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Africa/Windhoek |
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UTC+2 |
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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.
Xiaogan is located in the north of Hubei Province, in the northeast of the Jianghan Plain, closely connected with the provincial capital of Wuhan, and is a core member city of the Wuhan City Circle. It is named after the legend of Dong Yong who sold his body to bury his father in the Eastern Han Dynasty and his filial piety moved the sky, and is known as "the hometown of Chinese filial piety culture", and its territory carries the profound filial piety cultural heritage such as Dong Yong Park and the Museum of Filial Piety. The area is rich in products, Xiaogan hemp sugar, rice wine and other specialty snacks are well-known throughout the country, is an important representative of non-heritage food. Economically, Xiaogan is an important industrial base and agricultural production area in Hubei, with outstanding advantages in industries such as auto parts, food processing, salt and phosphorus chemicals. At the same time, Tangchi Hot Spring, Shuangfeng Mountain, Guanyin Lake and other natural landscapes and humanistic landscapes are intertwined, and it is an important tourist destination in Northeast Hubei.