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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.
Luogiang District is subordinate to Quanzhou City of Fujian Province, located in the center of the Golden Triangle of Southern Fujian, and was approved by the State Council to be established in 1997. The district covers a total area of 382 square kilometers, with six streets and townships under its jurisdiction and a resident population of about 250,000 people. As an important part of the central city of Quanzhou, Luogang is an important transportation hub connecting the coast and the inland, with Shenhai Expressway, Fuxia High Speed Railway and other transportation arteries running through the whole territory.
With cultural landmarks such as the 1,000-year-old Luoyang Ancient Bridge (built during the Northern Song Dynasty) and the Yu Dayou Memorial Hall, Luojiang is one of the important birthplaces of Southern Fujian culture. The economy is dominated by textile and footwear, machinery manufacturing, and electronic information, with a number of national high-tech enterprises. In recent years, it has focused on the development of intelligent equipment industrial park and ecological tourism, forming a diversified development pattern of "culture + industry + ecology".
There are natural scenic spots such as Rainbow Falls and Xian Gongshan Mountain in the area, with a forest coverage of over 60%, which has been recognized as a national ecological zone. Specialties include national geographic indication agricultural products such as betel nut taro in Heshi and red hearted groundnuts in Hongshan, and the annual Luojiang Folklore Festival attracts a large number of tourists from home and abroad, making the area a modernized new urban area that combines history, humanities and natural sceneries.