Time Zone |
Asia/Shanghai |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+8 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Time Zone |
Africa/Djibouti |
Standard Time GMT / UTC |
UTC+3 |
Daylight Saving Time |
Daylight saving time is not observed in the current region. |
Shenze County is located in the south-central part of China's Hebei Province, under the city of Shijiazhuang, in the hinterland of the North China Plain, with a total area of 296 square kilometers and a population of about 250,000 people. The county has a long history, founded in the Western Han Dynasty, more than 2,000 years ago, with a rich cultural heritage, known for its agriculture and traditional handicrafts, and is an important grain-producing area and cloth shoe production base in Hebei.
Conveniently located near the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Shi Huang Expressway, Shenze is about 70 kilometers from downtown Shijiazhuang, and its economy is dominated by agricultural product processing, textile and manufacturing. Local specialties include Shenze cloth shoes, apple cultivation and folk art. The environment is mainly plain with four distinct seasons, which is suitable for agriculture and eco-tourism. In recent years, Shenze has been actively developing modern industries and focusing on cultural preservation and rural revitalization.
Djibouti City, the capital and largest city of the Republic of Djibouti, is located on the west coast of Aden in northeastern Africa, guarding the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, where the Red Sea enters the Indian Ocean, and is a key gateway connecting Asia, Africa and Europe. As an important transportation hub in East Africa, the port of Djibouti is the main sea port of Ethiopia and other landlocked countries, but also an important international base for entrepot trade and supplies. The city has a hot and dry climate, with an average annual temperature of about 30°C. With a population of over 600,000, the city is a multi-ethnic agglomeration where the official languages are French and Arabic. In recent years, Djibouti City has become an important node of regional economic cooperation and geopolitics by actively developing a port economy, a free trade zone and foreign military cooperation based on its strategic location.