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Africa/Windhoek |
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UTC+2 |
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Asia/Shanghai |
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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.
Liaoyuan City is located in the south-central Jilin Province, located in the Changbai Mountains to the Songnen Plain transition zone, because the source of the East Liaohe River named, is one of the smallest prefecture-level cities in Jilin Province. Known as the "sock capital", it is an important sock production base in China, with a perfect textile and garment industry system, and its products are exported both at home and abroad. Agriculture is mainly corn, rice and soybean cultivation, with fertile black soil and excellent ecology. Deep historical heritage, with national key cultural relics protection unit "Liaoyuan World War II Allied Prisoner of War Camp site", witnessed the historical memory of the World War II period; at the same time, the integration of Manchu and other ethnic cultures, unique folk customs. This city on the banks of the Dongliao River, based on specialty industries, history and humanities as the soul, is glowing with vitality.