Traffic and Customs in Congo Basin

First of all, the description of the characteristics of human geographical environment should be summarized by the main human geographical areas of a certain area. It is very complicated to answer with a certain terrain area, but for the interior of Congo basin, the administrative boundary is actually relatively simple. Taking a country in Congo basin as an example, it can represent the humanistic environment characteristics of the whole Congo basin.

Regional traffic characteristics: Inland river shipping and air transport play an important role in Congo Basin, and land traffic is backward.

Main traffic routes: water transport: the main waterways are Congo River and kasai river, which can generally handle ships of 150-400 tons, and there are 2,785 kilometers of waterways that can handle ships of 800- 1000 tons. The main seaports are Matadi, Boma, Kinshasa, Ilebo, Kisangani, Mbandaka, Kindu and Carballo.

Air transport: Air transport is relatively developed. By 20 14, the domestic routes in Congo are about 39,000 kilometers in Africa and 24,000 kilometers in intercontinental routes, with regular flights to Brussels, Paris, Johannesburg, Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Libreville and Douala. There are 1 international airports in Kinshasa, Lubumbashi, Bukavu and Kisangani, and there are 35 ordinary airports in China.

Highway: By 20 14, the total mileage of existing highways in China will be145,000 kilometers, including 58 129 kilometers of first-class highways, 87,300 kilometers of rural highways and 7,400 kilometers of urban highway network. Due to years of war damage and lack of maintenance, most roads cannot pass normally, and many secondary roads and rural roads have been damaged, leaving only 50,000 kilometers of main roads (of which asphalt roads only account for 1.8%), with an average of only 7 kilometers of roads per 100 square kilometer.

Railway: By 20 14, the total railway mileage in China will be 611km, including 858 km of electrified lines.

Architectural features: the whole building is relatively backward, and some famous buildings are mainly aided by foreign countries, including China's current aid construction in various countries in Congo Basin;

Living habits: Congo is a country full of French culture. Not only the official language and writing are French, but also the local people's own names are like French, such as Jean and Jacques. Many social customs are also French, such as greetings, handshakes and face-to-face ceremonies. Most men wear suits and ties when they go out. Nevertheless, the people of Congo (Brazzaville) still retain some traditional customs, which are mainly manifested in the fact that rural residents in Congo (Brazzaville) live in groups in villages, and the choice of village sites mainly considers water sources and convenient transportation. So since the completion of Brazzaville-Oyo National Road No.2, many villages have appeared along the route. Except along the highway, villages are mainly concentrated in favorable places such as along the river. ?

Most of the rural poor live in huts made of natural materials such as branches, soil and palm leaves. In the family, men's status is higher than that of women, so the husband sleeps in a higher position than his wife to show the dignity of men. ?

Family custom: the father has the responsibility to raise children, but the family property is passed on to the paternal uncle, not to the son, not to the daughter. Most tribes in the south are matrilineal, and the children born in marriage belong to the mother's extended family. Fathers have little obligation to raise children. When he is a few years old, he will be raised by his children's uncle's family, become the nearest descendant of his uncle's family, get married there, and inherit the inheritance or the position of patriarch or chief.

Dietary customs: Congo * * and China are hot all the year round, and are naturally rich in tropical crops, such as papaya, mango, banana and pineapple, which have formed unique dietary customs. Cassava is the main food crop and food, and cassava leaves can also be made into local delicious "Sacasa card". Influenced by French food culture, urban residents began to prefer to eat bread.

Aesthetic custom: Scar decoration is popular in parts of Congo and China, which artificially makes sarcoma grow on the face and look beautiful.

Marriage custom: most tribes in Congo and the north of the country are centered on the paternal line. Men and women in the same extended family cannot get married, and the children born after marriage belong to the father and his extended family. Polygamy is still prevalent in rural Congo, where women are the main labor force and a symbol of wealth. This traditional marriage is being replaced by modern monogamy.

Funeral custom: People in Congo and Republic of Congo will receive two grand treatments in their lives, one is a wedding and the other is a funeral. In the Republic of Congo, people attach great importance to funerals, and the scene is solemn and grand. In the process of hearse moving, any other vehicles, including the state guest motorcade, must give way.

Characteristic clothing: Its main outstanding features are the most famous features of this Congolese fashion movement: brightly colored suits and ties, clean patterned socks, pocket square towels, and occasional accessories such as cigar pipes, bowler hats and walking sticks, which seem to be a poor imitation of the old colonists. However, the reason why these clothes are outstanding in shape is not only the clever collocation, but the sharp contrast with the surrounding environment: dusty roads, white clothes seams, garbage cans full of things, barefoot children without shoes. Almost all these photos were taken outdoors, usually on the streets of Kinshasa or Brazzaville.

The above answers contain network information and personal professional opinions, and hope to adopt them.