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Asia/Taipei |
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UTC+8 |
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Africa/Windhoek |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+2 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Located in the southeastern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan, Pinglin is a famous tea township in Taiwan, famous for producing high-quality Wenshan Baojiao tea. With its beautiful mountains and humid climate, the unique natural environment here produces tea with a delicate aroma and sweet flavor. The old street of Pinglin retains the buildings of traditional tea houses, and you can feel the strong atmosphere of tea culture when strolling in it. Visitors can visit the tea factories and experience the fun of handmade tea, or enjoy the scenery of the rolling tea plantations along the Tea Country Trail. The tea picking season and the Tea Culture Festival in the spring of each year attracts many tea lovers to make the pilgrimage. Pinglin is not only a tea-tasting destination, but also an excellent place to experience Taiwan's traditional tea culture, allowing one to experience Taiwan's idyllic beauty and humanistic heritage in the aroma of tea.
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.