The Solomon Islands is an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, consisting of 990 islands, it is a veritable country of thousands of islands, with a land area of about 28,400 square kilometers and an exclusive marine economic zone of 1.6 million square kilometers. It is 1600 nautical miles southwest of Australia.
The name Solomon Islands is derived from the biblical King Solomon. In the 16th century, navigators from Spain arrived here and saw the local indigenous people wearing gold, thinking that they had found the treasure trove of gold described in the Bible, so they named the solomon Islands.
The Solomon Islands have a population of about 600,000, and Honiara is the capital and important port of the Solomon Islands. It's a scenic coastal city, but it's also the most rudimentary capital in the world. Because solomon islands are one of the least developed countries in the world, the Human Development Index is only 0.610. But it is also for this reason that the Solomon Islands retain its pristine and pure natural scenery and simple humanistic customs.
There are very few high-rise buildings here, and a large number of rural people still live in traditional wooden houses, almost every house here has a courtyard, and people plant some fruit trees or raise some poultry around the house. Although the source of livelihood is limited, the people here are easy to satisfy, so the local folk customs are also very simple. In the market, it is often filled with fruits, vegetables and fresh fish. For them, that's the only way they can earn an income.
The island's inhabitants depend on fishing, farming and farming, and 80 per cent are farmers who are self-sufficient in life. In terms of the national economy, it relies heavily on the export of bulk commodities such as timber, fish, cocoa and coconut, and most of the manufactured goods need to be imported from other countries.
The Solomon Islands are rich in fishery resources and export about 80,000 tons of tuna to Japan every year. Fish with higher prices in our country are very cheap in the local market, such as a rat spot weighing about 10 kilograms, which is only about 150 yuan in the local price, while the same weight is about 10,000 yuan in china, and the price difference is about 65 times.
Also known as the Land of Forests, the Solomon Islands are also one of the important timber exporters, with a forest coverage rate of nearly 80% and forests on almost every island. The Solomon Islands have a tropical rainforest climate, but there are no mosquito bites here, so you can feel the cool breeze and fresh air here. The average annual temperature here is only 26.5°, and there are few extreme weather.
The Solomon Islands are also famous for diving tourism, where most of the waters are crystal clear and there is a wide variety of marine life, including but not limited to coral reefs and atami marine fish. Located in the eastern part of New Georgia, Marovo Lagoon is as beautiful as emerald and is the best-preserved Double Barrier Lagoon in the world and has been inscribed on the World Natural Heritage List.
In the Solomon Islands, human habitation has a history of more than 3,000 years, their ancestors were Melanesians, accounting for more than 93% of the total population, their skin is dark, their hair is curly, their overall appearance is presented, their faces are wide, their noses are wide, and their jaws are prominent. The remaining include Polynesians, Micronesians and some immigrants. At present, the proportion of Chinese is 0.3%.
Due to the large number of islands in the Solomon Islands, the problem of language communication is also a problem, and there are 87 dialects spoken here, but the common language on the island is Pijin, also known as "Neo-Solomon", which is an improved language that uses a small number of English words and some native sentences.
In the past, the indigenous people of the Solomon Islands did not wear clothes, but in important areas, they would tie a bunch of leaves or a piece of cloth around their waists, and they also liked to weave grass into beautiful ornaments to dress themselves. Now the inhabitants of the island like to wear shorts and short skirts, because it is more comfortable and cool to wear.
The people of the Solomon Islands are also optimistic and cheerful, and although the income is not much, the locals know how to meet, and they often participate in family gatherings. When you have fun, you will also dance a dance. The old man in the photo had a birthday today, and his juniors gave her a birthday party, and they sang and danced while holding a cake in their hands. Although the old man is older, he also dances to the cheerful music.
The people of the Solomon Islands also love to raise pigs, because pigs are a symbol of wealth on the island, and whoever has the more pigs will have the higher their status. In the local area, people also like to use pigs as a bride price when they get married. They also believe that raising pigs is the duty of women, so they can raise more pigs by taking more wives and concubines, so there is also polygamy here.