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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.
Zhouning County, belonging to Ningde City, Fujian Province, is located at the eastern foot of the Vulture Peak Mountain Range in eastern Fujian Province, known as the "natural air-conditioned city", and is one of the counties with the highest altitude in Fujian Province. The ecological environment here is superior, with over 72% forest coverage and an average temperature of only 23℃ in summer, making it a summer resort. The Jiulongji River Waterfalls in the county is called the "No.1 Waterfall in Fujian", with four levels of waterfalls of different shapes and magnificence, and is a national 4A scenic spot; while the Carp Stream carries the humanistic wonder of a thousand years of harmonious coexistence of human beings and fish, and the koi carp swims around, which has become a unique cultural symbol. Zhouning is also the "First County of China's Poverty Alleviation", and its spirit of "dripping water through stones, weak birds fly first" is widely praised. Nowadays, this mountain city is gradually exploring new paths of green development with eco-tourism and alpine agriculture (e.g. Zhouning Alpine Yunwu Tea) as the core of development.