Time Zone |
Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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.
Located in the core of the ancient city of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, Gusu District is the living legacy of over 2,500 years of Suzhou's history, known as "Gusu" in ancient times because of the capital city of Wu Wanggu, and the essence of "Paradise on Earth". The typical style of the Jiangnan water town is condensed here: world cultural heritages such as the Humble Administrator's Garden and the Liouyuan Garden are situated in the center, and the thousand-year-old streets and alleys, such as Pingjiang Road and Shantang Street, have retained the texture of "small bridges and flowing water, whitewashed walls and tiles"; the Kunqu Opera, the commentary on the opera, and the Su embroidery and other national non-legacy heritage are alive and well in this area, which carries the deep heritage of Wu culture. Nowadays, Gusu is not only a benchmark for cultural and tourism integration, attracting global attention with the protection and adaptive use of the ancient city, but also the core area for the synergistic development of Suzhou's economy and culture, allowing the millennium-long cultural lineage to be revitalized in the new era.