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Africa/Addis_Ababa |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+3 |
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. |
Assale or Asale is a salt lake and surrounding area in the Danakil Depression of the Afar region of Ethiopia, near the Eritrean border. At an altitude of 116 meters below sea level, it is known for its extremely hot and dry climate, with summer temperatures often exceeding 50°C, making it "one of the harshest environments on earth".
Lake Assale is at the heart of the Danakil Depression's salt flats, where the local Afar people have been harvesting salt by hand for thousands of years using camel caravans. The tradition of cutting salt blocks into slabs and transporting them to the highlands to be traded by "salt caravans" has been inscribed on the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage Candidate List.
The region is a popular destination for adventure tourism, with its moon-like landscapes, sulphur springs and colorful salt pools. The active volcano in the vicinity of Asale, together with the sulphuric hot springs of Dalol, constitute a unique geological landscape, but trips need to be accompanied by a professional guide in order to cope with the rigors of the environment.
Chayuqian Banner, full name Chahar Right Wing Qian Banner, is located in the south of Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, located in the junction of Jin, Hebei and Mongolia, is a typical agricultural and pastoral intertwined zone. Here is a temperate continental monsoon climate, four distinct seasons, Huitengxile grasslands (part of the region) and vast farmland reflecting the interest, breeding a unique "grassland granary" style. As the core production area of "Potato Capital of China", the potato planting and processing industry is developed, and it also produces oats, hemp and other specialty crops. Within the territory of the Chahar cultural sites, the old sheepfold caves and other natural and humanistic landscapes, herdsmen's Naadam Conference, Mongolian songs and dances and other folk customs are rich, is to experience the Inner Mongolia grasslands and farming culture of the window of the mingling of cultures.