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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. |
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Africa/Lome |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+0 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Located in the western part of Anhui Province in China, Lu'an is the center city of the Dabie Mountain region and an important part of the Hefei Metropolitan Area. As a national transportation hub, Lu'an enjoys significant economic and locational advantages thanks to the Ningxi Railway and the Shanghai-Hangzhou-Rongzhou High Speed Railway, which connect the city to the north and south.
The city is famous for its "Lu'an Gua Pian" green tea, one of the top ten famous teas in China, with a history of tea culture dating back to the Tang Dynasty. Lu'an also boasts national natural landscapes such as Tiantangzhai and Wanfo Lake, and is rich in ecological resources, known as the "Green Pure Land".
As an old revolutionary area, Lu'an is known as the "Cradle of the Red Army", and Jinzhai County is the second largest general county in China. Nowadays, Lu'an has formed a diversified industrial system of equipment manufacturing, new materials, modern agriculture, etc., and is accelerating its rise in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta.
Tchamba, located in the central savannah region of Togo, is not a coastal city but an important inland agricultural and commercial center. Located on Togo's main north-south transportation route and adjacent to the Benin border, the city is known for its multiculturalism. The local economy is based on the cultivation of maize, cassava and other crops, and traditional handicrafts and weekly markets attract people from neighboring regions.
Chamba retains strong tribal traditions and is home to the Kotokoli and other ethnic groups, with distinctive folk dances and rituals. It is surrounded by a savannah landscape with migrating wildlife during the dry season. The city does not have a seaport, but is connected to the port of Lomé by a network of roads, making it a key point for the distribution of goods in the interior of Togo.
In recent years, Chamba has been able to capitalize on cross-border trade to develop a small-scale processing industry and improve basic education facilities. As the center of the border between Togo and Benin, Chamba plays a key role in the regional integration process of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).