BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- South Africa, to hold the 15th BRICS summit this month, is the southernmost country in Africa. It is the only country in the world with three capitals, with Pretoria as its administrative capital, Cape Town as its legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital. Other major cities include Johannesburg and Durban.
South Africa has a pleasant climate and famous tourist destinations such as Cape of Good Hope, Kruger National Park and the Table Mountain, attracting a large number of foreign tourists for vacation and sightseeing every year.
This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)
This photo taken on July 25, 2023 shows wind turbines of the De Aar wind power project in De Aar, South Africa. (Photo by Yeshiel Panchia/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 12, 2023 shows a view of the Cape of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. (Xinhua/Dong Jianghui)
This photo taken on Aug. 14, 2023 shows a view of Bloemfontein, South Africa. (Photo by Zhang Bo/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows the view of Johannesburg, South Africa. (Xinhua)
People walk under the jacaranda trees in Pretoria, South Africa on Oct. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
This photo taken on Aug. 13, 2023 shows the Cullinan Big Hole at the Cullinan mine in Cullinan of Gauteng, South Africa. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong)
Mining vehicles are seen at a coal mine in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, March 16, 2023. (Photo by Shiraaz Mohamed/Xinhua)
This photo taken on April 1, 2019 shows a view of Cape Town, South Africa. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows N3 highway in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Xinhua)
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