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Located in northwestern Namibia, Hrutfontein is one of the country's oldest towns and an ideal starting point for exploring Namibia's rich history and culture. The town takes its name from a natural spring in the area, meaning 'big spring', which was a key source of water for early settlers and explorers.
Hrutfontein is known for its well-preserved German colonial architecture, such as the church built in 1896 and the traditional stone houses. The nearby Herutfontein Museum displays prehistoric rock paintings of the local San (Bushmen) and artifacts of early colonial history, and is an important window into Namibia's diverse culture.
Surrounded by a unique semi-desert landscape, the town boasts Namibia's oldest collection of prehistoric rock paintings, some dating back thousands of years. Visitors can explore the dramatic landscapes of the Damaraland region on foot, or head to the nearby Brandberg Mountains for wildlife and ancient rock art.
Hrutfontein is located on the main Windhoek to Etosha National Park route and is suitable for self-guided tours. The best time to travel is during the dry season from May to October when the climate is cool and pleasant. It is recommended to plan your trip in conjunction with the Etosha National Park and Damaraland region to experience Namibia's history and natural beauty.
Gushi County is located in the southeast of Henan Province, belonging to Xinyang City, at the junction of Henan and Anhui Provinces, and is an important gateway of Henan facing East China. As a place where the Central Plains and Chu cultures meet, it has a history of more than 1,800 years and is known as "the first hometown of expatriates in the Central Plains". The county has a total area of 2,946 square kilometers, with a population of about 1.7 million people. It has a subtropical to warm-temperate transition climate, and produces rice, wheat and other crops, and is an advanced county for grain production in China.
Gushi is the hometown of the Tang people - the ancestral land of Fujian and Taiwan, the starting point of four large-scale migrants southward in history, known as "the most desirable roots of the global Chinese holy land". There are national cultural relics protection units such as the ruins of the old city of Fanguo and the ancestral shrine of Chen Yuguang. West Jiuhua Mountain Scenic Area is a national 4A-level tourist attraction with ten thousand acres of tea gardens, bamboo sea and Zen cultural landscape, and receives more than one million tourists annually. The Roots Cultural Festival is listed as a key cultural festival in Henan Province.
Gushi has now become a regional center city in the southeast of Henan Province, forming three leading industries: willow weaving, grain and oil processing, and equipment manufacturing. Gushi chicken, Gushi goose and Gushi duck are listed as national geographical indication products, and "Gushi willow weaving" is selected as national intangible cultural heritage. Ningxi Railway, Shanghai-Shaanxi Expressway passes through the city, and it takes 1 hour to reach Xinyang Minggang Airport. The transportation network radiates to the three provinces of Henan, Hubei and Anhui, and it is building a regional center city at the junction of Henan and Anhui.