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Africa/Sao_Tome |
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UTC+0 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
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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.
Shibiao District is located in the northeast of Baotou City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, in the hinterland of the Yinshan Mountains, with a total area of 761 square kilometers. As an important precinct of Baotou City, its name originates from the Mongolian word "Xiguitu" (meaning "place with forests"), and historically it has been known as the "Coal City Beyond the Seas" due to its rich coal resources.
With a history of more than 300 years since the Qing Dynasty, Wudangzhao has become an important national coal base in the 1950s, and after 2010, it has been promoting the transformation of resource-exhausted cities, focusing on the development of cultural tourism, photovoltaic and new energy and modern logistics, with Wudangzhao Scenic Spot and the Flower Dance Ecological Park becoming the new business cards of the region.
Temperate continental climate, with an average altitude of 1450 meters, with Ovoot Mountain Primitive Forest Area and Daqing Mountain Nature Reserve. Through the mine ecological restoration project, a national-level green mine demonstration area has been built, and the forest coverage rate has increased from 8% in the 1980s to 35% at present.
It has Wudangzhao, the holy site of Tibetan Buddhism (the three major Tibetan Buddhist monasteries along with Potala Palace and Tal Temple), the ruins of the Great Wall of Zhao in the Warring States period, and the Coal Industry Ruins Park. Every year, it holds the Naadam Conference and Wudangzhao Cultural and Tourism Festival, which integrates the characteristics of Mongolian Yuan culture and industrial civilization.