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Africa/Windhoek |
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UTC+2 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
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Located in the Omusati Region of northern Namibia, near the Angolan border, Ombalantu is a cultural town famous for its traditional wooden longhouses. The iconic Ombalantu Big Tree House, a 28-meter-high structure made of African acacia wood, dates back to the 19th century and is an important cultural heritage site for the local Ovambo people as it once served as a place of residence, council and ceremony. Today, the Big Tree House has been transformed into a small museum displaying traditional handicrafts, farming tools and folklore history, offering visitors a glimpse into the traditional way of life in northern Namibia. Surrounded by lush vegetation and nourished by seasonal rivers, the town's inhabitants still practice the ancient skills of millet cultivation and hand weaving. As an important point on Namibia's "cultural journey", Ombalantu is an ideal destination to experience the original African culture with its unique wooden house architecture and simple folklore.
Anguo City is located in the central part of Hebei Province, China, under Baoding Municipality, and is situated in the North China Plain, known as the "Medicine Capital". The city is an important distribution center and processing base for Chinese herbal medicines in China, with a long history of the pharmaceutical industry, and has been the center of the national herbal medicine trade since the Song Dynasty. The Anguo Pharmaceutical Market is listed as a national intangible cultural heritage and attracts a large number of merchants and tourists every year. The economy is based on the traditional Chinese medicine industry as the mainstay, while agriculture and manufacturing are also developed. Transportation is convenient, with the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Beijing-Hong Kong-Macao Expressway running through the city. Focusing on the combination of traditional culture preservation and modernization, Anguo is a distinctive county-level city in North China.