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.
Qiaotou, Guangdong, China, known as Qiaotou Town, Dongguan City, is located in the northeast of Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Dongjiang River, adjacent to Huizhou and Boro, and is the "eastern gate" of Dongguan. As a traditional industrial town in the Pearl River Delta, Qiaotou has formed an industrial system with electronics, furniture, printing and plastics as its main industries. Meanwhile, Qiaotou is also known as "China's Famous Lotus Town", with thousands of acres of lotus planting bases, and the Lotus Festival held every year attracts many tourists, combining eco-agriculture and cultural tourism resources. The town has convenient transportation, about 10 kilometers from Dongguan East Railway Station, Guangzhou-Meizhou-Shantou Railway and Guanzhong Expressway, which is a significant location advantage. In recent years, Qiaotou has actively promoted industrial upgrading and ecological construction to create a livable and workable town, and is an important manufacturing base and ecological leisure destination in eastern Dongguan.