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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.
Yanchuan County is located in the north of Shaanxi Province, northeast of Yan'an City, on the west bank of the Yellow River, in the hinterland of the Loess Plateau, and is one of the important birthplaces of northern Shaanxi culture. The landscape of the Yellow River here is magnificent, and Qiankun Bay is known as "the first bay of the Yellow River in the world" with its "S"-shaped big turn, which shows the ingenious work of nature. Yanchuan has a rich cultural heritage and is a hometown of folk art, with unique non-heritage cultures such as paper-cutting, cloth pile painting and folk songs, among which Yanchuan paper-cutting has been included in the list of national intangible cultural heritages. The famous contemporary writer Lu Yao was born here, and his work "The Ordinary World" deeply reflects the humanistic spirit of this land. Yanchuan combines the natural scenery of the Yellow River with the folk culture of the Yellow Earth, making it a unique destination to experience the flavor of northern Shaanxi.