Foreword
Tonga is an island country with extremely beautiful scenery and unique culture. The residents on the island are warm, simple, generous and fat. On January 15, a volcanic eruption triggered a tsunami. Many landscapes and buildings were destroyed. Let’s review the beautiful people and scenery in Tonga. Pray for Tonga! !
The Kingdom of Tonga, referred to as Tonga, is located in the central South Pacific and is an island country composed of 173 islands. 36 of them are inhabited, and the remaining islands are mostly uninhabited and inaccessible islands. The scenery on each island is also different, and most of them are coral islands.
Tonga’s territory is made up of islands. Those with mountains are volcanic islands, while those without mountains are coral islands. The volcano erupted this time from Hong Aha Apai Island. The explosion released an energy equivalent to 1,000 Hiroshima atomic bombs, and the entire island disappeared. The outbreak site is less than 60 kilometers away from the capital of Tonga.
With a land area of ??747 square kilometers and a population of 108,000, it is the only country among the South Pacific island countries that maintains a monarchy, and the head of state is the king. Society is divided into three classes: royal family, nobles and common people.
The largest island is Tongatapu, with an area of ??256.4 square kilometers. The capital, Nuku'alofa, is on this island. There are no high-rise buildings in Nuku'alofa, they are all 1-2 storey buildings, like a rural town.
Tonga is one of the first countries in the world to welcome sunshine every day.
98% of Tongans are Tongans, belonging to the Polynesian race. The picture is a typical Tongan. There are about 2,000 overseas Chinese.
Tonga has a tropical rainforest climate, with the dry season from May to August and the rainy season from September to April of the following year. The highest temperature can reach 37 degrees Celsius and the lowest temperature is 17 degrees Celsius.
The national language of Tonga is Tongan, with Tongan writing, but English is also commonly used in Tonga, and most people can communicate in English. The official languages ??are Tongan Mandarin and English.
Most Tongan people believe in Christianity. Sunday is the "Sabbath" for Christians, and you need to go to church to worship. The law stipulates that all shops and restaurants are not open on Sunday.
The houses in Tonga are all made of wood. There are no high-rise buildings. The tallest building is the Royal Palace of Tonga, a three-story Victorian wooden structure building.
Tongan people regard fatness as beauty, especially women. Only fat women are lucky enough to get married. In Tonga, thin women are looked down upon and considered ugly.
The most famous local wine is called kava. In fact, kava is a drink that does not contain any alcohol. In the picture, a group of people are drinking kava in bowls made of coconut shells.
Tongan men and women do not like to wear pants, but prefer to wear bark skirts made of tree bark. The roots of the local kava tree are crushed and mixed with water to make bark cloth, then dyed with pigment, and finally cut into bark skirts, which can also be made into carpets. It is a unique product of Tonga.
Local people put on bark skirts and danced the most famous local dances "Lakaraka" and "Mauru Uru". The dancers were all covered with coconut oil in advance, and the guests rewarded them with money. Stick it on the dancer so the money sticks. The most beautiful beauties who are the best at dancing will get money plastered all over their body after dancing.
Although Tonga is a very small country with a small population, it attracts a large number of tourists every year. There are 6 airports in the country and it is also the favorite destination of Chinese tourists.
Tongans do not have the concept of family planning. They all have large families and have many children.