of the Twin Cities Economic Circle in the Chengdu-Chongqing region, it is actively promoting the integration of industry and city, and building a demonstration zone for green development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.
Suez is an important port city in northeastern Egypt, located at the southern entrance to the Suez Canal and at the northern end of the Gulf of Suez, at the crossroads of Asia and Africa, and is a major international shipping route connecting the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea. Since the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, the city has been a key hub for global trade, carrying about 12% of the world's seaborne cargo. Historically, Suez has witnessed the geopolitical changes in the Middle East through important events such as the 1956 Suez War. Economically, it is an important fulcrum for the diversification of the Egyptian economy, relying on oil pipelines, chemicals and shipbuilding in addition to port trade. Despite its small size, the city is famous for its strategic location on the canal, and is an important node connecting Asia, Europe and Africa under the "Belt and Road" initiative.