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Africa/Sao_Tome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
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.
Longchuan County is located in the northeast of Guangdong Province, southeast of Heyuan City, upstream of the Dongjiang River. It is the "Northeast Gateway" of Guangdong and one of the important birthplaces of Hakka culture, and is known as the "Ancient County of a Thousand Years". Since the thirty-third year of Emperor Qin Shi Huang (214 BC) set up the county, so far has a history of more than 2,200 years, is one of the oldest retained county seat in Guangdong, Tuo City in the territory of the former site of Longchuan County in the Qin Dynasty, there are many cultural relics and monuments, such as the King of the wells, Zhengxiang Pagoda. Longchuan is the cradle of Hakka folklore, with a profound Hakka culture and distinctive Hakka characteristics in dialect, customs and architecture. The mountains and rivers in the territory are beautiful, Huoshan is one of the seven famous mountains in Guangdong, and the Danxia landforms and forest landscapes contrast with each other. Economically, Longchuan is actively undertaking industrial transfer and developing industries such as electronic information and intelligent manufacturing, while relying on ecological resources to develop modern agriculture and cultural and tourism industries, making it an important node in the northeast of Guangdong radiating from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.