Time Zone |
Africa/Lusaka |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+2 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Mungu is the capital of the Western Province of Zambia, located along the upper Zambezi River and adjacent to the famous Barotse flood plain. As the administrative and commercial center of the Western Region, Mungu's main economic pillars are agriculture and fisheries, and the surrounding area is rich in maize, cassava and other crops.
The city is surrounded by a unique wetland ecosystem, and the floodplains created by the flooding of the Zambezi River during the rainy season each year attract a great deal of wildlife, making it an important area for observing creatures such as birds and hippos. Newmba National Park, about 70 kilometers from Mungu, protects the rare Roan antelope.
Mungu is an area where the traditional culture of the Lozi people is relatively well preserved, and the annual Kumboka ceremony (Litunga's relocation ceremony) attracts many visitors. The city is connected by road to Lusaka and neighboring Namibia and Botswana, and the Mungu Bridge is an important transportation hub linking Zambia to the southern African countries.
Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.