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 |
Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Located in the southeastern part of China's Yunnan Province, bordering Vietnam, the Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture is the only Hani and Yi autonomous prefecture in China. The capital city of Mengzi is the political and economic center of the prefecture, and the prefecture is home to the World Heritage Site of Yuanyang Hani Terraces, famous for its spectacular farming landscape and minority culture. With a subtropical highland monsoon climate, Honghe Prefecture is rich in natural resources and produces Pu'er tea, pomegranates and bananas, as well as being an important producer of tobacco and non-ferrous metals in Yunnan.
The region is a blend of diverse ethnic cultures such as Hani, Yi and Miao, and traditional festivals such as the Hani October Year and the Torch Festival are full of character. Conveniently located, it can be connected to Kunming and Lao Cai Province of Vietnam through Mengzi Airport, the Trans-Asian Railway and highway network. Honghe Prefecture is actively developing tourism and border trade, becoming an important node in the Sino-Vietnamese economic corridor.
São Tomé and Príncipe is an island country in west-central Africa, consisting of the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe and the surrounding islets, with the capital, São Tomé, located in the northeastern part of São Tomé. Located on the Gulf of Guinea, about 200 kilometers from the African continent, the country was colonized by Portugal in the 15th century and became independent in 1975, with Portuguese as the official language and an economy based on agriculture (cocoa, palm oil) and tourism. It should be noted that "Java" is not a city or region of the country; Java is the main island of Indonesia, with cities such as Jakarta and Surabaya, and has nothing to do with São Tomé and Príncipe, possibly due to a confusion of names.