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Kinmen County is a county in Taiwan Province, located at the mouth of Xiamen Bay in Fujian Province, across the sea from Xiamen, and is an important window for cross-strait exchanges. Kinmen County consists of the Kinmen Islands, Lieyu, Bold and Ergui islands, with a total area of 151.65 square kilometers. With a long history, Kinmen is one of the birthplaces of Minnan culture and has preserved a large number of traditional Minnan buildings, such as ancient houses and temples. Kinmen is famous for its specialties, such as sorghum wine and tribute sugar, and is an important tourist destination in Taiwan. In recent years, with the deepening of cross-strait exchanges and cooperation, Kinmen has been strengthening cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, culture and tourism, and has become an important demonstration area for cross-strait integration and development.
Zigui County is located in the west of China's Hubei Province, belonging to the city of Yichang, located in the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River on the banks of the Xiling Gorge, is the hometown of Qu Yuan and the Three Gorges Reservoir District, an important county and city. With a total area of 2427 square kilometers and a population of about 400,000, it is mainly mountainous and hilly, with a subtropical monsoon climate and four distinct seasons.
Zigui is the hometown of the great poet Qu Yuan, and organizes the International Dragon Boat Festival and Qu Yuan Cultural Tourism Festival every year. It is also the hometown of Chinese navel oranges, producing zigui navel oranges, with agriculture and cultural tourism as the economic pillars. After the construction of the Three Gorges Dam, Zigui became a key area for resettlement of immigrants in the reservoir area, and the new county town was built along the river with modern facilities.
Well-known attractions include Qu Yuan Temple, Jiuwanxi River, Three Gorges Bamboo Sea, etc. Combined with the Three Gorges Tourist Route, it attracts a large number of tourists. Conveniently accessible via the Hurong Expressway, the Yangtze River waterway and Yichang Three Gorges Airport, it is an important node of the Yangtze River Economic Belt.