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Located in the northwest of Sanming City, Fujian Province, at the southeast foot of Wuyi Mountain Range and the middle and lower reaches of Jinxi River, Jiangle County is known as the "Ancient County of Fujian and Yue, Green Jiangle". It was founded in the third year of Yong'an of the Three Kingdoms, Wu (260), and is one of the earliest six ancient counties in Fujian Province. It is rich in historical relics, with such monuments as Yang Shi's hometown in the Song Dynasty and Zhengjue Temple in the Tang Dynasty witnessing a thousand years of cultural lineage. Natural scenery to Yuhua Cave as the core of the national key scenic spots, karst cave wonders "a fan of wind, nine carp lake" and other attractions are famous; Tianji Mountain National Forest Park forest coverage of more than 90%, is a natural oxygen bar. As an important settlement of the Hakka folk system, the tea-making skills of Jiangle and the southern words and music are listed as national non-legacy, and the Hakka culture is profound. Relying on the Jinxi Ecological Corridor and Yuhua Cave Tourism Circle, Jiangle is building a tourism destination in central Fujian that integrates cultural experience and ecological recuperation.
Buba is the capital of the Região de Buba in northern Guinea-Bissau, located on the banks of the Rio Corubal, a tributary of the Rio Geba, about 80 kilometers from the capital, Bissau. As an important inland city of the country, Buba has a predominantly agrarian economy, with rice, palms and fruits grown in the surrounding area, as well as a rich fishing industry.
Buba was one of the administrative centers under Portuguese rule during the colonial period and retains some of its colonial architectural remains. The city is located in a savannah climate zone, with distinct dry and rainy seasons, and is surrounded by mangrove forests and swampy wetlands, making it an ecologically diverse area that is typical of inland riverine ecology in West Africa.
Buba is connected by road to Bissau and neighboring Guinea, and is an important node for the transportation of goods from the north to the south of Guinea-Bissau. In recent years, the government has planned to build a deep-water port here to facilitate regional trade. The local economy is dominated by agro-processing and small-scale commerce, and handicraft production is also quite distinctive.
The population is predominantly Balanta and Fulani, and retains a traditional tribal culture. The city's infrastructure is relatively rudimentary, but some medical and educational facilities have been improved in recent years through international assistance. Buba is gradually attracting a small number of eco-tourism enthusiasts for its serene riverside scenery and pristine natural environment.