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Longquan City is located in the southwest of Zhejiang Province of China, administered by Lishui City, at the junction of Zhejiang, Fujian and Jiangxi Provinces, known as "Ou Ou Eight Fujian Thoroughfare". Longquan is world famous for its celadon and sword culture, known as the "Celadon Capital of China" and the "Sword Township", with a thousand years of history of porcelain making and sword casting tradition.
Longquan has beautiful natural scenery, including the national nature reserve Fengyang Mountain and Bashanzu, with a forest coverage rate of more than 84%, making it an ecological tourism and summer vacation spot. The economy is based on specialty industries, with celadon, swords, and bamboo and wood processing as the pillars, and is actively developing eco-agriculture and tourism. The traditional firing technique of Longquan celadon is listed in the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The transportation is convenient, with Longpu Expressway, Longqing Expressway and Qu Ning Railway running through the whole territory. As a famous historical and cultural city in Zhejiang Province, Longquan blends traditional craftsmanship with modern development and is an important cultural and ecological city in southwest Zhejiang.
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.