Tangjia is dominated by agriculture, fisheries and tourism, with underdeveloped industry, low productivity levels, backward economic development, and heavy dependence on foreign aid. Tonga's main agricultural products are taro, cassava, pumpkin, vanilla, kava, etc., as well as tropical fruits such as bananas, pineapples, coconuts, watermelons, papayas and a small number of vegetables. Rice, flour, some vegetables and fruits and meat depend on imports. Tonga is a vast sea area with abundant fishery resources, mainly for tuna exports.
Tonga's main industries are the manufacture of small fishing boats, the manufacture of biscuits and instant noodles, the processing and packaging of edible coconut oil and solid grease, the processing of metal scrap, the assembly of solar water heaters, the processing of furniture, the welding of iron fences, paint dispensing and tobacco factories.
Tonga has little mineral resources on land. Tonga's mineral resources are mainly stored on the seabed. There are now Canadian and American mining companies exploring for solid minerals and oil and gas resources in the waters of Tonga.
Tourism is one of The Economic Sectors that Tonga is vigorously developing. Tonga has characteristic historical and cultural traditions and tourism resources, but its development capacity is limited, and the tourism industry has not yet achieved rapid development.
The festivals in Tonga are mainly Independence Day on June 4 and National Day on November 4 every year. The lingua franca of Tonga is Tongan and English. Most of the inhabitants of Tonga are Christian. There are many people in Tonga who are devout believers.
In the city of Tonga, the houses are all wood, and the royal palace is a Victorian three-storey wooden building. Rural houses are basically built with local coconut tree trunks and leaves, and tropical trees are planted behind the houses to shield them from the strong sunlight.
The people of Tonga's city are influenced by Western culture, and girls like to wear floral dresses and often hold up a colorful dry umbrella. Men usually dress more casually, and when they go to banquets, men like to wear a skirt called "Farofara".
There are many taboos in Tonga, and The Tongans hold many ceremonies when welcoming and sending guests, and guests, both men and women, must participate, otherwise they will be considered unfriendly. It doesn't matter if the Tongans are quiet when they eat, it doesn't matter if they eat more or less, but speaking loudly is an uncivilized move. If someone goes out and walks on the road with their chests bare, it is considered that the law does not allow it. Tongans also have a unique style, that is, fat is beautiful, especially women, only to achieve a certain degree of fat can be married.
The Tongans are very generous in food, including cassava, taro, plantain, breadfruit, banana, coconut, sweet potato, various tropical vegetables, pork, chicken and so on. Guests are served on the table with a variety of local dishes, including roast pork, fried chicken, braised prawns, a variety of seasonal vegetables, as well as raw fish mixed with coconut water, roasted bananas, steamed hammers, roasted taro, tropical fruits and so on. The most eye-catching thing is the local folk noble food "roasted whole pig", a whole pig roasted by wood fire, the skin is crispy and tender inside. The whole pig feast is Tonga's most grand welcome feast. The abbot sat down on the ground, first prayed in Tonga by the noble elders, then the hostess cut the first slice with a sharp knife and offered it to the master to taste first, and then everyone began to enjoy it together, and it was customary to eat with pilaf rice by hand.
There are 6 seaports in Tonga. The port of Nuku'alofa on Tongatapu Island and the port of Na'af on Wawau Island can accommodate ocean-going cargo ships. There are regular liners with australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Samoa and Japan. Tonga has a total of 6 airports, large and small. Australia, New Zealand and Fiji all fly through Tonga.
Tonga has a national free medical system. Public schools in Tonga provide free education for children aged 6-14 years. The University of the South Pacific has a branch in Tonga and a private engineering university. Tonga law provides for the participation of churches in running schools. 90% of primary schools are founded by the government and 70% to 80% of secondary schools are founded by churches.
Tonga's tourist attractions include the Tonga Royal Palace, The Tidal Caves, the Wawau Islands, Haamonga, Tonga Tabu Islands, hapai Islands and so on.
Built in 1867, the Tonga Royal Palace is a Victorian building facing the sea and nestled in a verdant woodland, both dignified and idyllic. The Royal Palace of Tonga has been crowned here from George Tupou I, who founded the Kingdom of Tonga to the present day. The roof of the palace is red, the whole building is white, and the building is 3 stories high.
Located on the southern shore of Tongatapu Island, the Tidal Cave is a unique wonder in the South Pacific Ocean, along with the Savai Island Tidal Cave in Samoa. Stretching for thousands of meters, the coral coast is eroded into a thousand strange holes, and the caves are through the sky, whenever the tide rises, the waves crash to the coast, and the sea water gushes out along the thousands of large and small caves in the reef, forming tens of meters of water column blooming in the air, which forms the world-famous "tidal hole".
The Wawału Islands are a group of northern islands in the Kingdom of Tonga, located in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. The Wawawu Islands consist of more than 50 colorful islands. Most of the islands are wooded and have sapphire-like lagoons in the greenery. There are dozens of small bays in the Wawawu Islands, the shores of the sea are blue and transparent, and the corals on the seabed are varied, which is an ideal paradise for diving enthusiasts, known as "Little Hawaii".
The "Haamonga" is a three-stone gate near the Tonga Royal Palace, the most famous monument in Tonga, and is the arch of the royal palace made of huge stones. This magnificent building was built 1200 years ago. The boulders of Haamonga were transported from Varys Island by the ancient Tongans in large canoes. On either side of the arch are two rather large coral boulders, 5 meters high, and between these two boulders, there is a huge stone strip 6 meters long. The three boulders weigh about 40 tons, and Tonga also has a "calendar" made of boulders, the top of which is engraved with the longest and shortest day of the year and marked with the moment when the sun rises.
Located at the southernmost tip of Tonga, Tongatapu Island is the most prosperous island in Tonga and the largest island in Tonga, accounting for about one-third of the country's land. The capital, Nuku'alofa, is located on this island. Flat on the terrain, it is a coral island at an altitude of only 10 meters above sea level, with large coconut and banana plantations.
The Hapai Islands, also known as the "Habai Islands", are a group of islands in the central part of the Kingdom of Tonga in the southern Pacific Ocean. Not far south of the Wawału Islands, it is the archipelago with the most idyllic pacific scenery. It consists of 36 islands, including Falcon, Rifuka, Tofua, and Nomuca. The land area is 118 square kilometers. Produce coconuts and bananas, etc.
On November 2, 1998, China established diplomatic relations with Tonga. Tonga is now a destination country for Chinese tourism.