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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.
Mengla County is located in the southernmost part of Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, bordering Laos and Myanmar, and is an important gateway to Southeast Asia, known as the "home of rubber in China" and the "Pearl of Tropical Rainforest". It has a tropical monsoon climate, which is warm and humid all year round, giving birth to well-preserved primitive tropical rainforests, rich in biodiversity, and is the core area of Mengla Tropical Rainforest National Park, with rare plants and animals such as Wangtian trees and Asian elephants. There are many ethnic minorities such as Dai, Hani and Yao living in the territory, and the Dai Water Festival, Yao Panwang Festival and other ethnic festivals are unique. As an important node along the China-Laos Railway, Mengla, relying on the port economy, rubber, Pu'er tea, tropical fruits and other industries are booming, which is not only a hub of border trade, but also a tourist destination to experience the tropical flavors and diversified cultures.