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Africa/Porto-Novo |
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UTC+1 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
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Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
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Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Sanson is a major port city in the West African country of Benin, Republic of Benin, located in the south of the country on the Atlantic coast, about 30 kilometers from the economic center of Cotonou. As an emerging economic hub of Benin, the Port of Sanson is a modern deep-water port built by the country to relieve pressure on the Port of Cotonou, which will be operational in 2022, significantly enhancing regional maritime capacity.
Located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Guinea, Sanson has excellent natural deepwater conditions. The completion of the port has made Benin a maritime gateway to the West African region, with the capacity to berth large container ships, handling mainly the import and export of agricultural products, minerals and industrial materials, and playing a key role in facilitating Benin's trade with neighboring landlocked countries such as Niger and Burkina Faso.
With the operation of the port, Sanson is rapidly developing into an industrial and logistics center, attracting warehousing, processing and manufacturing industries. The city's surroundings are predominantly agricultural, producing crops such as palm and cotton. The local area has retained Benin's traditional Voda culture and is attracting attention for its future potential as the infrastructure is gradually improved due to the construction of the port.
Datong, Shanxi, located in the north of Shanxi Province, is one of the first batch of national historical and cultural cities, known as Yunzhong and Pingcheng in ancient times, and was once the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty, which has been precipitated by thousands of years, blending nomadic and farming civilization. The Yungang Grottoes, a world cultural heritage site, is famous for its magnificent stone carvings; the Hanging Temple, built in the air, shows the wonders of ancient architecture; the Huayan Temple, the Nine Dragons Wall and other monuments tell of the splendor of the Liao and Jin dynasties. As the "Coal Capital of China", Datong, while inheriting its history, is renewing its vitality with green transformation, and is an important cultural and tourism hub in northern Jin, attracting the world's attention to explore the diversified charms of Chinese civilization.