Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world0 1. Duoshi Town

A small town in Indiana, USA is called Santa Claus Town. Because it spans two major time zones in the United States, local city halls, schools, and post offices implement Central Slow Time, and hospitals, and lumber mills implement Eastern Fast Time. In a family, children may go to school according to Central Time, while parents need to go to work according to Eastern Time. There must be two clocks at home to coordinate life. When summer comes, people still have to set their watches forward an hour. As you can imagine, chaos is inevitable. Our country implemented daylight saving time from the late 1980s to the early 1990s, but the chaos caused by the energy savings was insignificant or even cancelled.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world1 2. Chess Town

Everyone in the German town of Strebeck is a chess fan. When you walk into the town, you can feel the strong chess atmosphere. Chessboards and chess pieces became decorations in murals and shops and were painted on streets and alleys. Playing chess is part of town life. Visiting relatives and friends, celebrating the New Year and festivals, playing chess is a fixed entertainment item. If someone wants to hire a local girl as a daughter-in-law, they must practice high chess skills and fight with their rivals on the chessboard to have a chance to win the beauty.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world2 3. Smile City

There is a law in Pocatello, Idaho, USA that stipulates that residents of the city are not allowed to frown. It is really an interesting law. Therefore, it has become the smiling capital of the United States. I hope that the optimistic and positive attitude of the people here will be transmitted further afield. The city also holds an unprecedented "Smile Festival" every year.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world3 4. Poker Town

The town of Atenberg is also called the "Poker Town" in the mountains of eastern Thuringia, Germany. The east, west, north and south of the town are called Hearts, Spades, Diamonds, and Plum Clubs. The whole town is full of poker elements. Even the city government building is a combination of four colors of poker, which is extremely beautiful. The gift given by the townspeople to the tourists is a beautifully made pair of poker. If you want to learn about the history of poker here, visit the town's Poker Museum. There is a poker court to arbitrate disputes and disputes that arise during the playing of poker; but the verdict for those who use poker is to automatically waive the town's residency rights.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world4 5. Widows City

Tens of thousands of widows live in a place called Virendavan in India. Most of them are from West Bengal. According to custom, after the death of their husbands, women are not allowed to remarry, wear jewelry, or even eat chicken, fish or pork. In the past, many widows came here to remain loyal to their dead husbands. However, in recent years, most of the widows who came here were poor and had nowhere to live on.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world5 6. Nude City

There is a small town called Cape in southern France, known as the "Nude City". Residents living here will not be seen as strange because they are naked but will be arrested for wearing clothes. Whether on the beach, bank, restaurant or supermarket, there are few people wearing clothes. They only wear watches and shoes. However, people who come here all come here because of fame and anonymity to feel the state of returning to nature. Anyway, they don't know anyone and don't laugh at anyone.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world6 7. Unmarried City

In the Italian Alps lies the city of Monsehancio, the smallest city in the world with only 32 registered residents. Of course, because the city is small and the population is small, the marriage of residents has become a long-standing problem.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world7 8. Beard City

Camlin City, Canada is the famous "bearded" city. All male citizens over the age of 18 must grow a beard to find their sweetheart. However, if you use fake beards to deceive women, you will be condemned by the public and even punished by the law.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world8 9. Mutou Town

The small Austrian town of Hallstatt is "the oldest salt capital in the world." In fact, wood is more attractive to residents here. Every family's houses and boats are made of their own wood. In front of wood, they are all artists. Every household's doorsteps are piled with wooden strips, and each household's open wooden door displays and sells various homemade handicrafts: hemp thread decorations, ethnic dolls, various pottery products and wood carvings, etc. It is quite interesting.

Ten of the strangest and most interesting towns in the world9 10. Shuangzi Town

Mojiang, Yunnan Province is a birthplace of twins. It is said that there is a well in the area. Drinking the well water there will be a chance to give birth to twins. Of course, it is just a legend. But the women here are indeed very good at having twins, which is indeed the envy of many people. The World Twin Festival was held here, bringing twins and multiple births from all over the world together. The scene was very interesting.