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Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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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.
Hezheng County is located in the southern part of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in Gansu Province, in the transition zone between the Loess Plateau and the Tibetan Plateau, with an average altitude of 2,200 meters, a cool climate and ecological diversity. Here because of the buried rich ancient animal fossil groups known as "the world's paleontological fossil township", unearthed shovel-toothed elephant, three-toed horse, giant rhinoceros and other fossils about 24 million-5 million years ago, the number of the full range of types of global rarity, which Hezheng sheep, shovel-toothed elephant fossils can be regarded as a national treasure. There is the Hezheng Ancient Animal Fossil National Geopark, which is an important base for the study of ancient geology and ancient climate. At the same time, Hezheng integrates multi-ethnic cultures such as Hui and Han, traditional flower folk songs, brick carving art with unique characteristics, nature and humanities, is a secret place to explore the history and ecology of the northwest.