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Lianjiang, Taiwan, China: Introduction to the Matsu Islands

Lianjiang County (Matsu) is located in the northwest of the Taiwan Strait, belonging to Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, China, and consists of 36 islands with a total area of 29.6 square kilometers. The largest island, Nangan Island, is the administrative center, and the route to Mawei, Fujian Province takes only 90 minutes. Matsu is famous for its military relics, Eastern Fujian stone house architecture and the wonders of the blue tears, with an average of over 300,000 tourists per year.

History, Culture and Characteristics

Matsu retains a strong Eastern Min culture and uses the Fuzhou dialect, and traditional settlements such as the Celestial Wall Village are the only Eastern Min architectural complex in Taiwan. Important attractions include the Baba Kengtou, the Giant Statue of Mazu, and the Beihai Kengtou, where the phenomenon of blue tears (luminous algae glow) attracts a large number of photographers from April to June each year.

Transportation and Economy

The city is connected to Taipei through the Nangan and Beigan airports, and by sea to Huangqi and Mawei in Fujian Province. The economy is dominated by tourism, accompanied by fisheries and the Matsu sorghum wine industry, and tourism revenue will account for more than 60% of GDP in 2023, making it a pillar industry of the region.

Luoding, Guangdong: A Thousand-Year-Old City in Western Guangdong, Pearl of Lingnan Culture

Located in the western part of Guangdong Province, Luoding is a county-level city under the administration of Yunfu City, known as the "Gateway to Western Guangdong" and the "Breadbasket of Lingnan", situated at the crossroads of Guangfu and Bagui cultures, with a long history of more than 1,400 years since it was established in the Southern Dynasty, and is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". It is one of the "Ancient Cultural Counties of Guangdong". The Changgangpo Ferry Trough in the county is known as the "Red Flag Canal of the South", which is a model of modern water conservancy engineering; Luoding has abundant products such as rice and cinnamon, and has deep agricultural roots. As an important node of the Maritime Silk Road, Luoding integrates the diverse cultures of Guangfu, Hakka and Lingnan, and retains a rich human heritage of ancient villages and ancestral halls. Nowadays, Luoding, relying on the advantages of the transportation hub, is accelerating its integration into the development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, and writing a new modern chapter of the millennium-old town with the synergistic development of eco-agriculture, cultural and tourism industries, and manufacturing industry.